Soo... you see that nice blue sky and delicate bit of purple horizon...and ahhh ..those golden clouds? Well THAT's how things looked when I arrived at my painting location today, just north of the Honokohau Harbor. Warm and pretty, a gentle breeze..calm waters. Ha!! It all quickly changed to howling winds ( ok REALLY strong winds!) , grey, grey skies and COLD (yes, cold!!) Yipes! I ended up holding my easel down with one hand while painting with the other, but still my painting blew off twice and I was working as fast as I could to finish the darn thing. Two hours later the day looked nothing like it had in the morning. One couple walked by (bundled up in sweaters) and said, "gee, how can you paint in this wind?" (sigh...maybe I better notice those clouds more carefully next time!)
