Apple & Pear

I taught a one and a half day "daily painting" workshop at Cochrane Arts Central. I used the top one as an example and demo'ed the bottom one using a shadow box and directional light. Two happy paintings.

Anything can happen when you're out plein air painting!

We were painting Mnt. Rundle from under the gazebo I pitched because of intermittent rain when a beautiful bride, her groom and their photographer hopped out of the truck that had just pulled up behind us. Apparently the couple had visited Banff from the US and loved it so much that they came here to get married. It was great fun and a special moment for us as they made their way through our little setup and took their pictures. We all asked permission to take some of our own. Expect the unexpected when you're out plein air painting