Sholan Farms

It was a busy day for apple orchards. I visited two of them today, one for picking and one for painting.

Sholan Farms

There are some nice trails in back of the orchard, and some of them are along the water. The top image is a value study, and the bottom is a quick color study- both are in oils. I took some photos so that can add more detail if I want. The trails are popular for dog walking. I was sitting on the ground with all of my materials around me engrossed in my work when suddenly a big black lab came crashing through the brush.He plowed right through all of my supplies and even stepped into my container of turpentine. After a brief swim in the lake, he circled around and came back, this time remembering the turp, and leaped over everything. I had had about a spoonful of turp. by the time he left with his owner. I couldn't even clean my brushes.

Sholan Farms

There's still a little color around. I painted this in a field of very tall Queen Anne's Lace at Sholan Farms and I was bombarded by lady bugs the entire time. I felt bad when they flew into my palette. I tried to keep it tilted to prevent them from landing on it.