It was a glorious day for all the artists who gathered to paint the sunflowers in the four acre field (L to R) Clare Klaum, MaryBeth Brath, host Eric Olson, Jane Ramsey, Claire Beadon Carnell, Linda Young
Mary Beth
Work in progress, Linda Young
Claire amid the Dream Field
Clare
The apprentice plein air painter
The field of dreams, oh yes...it really Was!
artists entering "Bottini Woods"
Seven Lively artist Robert L. Hughes
Joan, a friend of the Olson's
Windmill Creek Studios You couldn't ask for a more beautiful day than today; blue skies, yellow fields of sunflowers and the field alive with the sound of the buzzing bees. All of us were quietly painting away when suddenly, each of us "felt a little strange".
After family members called Claire Carnell and Mary Beth, we were told that feeling was the 5.9 earthquake we all had just experienced. I recall Mary Beth saying she thought someone was behind her shaking her chair; I had a feeling of wobbly legs similar to getting off a boat onto land.
Thank you to our hosts Nancy and Eric Olson for their wonderful hospitality. We all want to come back again to your lovely farm and painterly Heaven. The sunflowers really were amid a field of dreams.
Linda Young, photographer
Linda Young Watercolors
P O Box 941
Carlisle, Pa. 17013
6 comments:
Yes! A huge thank you to our hosts,Nancy and Eric for such a unique and special painting venue. The weather was perfect.... and the earthquake just made it all the more memorable!
Looks like you all had a fabulous time! Claire! Weren't you afraid of spiders, ticks, bugs??? You continue to amaze, PA artists!
I agree!
Autumn - it is not for the timid. We get lost, hike through difficult terrain, sweat, see snakes, bees, ticks....But - we also see the amazing beauty only He can create.
Looks like a fabulous time. I hope I can go next time!
Linda - seeing your post with all of these great pictures just brought back the joy and memories of the incredible time we had yesterday. I really enjoyed carpooling to the Olson farm with you, and appreciate your navigation skills and patience as we chugged along all of those hairpin curves!
It is a day I will not soon forget, and the earthquake just added to it!
Sherry - I have scars on my legs from where the ticks tried to latch onto me this Summer, but painting outside in nature is an incomparable experience that makes all the bugs and weather challenges just seem so unimportant!
Deb - I so hope you come with us next time. We will keep everyone posted!
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