I love painting outdoors (en plein air) and I painted this art work last year in late winter on the lake front in Queenstown, New Zealand.
Walter Peak, 9" x 12", oil on canvas, painted en plein air.
Painting en plein air teaches you to paint quickly, the changing light and weather conditions poses a challenge, but it really makes you look at the landscape.
I was halfway through painting this when I took this photo. It's important for your painting to not be in direct sun as you paint.
ART TIP - When plein air painting, try and get your dark tones in as quickly as you can, then it doesn't matter if the light changes.
The beautiful landscape from the Queenstown lake front.
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