The beautiful weather today led me to Guilford, Vermont - to the Green River and it's covered bridge. I hadn't been there in years and forgot how special it is to be there with the river, waterfall and historic bridge all in one location.
This watercolor was today's plein air painting. Often it is a challenge to finish a painting outside. However, I am pleased with how far I got with this picture. My only criticism after stepping back from the painting is that the river in the foreground doesn't quite read as water. It needed to be a bit darker in value but it has many of the colorings I found on site.
This year in particular seems to be a season of greens and browns with all the rain we have received. The river bottoms have been stirred up for much of the season and the greens are more vibrant than I can recall for so late in the season.
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