I had been wanting to go to the Plein Air painting event up in Grand Marais. On my day off they were having a Plein Air quick paint, where the artists have only 90 minutes to complete their paintings. It was a rainy drizzly day and I wasn't sure they would be having the event, but the rain slowed to a heaving mist just before starting time and I guess it was going on rain or shine.
It was interesting to see the paintings progress as we walked around in circles watching the paintings develop. Amazing what these people can do in 90 minutes in bad weather.
We started out in the parking lot by the Coast Guard Station but heard they were also set up out on Artists Point so we went our there to see.
People were painting everywhere
This guys painting started out all orange. I asked him why he used a base of orange for his painting, the reply - he was using an old canvas he had previously painted.
This was one of my favorites, a combination of watercolor and pastels.
The paintings were displayed the next day and sold from $350 to $650, not bad for an hour and a half. Maybe I'll work up the courage to try it someday.
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