Plein Air and Playing Tourist in NYC

I have been a City Mouse lately as my husband and I have had commitments in the city . I ventured out alone on Friday to paint in  Plein Air at The Sailboat Pond in Central Park.

 I started with a watercolor sketch in my new sketchbook which is filled with watercolor paper . I then ventured into my favorite painting of the day ,The Value Painting . I know students don't like doing these but I really encourage you to give it another try if you shy away from them. 

   I did the Value painting with a couple standing behind me watching , talk about nerves but I am thrilled with it . The trouble comes next when I did not really follow it too much . Lesson learned , keep at it . I can surely say I know my subject at this point. I also did another version when I returned home as I thought these might be a bit dark .

So there you have it , if at first you don't succeed , try , try again and again and again. Lol ! I have a feeling I will keep at this motif for a while . 

Classes are set for my class in Old Forge ,  August 5-6 ,2019  Here are the links.https://www.viewarts.org/workshops/fine-arts/cnyws-series-the-joy-of-watercolor-sketching-with-instructor-diane-klock/

Link 2 

I am doing two days , one will be on Sketching and the other on Watercolor Painting .https://www.viewarts.org/workshops/fine-arts/cnyws-series-the-joy-of-watercolor-with-diane-klock/

Plein Air Painting in Essex UK and Central Park ... Still a city mouse /country mouse.

    Hi, I am just back from a two week Plein Air Painting Marathon . I spent a week painting the English Countryside in Essex and then back to NYC painting Central Park , Bryant Park , Times Square , Brooklyn and other bustling city locations.  I am tired but a good tired and did learn to travel light.
    I will post those paintings as soon as I have photographed them . In the meantime I am trying to learn how to use Instagram , I was encouraged to give it a go by Jim Morgan an English artist and new friend . You can find him through Jim Morgan Watercolouraddictsgallery.com
     I posted the painting below as I am putting down my paintbrush this weekend as we are having a houseful of guests . I hope you enjoy seeing The Chefs

I did manage to post this to Instagram but it did involve a learning curve so I will keep at it . I now need to work on hashtags and getting followers . If you guys have any advice please feel free to pass it along .