Painting en plein air during Lafayette Square Plein Air Competition at 2234 Park Avenue

PAINTING JOURNAL SUMMARY OF PLACE: This planter adorns the entrance to a very elegant home at 2234 Park Avenue in the Saint Louis Lafayette Square neighborhood.  The early morning light was falling across the scene, from right to left.  INSPIRATION AND DESIGN: The sidelight hitting the dark planter casted it perfectly in its setting.  The handsome dark shape of the planter was accentuated by the sunlit porch, and the front door in the distance created a second interesting dark shape to which the first could be tied.

"A Planter On Park (2234 Park Av)" Watercolor 10x14 View larger image