PleinAir

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Galley Sunset	July Sails	Menemsha beach Shadows
Menemsha Marsh	Cow Bay Cabanas	Katama Cows
Cove Road Sunset	Menemsha Creek	Vineyard Haven Harbor Sunset
Spring Point sunset	Quitsa Sunset	Aquinnah Sunset
Allen Farm Sheep	Menemsha Marsh	Dawn Menemsha Shack
Eastville Beach Sunset	Menemsha Beach Dawn	Music Street Barn
Chilmark Tree	Menemsha Red Shack	Edgartown Moonrise
Cove Road Dinghy	Menemsha Shore	Moshup Beach Morning
Squibnocket Sunset	Quitsa Red Boat	Parsonage Pond
Sengy Sunset

September and October are my favorite months for Plein Air painting. The changing season transforms greens to reds and summers' cool light to much warmer colors. The crowds have departed by the end of Labor Day, allowing for more peace and parking.

After many years in my studio painting monotypes I find painting outside to be a very dramatic change. The challenges of changing light and all of nature to decipher is at once daunting and intoxicating. I am fascinated by how different 'real' light is as opposed to what the camera sees. It is endlessly engaging to try to define what the color of light is as it changes from moment to moment, right before your eyes. Whith my paint and brushes, I am always chasing the spinning world and it's unending  unfolding. Nothing is more exhilirating!