Urban and Rural

I painted the street scene on an overcast but pleasant Sunday afternoon. The second one was done in the forest about a mile from my home on Wednesday.

I much prefer painting nature than man-made things. However, the street scene was an enjoyable challenge and I feel I learned a lot from doing it, not least that six-year-olds are very street-wise these days. Two little girls kept running back and forth from me to another artist about twenty feet ahead. I suggested that the other artist was much better than me to see what reaction I'd get. The very considered answer from one of them was "No, he just started sooner". A future diplomat I think!