Painting en plein air during the Lafayette Square Plein Air Competition

SUMMARY OF PLACE:: I was participating in the 1st Annual Lafayette Square Plein Air Competition. The morning was mostly clear, only a thin veil of high clouds were present. A slight breeze made the air quite clear. I was facing south on Park Avenue, looking towards the Lafayette Square fountain. The popular eatery, Sqwires, was directly behind the fountain, providing a dark backdrop for the water spray heads.
INSPIRATION:: What attracted me to this scene was predominantly the shapes of the objects in my field of view as highlighted by the early morning sun. The fountain is a spectacular shape and quite unique. Likewise, the building shapes in the background were very appealing, as was the shape of the the flower garden in the foreground.