I had the great blessing of being able to partake in  Ken DeWaard's Plein Aire Painting IntensiveWorkshop.  And it was indeed intense!..as we whipped through the canvases, furiously capturing color notes during the sunrises and sunsets of July in lovely Viroqua, WI.
 
Each new day began, at least for me, at an hour I absolutely never experience...4:30am when the alarm went off.  Oh the pain!  I can't imagine ever being a morning person, which is such a shame, because there is something unexplainably beautiful, holy almost, about that time of the day.

And then there is the whole thing about just how darn gorgeous the whole driftless area of southwestern Wisconsin is.  Each day I felt as if I was in a fairytale, expecting Anne of Green Gables to appear out of the fog, around some corner.

And so, each morning and evening we painted on location, attempting to translate onto canvas the light.  Ken is a master of being able to make his paintings radiate light.  and it was very insightful to paint along with him and see the color choices he made compared to ours.  So much light!

One last thing: I fell in love with the cows!