It seems to have gone well, though it has little to do with the photo. The challenge this week, which I've already completed, was to study a tree and then paint it, preferably en plein air.
To begin, I have no plein air easel, nor any kind of setup outside my studio. (Even in here it's moveable and temporary.) So, I taped a piece of paper to a stiff cardboard I was about to throw out and took along my starter box of 18 Unison pastels. I went for a different painting, not something faithful. I barely looked at the tree, just painted what seemed to be the best combination of colors. The result was something new for me. I like it.
