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| Rainy Country Road - Beara Penninsula |
The sky in Kenmare was bright and sunny when we began our scenic drive through the expansive Beara Penninsula in Southwestern Ireland. We hoped to find a great spot to paint near Allihies, the region where my husband's ancestors originated. Intermittent rain and drizzle had begun, but we remained hopeful that it was temporary. The drizzle did let up when we pulled over near a scenic spot east of Allihies. The long and winding road snaked its way down a valley and the Atlantic Ocean bordered the land to the east. The moisture gave the scene a misty feel and it made the distant cliffs look pale gray.
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| WET Painting |
We started painting with vigor, and the thing about painting is, its hard to stop halfway, and before long, it was raining again. We had raindrops dripping from our hoods, paintings, and palettes. We kept painting; were we in a trance? I felt like the two colors I most wanted to color-capture were the stones of the wall and the grasses just above it, so once that was done, I started to pack up. I blotted my painting with a dry paper towel and wiped down my palette. We left our paintings and palettes out to "dry" in the rear of the vehicle. Its a good thing it is oil color!
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| Rainy Country Road - Beara Penninsula Ireland - Color Study Final |
I can't share much about my painting process on this day. I was on autopilot and on a mission to finish a painted sketch...here it is. It will serve as a color study for a larger painting in the coming weeks. This one was hard earned!
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