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For the past week or so, I've spent almost every day painting the Pennsylvania Dutch area, or as some might refer as the "Amish farmland".  It has been a long time since I spent concentrated time on capturing what I SEE and not what I THINK I see.  Or WANT to see.  And do it outside with the bugs, and the lovely aroma of manure wafting across the fields! There is a bit of discipline in that.  During this time of year, the colors of the landscape are green, green, and yes, green.  A challenge for sure.  These are some of the works I completed on site, and I took reference photos all over, and yes, some were those famous black and white cows. It will be fun to go through those and pick a few exercise pieces.. meaning I am the one exercising my skills and stretching my art muscles.

  A field in Robesonia, and a home on a country road near Lebanon.

Reference Photos for future work:

The hardest part was paring down my equipment to bare essentials (oil paints this time), and capturing images I saw as they were.  It was a good skill workout, and I enjoyed the lovely cool weather.  Sometimes you just need to step up to the plate and take a swing at things...I don't think I struck out this time, but maybe a home run is for the future!