T Stands for En Plein Air

My friend, Nan, asked if I wanted to go to a free Plein Air watercolor class. You can't beat free so I packed my bag, grabbed a bottle of water to double as beverage and paint water, and headed to

Riverfest 2019 in Sudbury celebrating the Concord, Sudbury, and Assabet Rivers on Saturday, 22.

For some reason, the instructor couldn't make the event so she sent one of her students to teach the class. There were two other students who had been doing plein air painting, and Nan, her daughter, and myself all newbies to painting outside.

The instructor didn't teach, but did a short demo. Basically, her instructions were to go paint and have fun. You were free to wander the paths or to stay near the parking area where she had set up. 

Behind the instructor was a building that had a deck with benches so that's where we decided to go. We would be able to watch the instructor or run over and ask a question or two.

The class was supposed to run from 10 am to 1 pm, but the instructor thought that was too long so she set the time for an hour and a half though you were free to spend the day. 

This was the area the instructor had chosen. Her method was a combination of painting what you observed and artistic license.

We got settled on the deck. The weather was beautiful, a real Goldilocks day. Not too cold or too hot. A bit of a breeze kept the bugs away, too. We had fun splashing paint, seeing how the medium worked, which brushes to use.

I think at my age, I'm a helluva kindergartner. Comparing notes with Nan after the event, we both decided that we should focus on one, small thing instead of the big picture.

Drop by hosts, Bleubeard and Elizabeth's blog to find out what the rest of the T Stands For gang is up to. If you want to play, include in your Tuesday post a beverage or container for a beverage. Don't forget to link your blog to Bleubeard and Elizabeth's page.