November 2020 we were boondocking in our 21' travel trailer near Camp Verde, Arizona. Painting this scene plein aire was a challenge. The wind was blowing. Bees were crazy for my paint water and they kept buzzing into my hair. I managed to get the essential shapes, color and feeling of the scene but finally completed it later in the studio in August 2022. The painting retains the freshness of a plein aire painting and it reminds me of good memories painting with bees.
- Subject Matter: Southwest landscape
- Collections: Gallery One August 2023 Hall Show