Tony Conner

“Lady in the Park” – New Plein Air Painting

This painting was completed during this weekend’s Billsboro Winery 3rd Annual Plein Air Festival and was awarded Third Prize in the Competition.

The scene is the war memorial pool, fountain & statue, titled “Peace” in Pulteney Park, in downtown Geneva.

I began the work early in the morning and wanted to capture the feel of the light on the statue and the four fountains.  The pool itself is constructed of an unusual orange colored stone, perhaps granite, and is lined with a bright blue material. In contrast, the statue is a light colored stone that captured light, shade and shadow in very subtle shades of gray.   Being in a park setting, the memorial is surrounded by all sorts of trees and shrubs of varying shades of green.

Often in my work, I take liberties with local color.  In this instance,  the bright orange and blue of the pool seemed just right to me, so I stayed fairly true to the look of the scene as it exists.

As always, working “en plein air” has its challenges.  On this particular day, with bright sunshine and summer temperatures, the biggest challenge was getting washes that were wet enough.

This work has been purchased and is now in private collection. Contact me if you have an interest any other paintings on the site. Email me at tc@tonyconner.com or by phone at 802-375-5548.

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