Great to be out on the Raccoon River this week. The morning sunlight slanting through the giant cottonwoods along the bank lights the river golden brown between the shadows. And unlike last week, the temperatures have moderated and the humidity too. A light breeze turned into a gust or two one morning, and in only the moment that my back was turned the easel tipped toward the river bank. Happily, the wind didn't interfere all that much.
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| "Summer on the River," oil on panel, 11x14 |
This is a dry summer for Iowa, not so dry as some of the worst but dry enough that the river has been running very shallow. Because the Raccoon is the city water source, along with a reservoir or two, it's kept at a minimum depth. So there's been little change in the configurations and shapes of the banks and the surface, running lazily. In turn, keeping the image coherent from day to day is easier. Altogether it has been a delightful week to paint in Waterworks Park.
My plan for the remainder of the summer is to set regular hours for painting plein air using various familiar spots nearby.
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