This past week, the local weather forecasters had been predicting wet weather for this weekend. Our Saturday paint out plans at the Daniel Webster Audubon would be hanging in the balance. It did start out somewhat murky, but the clouds eventually gave way to some sun by mid afternoon. Temperatures soared and it was a bonus given that were in October.
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| Farm Day Paint Out |
I've painted here before, and have at least one previous blog post on it. Today it was a vastly different place from the quiet, pristine reserve it usually is. This event attracted hundreds of people, mostly families with small children. The old barn was transformed into a hot soup station for the day. Bales of hay were used to construct a children's maze, borders between events, food lines, bumpers for the hayrides and of course, sitting areas.
I set up at the top of a dirt path that led down to the old barn. Pretty foliage was almost at peak, a mixture of rusty green, golds and cool yellows. A white sun umbrella was set up in front of the barn and it caught me eye right away. It provided the sharpest contrast, against the wide black openings. A large yellow and white striped tent was positioned on the left, a pretty counterbalance to the bright trees behind the barn.
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| Farm Day Oct 20 |
Most of the attractions, beekeepers, blacksmith, wool spinners, animals, hayrides, merchants, etc., and the hundreds of people viewing them were behind me and only occasionally would someone use the path I was painting to descend to the barn. Pretty scene in all directions, and so much to enjoy while getting to paint!
Once I had completed most of the landscape, I sketched in a young man with a black backpack when he got to the bottom of the path.
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