Lady of the Manor

This historic home in Tumwater, WA was the Schmidt family home, now used for events. Our plein air group headed there in July with models in period dress in tow. I arrived early and was struct by the statue and the lovely structure of the home. I love painting the intricate structures of older homes, so I concentrated on it and the beautiful patina and graceful posture of the statue. Each of the dark windows were a different tint from a warm dark green to a red violet and blue violets. I live 15 minutes from this location so I was able to return several times to complete this intricate painting. I used a gold acrylic underpainting which you can see a little bit peeking through the hedges under the "Lady of the Manor".