Plein Air in May

I did this outside on Monday morning. Finally had some sunshine and warmer weather. This is done on UArt sanded paper.

Plein Air in the Park

This is last week in Meadow Breeze Park, Washington Twp, NJ from the baseball field parking lot. Going over to the location this morning to add a bit more detail and soften the colors. Put it in the mat to photograph and will compare it to the edited version.

Plein Air on Mountain View Road

This is right up the road from where I live. It's a spectacular view. I perched on a milk crate with a drawing board in my lap and worked on this early last week in the late afternoon. My order of Mount Vision pastels had arrived and I was trying them out for the first time. They're creamy, but not quite as luxurious as Sennelier pastels.

Plein Air, Mansfield New Jersey

I did this small, pastel last week in a field right off Rt. 57 in Mansfield. The colors look a bit more intense on my screen than the original piece. I put it in the linen mat and thought that it complimented the colors well. I'm going out this afternoon. It's hot, but the humidity is gone.

Illustrated Map

My map is a gesture of goodwill towards the community where I live. I created the map to submit to the very entertaining website They Draw and Travel where it was posted earlier in the week. You can see a larger version here. Since it is a gorgeous day I plan on heading over to Oxford Lake for a swim after I check out the Farmer's Market.