Moonlight Madness at Radnor Lake

Wednesday night, as a part of the plein air painting Chestnut Group, I took part in a painting party at Radnor Lake. Radnor Lake is 1200 acres set aside as a natural area right in the middle of Nashville, TN. We had special permission to be there after dark to paint as the moon came up. As we waited, with our headlamps and little book lights so we could see our paint, the excitement built. Honestly, it felt like a birthing. And then the moon peeked over the hills. At that moment some coyotes set up a howling and a banter that lasted just a couple of minutes. Then we all went to work. Painting fast and furiously, I managed to do five different paintings. They range in size from 5"x7" to 8"x10". You may notice that the hills look a little different in each one. Chalk that up to artistic license.