Iowa

Here is the only Plein Air painting I was able to do while on vacation, visiting my wife's family in Iowa. I got to see the Mississippi river and watched a boat go through one of the locks - which takes at least an hour. So I had time to sit and paint for a time. This was the only time I was able to do this. The rest of the family are not artist an so everyday we went somewhere where we didn't stand still for any length of time for me to paint.

I didn't like this painting so much after I finished it, but now I like it a bit more. As always it is a learning experience, which is all that counts.