Day 19 of the 30 in 30 - "Sugar Snow, Bethesda Church, Chester County, PA"

I have been painting mainly birds in one way, shape or form for the past 2 weeks or so...For a complete change of pace, I went out plein air painting yesterday. What a welcome and beautiful thing it was!  The original plan was simply to try to capture what may be the last snow of the season here in Pennsylvania.  My friend and I headed out to a historic little church called Bethesda Church, located near the historic Hopewell Furnace in Chester Co. PA.  I grew up a few miles from this pretty location, so I felt right at home. To top it off, it was a beautiful, mid forties day, the birds were out and the snow was melting hard. It was genuinely a perfect day for painting outside!  The beauty and simplicity of the scene and the Chester County-ness of this location were also perfect for my first plein air outing in awhile...  If you are a history buff and want to know more about this church and it's interesting history, check out  https://www.nps.gov/hofu/learn/historyculture/bethesda-chruch.htm

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Sugar Snow, Bethesda Church, Oley, PA,  oil, 9"x12", to purchase click here