Plein Air at Little Round Top by Linda Young

Little Round Top and Monument

9 x 12 unframed

This is the scanned painting which I did of Little Round Top. You can see more color in the sky and there is no blue tint as in the photograph on the first post.  This one shows the true colors and for me, I think it's my favorite of all the plein air paintings I did.

I didn't know if I should update the picture on the first post, or put the updated one here; so,  decided to put it on the DPP blog in a new post.

It was great to see everyone's work at the Train Station today. Many gorgeous works!  Congratulations to everyone who was successful with sales of their art today.

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Plein air experience at Little Round Top, by Linda Young Watercolors

Little Round Top, watercolor

9 x 12 (unframed)

(photographed by John Pitman)

When I finally arrived at Little Round Top to paint, Claire B Carnell already had a beautiful landscape well on it's way to completion.   (I loved the colors she used and that dear little building in the background captured my attention.)  At a recommendation from her, from the day before, she reminded me to keep in mind when I paint--"it's plein air".  Asking for an explanation of what that meant to her she told me the original artists from "long ago" just painted sketches which showed the colors in them.  There wasn't a lot of detail, just the values of what were before me.  Here is my interpretation of the plein air day at Little Round Top.

To tell you the truth, I think I'm falling in love with plein air painting!

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