En Plein Air
by Larry Whitler
Title
En Plein Air
Artist
Larry Whitler
Medium
Painting - Digital Oil
Description
Robin and I were still doing the radio show in 2011 when we were asked if we could help raise money for the Marion County Literacy Council.
The team that raised the most money would have the honor of kissing a horse. (Ocala is horse country)
Of course, the easy way to raise money would be to simply ask our listeners for donations.
But, our nature is to never beg for money. So, instead, we decided to paint landscapes on canvas, “en plein air,” and sell them.
To paint “en plein air” requires getting outdoors.
At that time I had a dog named Hu. (I called her Hu Baby.) I wanted to bring Hu along on our outings but we discovered that our city and county parks did not allow dogs.
BUT, Florida STATE Parks DID allow dogs!
So Hu Baby traveled with Robin and I as we visited more than thirty state parks in Florida and painted over SIXTY landscapes (in oil, by the way).
The amount of STUFF we had to tote with us on those plein air painting trips, plus the amount of walking we had to do, was akin to a workout in a gym!
Anyway, we DID raise the most money and we DID get to kiss the horse (well, I kissed the horse by myself because, apparently, horses get spooked if more than one person is trying to kiss it (don’t ask me, I’m not a horse person, I was only following THEIR rules!)
This painting shows beautiful Robin painting a beautiful landscape “en plein air” while Hu Baby enjoys lying in the grass.
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