As guest artists for Yellowstone Park Foundation's 15th anniversary event, it was a fabulous experience. A phenomenal group of people dedicated to supporting Yellowstone National Park - And a weekend at Old Faithful Inn at one of the best times of the year, plein air painting... how could it get any better?
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| "Our corner" at the event. |
Saturday was my day to paint, so I was up VERY early...and the light was with me! An amazing sunrise over Old Faithful geyser started me off. I wanted to 'paint hard for the cause' and I managed to pull off 5 plein air paintings by 5 PM! -- I think that's a record for me.
My day of plein air painting near Old Faithful...
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| 6" x 6" Oil Plein Air by Shirl Ireland Old Faithful before the sun rise just before erupting - a steamy, cold morning. There was still a star in the sky I had to put in (top right). |
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| 6" x 6" Oil Plein Air by Shirl Ireland Old Faithful just after sunrise with the run off and steam after the eruption. |
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| 6" x 6" Oil Plein Air by Shirl Ireland Grand Geyser in the foreground - just after erupting |
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| 6" x 6" Oil Plein Air by Shirl Ireland Old Faithful erupting in mid day |
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| 6" x 6" Oil Plein Air by Shirl Ireland Castle geyser erupting with Grand Geyser erupting in the background in mid afternoon. |
It was a challenging but great day of plein air painting in the Upper Geyser Basin. That was a lot of painting for one day!
By the end of the night, all 5 wet paintings had been auctioned off. So glad I'm able to support the work they do.
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