This is the first painting of a three day outdoor workshop with instructor Ken McIndoe, a teacher at the league. He encouraged me to paint loosely and thickly. In addition, he suggested I try the palette knife, which I did, and I got a little carried away with it. It really enboldened the colors, specially those of the people in the foreground. He taught me to keep the brushwork and lines varied, regularity is no good (unless if you have trouble with constipation). I was a little too lax in my use of concentric circles to suggest the water in the fountain, but I like the strong interplay of the clouds and trees. He liked the almost abstract nature of the green landscape behind the fountain.
