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Pocket Sketch Box 

A mint tin filled with half sticks of NuPastels, fits in my pocket so I can take it with me on my morning walks.

The colors are limited but the convenience is worth it.

The 4 x 6" pieces of Uart paper also fit in my pocket.

This one was a quick 20 minute sketch.

Day two of the September Challenge - 30 Paintings in 30 Days.

To view all the art work from all the participating artists go to Leslie Saeta's website:  https://www.saetastudio.com/30-in-30.html

A September plein air painting of the sun and shadows on Cranmer Street in Winter Park, Colorado, this pastel is professionally matted and framed in a 12" x 16" simple frutiwood frame, 

In the spring when the weather begins to warm up the ice on our lake begins to get dark as it thins. The warmer weather also makes for comfortable days for plein air painting. What a joy it is to go out to paint after the long winter.

Another unseasonably warm winter day and long winter shadows make for a great day to be outdoors painting, especially when I only had to walk out my door.

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It was another unseasonably warm winter day, so I headed out to paint outdoors. I didn't travel far, just to the field behind my house.

The sky was intensely blue with high , thin cirrus clouds. It was great to be outside.

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It was a warm winter day, though very windy. I was able to stay out long enough to complete this winter view of the north-east end of the lake I live on. This view includes the small cottage of dear friends who spend the summer on this quiet lake. Like yesterday, I was captivated by the long blue shadows across the snow covered ice. 

On a beautiful February day it was good to be painting outdoors. Sitting on end of the dock I was able to paint the sun catching the weeds along the shoreline of my neighbor's property. The trees from my own hillside created long blue shadows across the snow-covered ice.