Plein Aire Retreat

Just came back from a wonderful outdoor experience in Langley, BC.  Lalita Hamill and Michael King created a terrific hands on course.  We stayed at Wisteria Acres a beautiful home in a park setting.  With only 8 beds the group was small though during the day there were upwards of 20 more artists joining us on our excursions. 
Some highlights:
Painting in the great outdoors is FUN but material management is critical.  The first day I was ready to through myself and my "art" into the pond. Sticky, mucky brushes, a dried up pallet and an irritable artist (me).

How many greens can you make using 2 colours?  a forest!

Standing and painting for 6 hours is hard work.

Bugs like to commit harakari on your artwork adding DNA to the canvas.