Avalon Preserve in Autumn

 I was up in Stony Brook the other day and found some color by the Avalon Preserve. It looks very different from what it looks like when all the yellow flowers in the field are in bloom.

Avalon Preserve

Last Wednesday my plein air group met at Avalon Preserve in Stony Brook. We have painted many times at this location so I looked for something different to paint. The last few times we painted up the road at the flower field, but I checked there and the yellow flowers were quite a bit past their prime. I took the walkway that meanders around the back side of the lake and up to several ponds. There was a nice bridge that caught my eye as a subject.

Avalon Preserve in the Snow

I took a ride up to Avalon Preserve in Stony Brook. In the summer this area is fields of yellow flowers that are as tall as I am. At this time of year you can see the brown foliage and the snow from the recent snowstorm. This is in my toned gray Strathmore sketchbook and done in gouache.

Avalon Preserve

Here is another painting I finally finished from about a month and a half ago. This was done at Avalon Preserve in Stony Brook.

Avalon Preserve

My plein air group painted at the Avalon Preserve in Stony Brook. They have fields of yellow flowers that are so pretty. Since we've painted there so many times, finding a different view isn't easy. I found a wooden fence over by the driveway to the barn which I thought looked a bit different.

Wildflowers Revisited

On Tuesday my PALS plein air group returned to the wildflower field up at Avalon Preserve Stony Brook. I had to search around a bit to find a slightly different view than I have already painted.
I ended up painting under my small umbrella since it was so hot and my view had no shade...I was dripping wet just standing and painting. This is 8 x 10.

Avalon Preserve

My PALS plein air group met at Avalon Preserve in Stony Brook on Tuesday. The fields are filled with wildflowers that grow up to about 6 feet high. You have to walk to find a spot where you can see over the flowers. Hidden between the flowers you could just see two barns. Summer camp was being held in one of them and the voices of the kids could be heard across the field.

Wildflowers Revisited

My plein air group was scheduled to paint at the wildflower fields at the Avalon Preserve again yesterday. However the rain sort of put a damper on that idea. lol So I decided to head over there today. I invited a few other artists, but ended up there alone which was fine. Last week before we left I saw this barn and knew I wanted to paint the field of wildflowers with the barn in the background. 

This is 8 x 10.

Here is the actual view with the painting in front of it.

Avalon Flower Field

Yesterday the PALS Plein Air Group met at the Avalon Preserve in Stony Brook. They have these wonderful flower fields that are in bloom right now. The flowers are about 5-6 feet tall. A helpful runner gave us some advice about where in the preserve we would be able to see above the flowers. The spot turned out to be perfect. This is 6 x 15.