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 |
