"The Homestead"

First made a quick sketch.

The initial block in.

The final plein air stage.

The actual scene.

A short video.

Here is a series of photos I took on a recent plein air adventure and a little video of my experience too. I was right on the side of a fast roadway with lots of bugs, wind and spring 'helicopters' and bugs landing on my palette! It was trying! The sun kept going in and out too! But it was a good experience and the photos show the process as I went along. I was there about 2 1/2 hrs. - just another start for me to work on later. Enjoy!
Update: About a month later the tree was cut down! Glad I got a picture when I did!