'Leth's Auto Parts' pen and watercolor 6 X 9"

It's a long story, but after a long bike ride that I hoped would end at the park our group was painting at, I realized too late that I had the wrong directions, and returned home with my brushes and paints unopened. But later on that day, and still unable to contain that creative urge to paint, I decided to quickly sketch the scene before me while waiting in the car for my husband. It was an interesting mix of color and rusting metal...and so here is my plein air painting for Feb. 1, 2011!