Plein Air at Kit Carson Park

I was able to paint with the Inland Painters at Kit Carso Park. We stayed apart from each other and we all had our masks with us. We took them off when we painted. Only 2 different people stopped to talk to me but they put on their masks when they stopped and they stayed 6 feet away. There is always someone that stops to talk to me and look at what I am painting so I have been hesitant to paint in public. 

I painted in my sketchbook using watercolor because I didn't want to pack a lot of gear.

Before sketching I took a walk on the Kit Carson Trail Loop. It took me about 40 minutes. I had never been on the trail before so I didn't know what to expect. It was a nice clean trail with some shade.

30x30 Direct Watercolor - #18 and 19 - Lake Wohlford

 My second gathering with Inland Painters took place at Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California. We arrived at 9:30 a.m. when it was windy and cold. At noon the sun came out and warmed us up but most of us were packing it up at that time. I am glad the painters choose locations with limited amounts of people. The only people there were us painters and a few families fishing by the shore.

Poway Lake en plein air

We found some shade at Lake Poway and stayed long enough to get some plein air painting done. This is a small sketchpainting created with casein.