Gruppe Aspens, plein air

In 2017, for the Annual Jericho Plein Air event, I chose to paint a group of aspens just behind the Gruppe Gallery, sponsors of this event. I had scoped these trees out a couple weeks before and knew I wanted to paint them. The hard part was deciding which angle to choose.

I love the clean bark and size of these particular aspens, and wanted that to be the main feature of this peice. I knew the morning light made these trees jump out from the background. I also wanted to be sure to choose a subject I know I could complete in the limited time of the day's event. Choosing a size that was manageable, I painted in a vertical orientation allowed me to emphasize the majestic nature of this group of trees. The background was pretty bland so I broke up the row of trees in the background just a little to add some visual interest.