Plein Air painting at the Park of Roses
"Beyond the Legend" 11"x14" (27.94 x 35.56 cm) Available Every year in Clintonville, OH, home to the beautiful Park of Roses, there is an event called "Stop and Smell the Roses. At the event there are lots of activities, the air smells of the delicious fragrances from roses of many different variety, and the visitors walking in the park and enjoying the day get to see more than 40 artists doing plain air painting. The sketch I did of the model posing for the painters. The first time I attended the event I was in my role as a mom with two kids, and could not paint. Somehow I was smart enough to bring my sketch book with me and a few of the kids' school pencils. The artists had a model that year, sitting under a tree with an oriental umbrella, and when I saw everyone painting her I could not resist: I stopped near the painters and made a quick sketch of the model. That day I decided I was going to be there with my easel one day! That'