FIGHTING THE ELEMENTS!! WINDY DAY ON THE CHANNEL 11 x 14" Oil ~~~ On this warm breezy day, I had to fight the strong winds and employ some unusual anchors for my easel! After setting up, and with a few strokes of wet oil paint on the canvas, the wind grabbed the panel and hurled it off the easel! So I knew some creative measures were necessary! ~~~ First, I used a small bungie cord on the canvas panel attached to the easel. You can see it on the back of the panel above, and in front of the panel below: ~~~ I also attached a second small bungie cord from the easel to the front tire of the car! ~~~ All of these new anchors kept the canvas in place, but the wind blew my hat, my apron, and just generally made painting a definite fight . I fought through nearly two hours of this, persevered, and ended up with a halfway decent painting. I say decent because this is not one of my favorite paintings. More time and energy were spent fighting the elements, rat...
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