Spring Foliage

I made this painting during a plein air workshop with Shanna Kunz. We were set up near the Jefferson-Hunt campground in Ogden Valley near Huntsville, Utah. There were just so many things to chose from to paint it was hard to decide where to set up. I decided to keep it simple for my first painting of the day and paint an interesting group of trees and bushes next to the road. Painting this kind of scene is a challenge though. Everything is so green, all you can do is adjust the warmth and coolness and value of the green to differentiate between different plants and shadows and sunlit parts. Many artists don't like green, I'm the opposite, I love it, so while a scene like this is a challenge to paint I always enjoy it. David King Studio