I did a bit of plein air painting in the last week of February. I joined the Riverside Art Museum (RAM), the Plein Air Artists of Riverside (PAAR), and signed up for the annual Paint Out for 2009.
Not being a particularly skilled people-person, everyone in the group made me feel welcome and secure enough to paint in public for a week.
In the "Quick Draw" competition held on Saturday, February 28, 2009 I won an award for Best Use of Color for the following watercolor painting:
"Blue Door"
15" x 11" watercolor on Arches CP#140 - (c) 2009 Greg Conley
Best Use of Color - PAAR Paint Out 2009 Quick Draw competition
The competition was judged by artist David Solomon of Laguna Beach, CA.
