When doing plein air paintings, I like to paint a little off the cuff. When walking around Clifton Springs with my equipment, on the look out for things that interested me, I noticed the Freight Depot. I loved that such an original, historical building was finding new life as a home for EMTs and ambulances. It is my belief that repurposement like this prevents the past from becoming a ghost.
I’ve learned through trial and error that taking time to figure out your composition before is the most important part of a plein air painting. You can feel a lot of pressure to get started as quickly as possible and paint the first thing you see, putting it right onto the canvas.
One of my favorite momnts while painting was when a passenger train from Canandagua dropped two carriage cars worth of day passenger tourists off right next to where I was set up. One of the workers from the train service was quite friendly and curious about the painting event. This is one of the best things about painting in public — the ability to share the process of making art with anyone walking by who might not otherwise interact with it.
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