Plein Air

One of my greatest pleasures is drawing plein air: in other words, going on location to draw without touching up or redoing the artwork at home. All the work is done live, usually within 1-2 hours. There's a freshness and immediacy with plein air that I can't achieve while working from a photograph or even with an indoor still life. The light changes, sometimes quickly. I'm forced to develop a quick eye for what the final visual will be so that I can make informed, economical strokes during the drawing process. The thrill of it is that I never fully know what the outcome will be. The weather could change, or the lighting, or a car could park right in my line of vision. It's always an adventure!