"Desert Monastery"

"Desert Monastery"
8"x6" oil on panel

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I'm in Tucson for a few days. This morning I got up early to paint before it got too hot. it was nice to do some plein air work outside of class. Somehow I always feel stressed in a class setting, and never seem to do anything I like much, even though I'm learning a lot. It was so peaceful painting on the church grounds with no one around. Just me--this idyllic little church, in it's lush desert setting, the cool desert morning--easy to get into the zone in this kind of environment.