Plein Air Oil Sketch: Cowboy Truitt and His Dog Cane (Oil, 24 x 19)

I went to Lane and Debbie's farm this afternoon. They were not home. I knew they were busy. As I was deciding what views to paint, I saw Truitt come out of the house. The sun-shiny day reminded me of Kim English's paintings and I really wanted to paint figures in the sun, so I asked Truitt if he would like to sit in the sun to let me paint. He liked the idea but asked whether he could have Cane with him. "Of course," was my reply. Except for a few breaks, the whole sketch took less than two hours.