It was a perfect early fall ( or is it late summer) weekend. There was a plein air competition in Joplin, MO that was close by. A good opportunity for me to hone my oil painting skills. We also had our first VRBO experience rather than staying in a hotel.

We were free to paint within 20 miles of Joplin. There were lots of choices since Route 66 goes through it, there is an area of historical homes people like to paint and then there are the areas around the waterfall called, of course, Grand Falls. Since I have rarely seen a waterfall of any kind , and since I love trees and rocks. Grand Falls it was going to be. It did not disappoint.

It was fun. I loved that people stopped and watched me paint, loved that they engaged in conversation and dearly loved the children who were seeing something different than a computer screen. There were people with dogs of all shapes and sizes and people of all shapes and sizes, too!

The finished 9×10 inch oil landscapes framed and ready for judging this afternoon.