Painting Croton Pond

This is the beginning of a painting done in plein air along Tropical Trail on Merritt Island, Florida. It is just a couple miles from my home. It... more

by AnnaJo Vahle

Title

Painting Croton Pond

Artist

AnnaJo Vahle

Medium

Painting - Acrylic On Canvas/photo

Description

This is the beginning of a painting done in plein air along Tropical Trail on Merritt Island, Florida. It is just a couple miles from my home. It is a little pond that I drive by on a daily basis. I have been meaning to paint it for quite awhile. The weather has been so nice of late. I have been feeling better. I always seem to feel better when I am outside in the sun.

I drove my van through the vacant lot next to the pond. Sitting in the tailgate of my van, I set up my French easel. As I was painting, a few ducks flew out of the bushes. I hadn't even noticed that they were there! That was such a nice surprise. Then a flock of ibis flew in to see what I was up to. There must have been thirty or forty of them. They marched single file along the shore of the pond right in front of me. I debated with myself whether I should add them to the scene but they flew away before I was ready to do so.

A man stopped by. He came up to me from the side of the road and introduced himself to me. He told me that he was a preacher. He asked politely if I minded if he prayed for me. I smiled and said that would be nice. He stood next to me and prayed that I would create a nice painting. When he finished, he thanked me and left!

This is the painting in progress.

Uploaded

March 29th, 2015