Foxglove with Rudbeckia
pastel
10 x 14 in. image size

This painting was done as a guest demonstration for Hill Country Artists...a local arts group here in Susquehanna County. I love being invited to paintfor them. They are intensely interested and ask great questions and make informed comments.

I had painted this corner of my garden several times this year, so I felt there was even more to say with this studio piece. It has the casual, spontaneity of a plein air piece...possibly contagious from having stood out there this summer observing from life. Also the time constraints of an evening demo made me rush along as if I were out in the garden chasing moving shadows.