Autumn Mums Adorn My Porch
Autumn Mums was one of my first Plein Air paintings done in front of my Louisville, Kentucky home. I really enjoyed rendering the lights and darks. I painted it in three or four sessions and the plant lived a long and happy life for me, luckily! It is currently for sale at the Foundry Artist Co op in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Of course artists take liberty with the composition of subjects -- that's part of the fun and necessary in many cases. The lovely aqua backdrop fits much better showing off the mum than a drab dull brick. We artists in the Penn National Community in Fayetteville, Pennsylvania are having "Open Studio" weekend soon, the first weekend in December. People can come visit 7 artists who have home studios, so big preparations are underway. More to follow on that. Enjoy glorious autumn and care for your mums on frosty nights. Where did summer go???