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Today’s paint out with the Plein Air Painters Chicago group was a blast. The weather was perfect.

Does anyone have suggestions or can point to some tutorials for painting large areas very dark with watercolors? I feel my larger dark areas feel overworked.

The 120+ year old elm tree in front of the house was damaged last night in a thunderstorm. This was not lightning damage but wind. It’s on city property. The city has on staff arborists, so they will make the final decision on what happens to the tree. The tree is loved by the forestry division and the neighborhood.

What are the chances for its survival from a wound like this? The branch that fell off was at the base 23” and was about 64” long. It is a massive tree.

Full house outside of Chicago