Two Book Reflections

Between the Bluffs is a Plein Air event centered in La Crosse WI. It runs for two weeks each Fall, and on a Saturday there is a quick paint event. This year the quick paint was at the Friendship Gardens in Riverside Park.

In this location three rivers converge: the La Crosse, the Black and the Mississippi.  I wanted to capture the varied water at the convergence. In the front, the La Crosse water is calm, reflecting the opposite bank. That water meets the Black River, which all feeds into the Mississippi. At each place the water surface changes.

The event lasts 3 hours, and so speed is important. I learned this time to aim to finish with enough time to make adjustments

My result needed a little extra time to finalize. It is a not so quick painting.

This is the final painting currently at River City Gallery in La Crosse until February 28.

Keep an eye out for this event, as there is a show with all the participating artists at Gallery 1802.