madison oaks

I got married yesterday! And during the day beforehand, I got to hang out on the square in Madison, GA with Dorian and do a plein air piece. It was a lot of fun getting to paint with him again, and many of the guests of the wedding stopped by to hang out with us. The wedding turned out perfect and now I'm very happy to have Kate as my beautiful wife. The painting is of some storefronts on the town square. The warm light that hit the building really caught my eye.

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I took off work today and went back to Madison (and I'm about to leave to go camping in the Okefenokee Swamp in a few minutes). It paid off, as the sun was out and it was great. I had to capture the light I wanted quickly, as it was changing rapidly. It is nice painting the same subject so many times in a short period. Certain things come very quickly, which allows me to focus on the areas I want to improve.

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I was working on composition for the Madison Oaks painting, so I tried a few things in a quick sketch in Painter.

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Okay, ready for another challenge to plein air painting? The weather forecast. No, not the actual weather itself, but rather the predictions of what it will be. Granted, forecasting the weather in Georgia appears to be more difficult that in Texas. I went back to Madison today. This is despite a forecast of rain and thunderstorms all week. Luckily, I've learned to go anyway. And it rained just a minuscule amount at the end. A better effort than two weeks ago. I learned a lot about the colors and structure of the property.

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