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This piece was plein air painted at Wayward Winds Lavender Farm, in the vineyard hills of Newberg, OR.
There are times when sleep doesn't matter when a particular scene is in mind, and this scene required I wake up at 4:30 am for two consecutive days. I had to arrive in time to set my gear up to witness and capture the rising sunlight as it dusted the tops of the lavender. As the sunlight raised, the shadows changed quickly. Once I was able to get a visual gestured onto the panel, the rest was by memory. I ended each day by 1:00pm and quickly returned home for a nap...ahhhhh
But that is not where the story ends. The piece was presented at the Willamette Valley Lavender Festival and won First Place award. A year afterwards and "Covid time out", I took liberty to fitnesse the piece, and this is the result. It sold immediately to a new collector! Some pieces I wish I never let go, and this one one of those I will never forget.
