Riverside is Grey

A week or so ago I went to Riverside to paint with the Riverside Plein Air painters association. We went to a old castle like estate that’s been converted to a Christian kind of work farm for teens called Teen Challenge. Most of the painters painted the main building, I wandered around back where they have a vineyard. Sometimes a grey day will present you with and interesting problem to solve, other times you just do a blah painting. The vineyard one isn't my best, but I decided to post it anyway it the sprit of keeping fresh material on the blog. The palm tree one was from later in the afternoon. On the way home I stopped and spontaneously decided to paint this view, the light was going fast so I had to work fast. It's a bit rushed looking, but I like it better that the morning painting. A simple design is often better.