Nebraska-like sky in SC

The bonus of painting in a beautiful place like Jones Gap State Park,is when I'm done, I can eat my pb & j sandwich in a gorgeous spot and then take a nice hike on one of the trails. I didn't get much of a hike though, because although it was sunny on my side of the mountain, I could hear some pretty serious sounding thunder behind it. So, I quickly got back to my car and made it home just before it reached my house. Good timing so I could bring in the cushions from the deck and roll down the umbrella before the high winds hit. I took pictures of the approaching storm from my garage. It looked alot like a Nebraska sky.

Jones Gap State Park-Middle Saluda River

I took a little drive up to one of my favorite spots today- Jones Gap State Park. Rather than using my pochade box and small panels, I wanted to attempt to paint the river on a large canvas, so I used my french easel. It was fun, but the sun was constantly in and out, so I spent the entire time just drawing the scene and plan to go back, hopefully, this week to finish it. I'm hoping that when i go back, it will either be a cloudy day or sunny the whole time. This is a photo of the underpainting. I really enjoyed painting larger, and plan to do more of it, now that I have finally learned how to stretch my own canvas.
The bonus of painting there, is when I'm done, I can eat my pb & j sandwich in a gorgeous spot and then take a nice hike on the trail. I didn't get much of a hike though, because although it was sunny on my side of the mountain, I could hear some pretty serious sounding thunder behind it. So, I quickly got back to my car and made it home just before it reached my house. Good timing so I could bring in the cushions from the deck and roll down the umbrella before the high winds hit. I took pictures of the approaching storm from my garage. It looked alot like a Nebraska sky.