Brattleboro Common

(C) 2017 Dale DiMauro

This morning I spent some time plein air painting on the Brattleboro Common. I had some time as my appointment ended early. It was not even mid-day and the sun was above me, which is a time of day I seldom have the chance to capture.

It is always a challenge to paint outside. However, it can be very rewarding. Regardless of the outcome, it is always a memorable experience.

When my hour or so working on this picture was up I was swarmed by twenty or so young children brought outside with their adult supervisors. They climbed up the gazebo, ran around the monument and spread out over the lawn. Some of these children wanted to know what I was up to as I had settled in at a picnic table more or less in the middle of the Common.

One of the supervisors described this picture as a sketch or drawing as a way to entice the children to take in the view that I had chosen. The little building is a tourist information kiosk when the window on the opposite side is open. I tried to match as close as possible the changing colors that were before me.