Painting en plein air at Chaumette Vineyards & Winery in Ste. Genevieve, MO

SUMMARY OF PLACE:

It was early autumn in the vineyards of Southeast Missouri.    Most of the grapes had been harvested.    The vineyard seemed especially quiet, sort of like the calm after a storm.    The sky was bright and clear.    As is typical of late summer in Missouri, little rainfall had fallen recently, and the surrounding landscape was faded and parched.

INSPIRATION:

I was inspired to paint the rugged endurance of this neglected Chaumette vineyard outbouilding as the early morning sun was casting its daily warmth and glow upon it.

Vineyard Outbuilding Watercolor 10x14