Plein Air @ Alameda and studio visiting of Nancy Crookston
I canceled my dental appointment, and drove 40 miles to paint with my Chinese artist friends. Several of them are professionally trained fine art teachers, who used to teach fine art at universities in China. Early morning I drove to the Park St bridge location and painted there. It was my first time painting at the location. Several other artists came. They checked out two different locations before painting. I realized the scene was a little complicated, so I tried to simplify it. Lan, one of female artist that lives in Alameda, she prepared a delicious lunch for us, some of us contributed some food as well. I didn't know that there was a critique time. My watercolor painting was next to the other artists, especially the master painters. They were all very nice give me enough encouragement and professional advice. After lunch at Lan house on the Bay Farm Island, some of us decided to paint nearby. But we were invited to visit Nancy...