Parker Mill

Plein air pastel landscape painting of an old mill along the Huron River in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Pastel painting 11 inches x 8 inches

Our plein air pastel painting group met at a new location last weekend–Parker Mill. It’s the site of an old 1800s mill and is surrounded by woods and a beautiful little creek. Many of the others had painted here before, but for me, it was completely new. I was immediately taken by the old architecture and set up to capture the buildings while the early morning sun was still casting a warm glow on them.  I love painting weathered old buildings in pastel, but I must be careful not to “over accessorize” them. I have to keep repeating my mantra….Simplify, simplify, simplify…

I painted another pastel landscape of the nearby river and it will post it in a couple of days.