The fields in Kentucky are covered with a beautiful yellow flower. My goal for today was to paint one of those fields.
While looking for fields, i came across this farm (it does have some yellow field) and decided to paint it instead. I was interested in the way the light was illuminating the red roofs of the barn, and the white of the building
![photo of farm with white barn and red roofs in fleming county kentucky](https://www.kenswinson.com/store/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/flemmingFarm-1024x769.jpeg)
once I got the thumbnail sketch worked out, it was time to paint!
![sketch of farm in flemming county kentucky](https://www.kenswinson.com/store/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/FlemingFarmSketch-768x1024.jpg)
i was so excited about the painting, i forgot to take a photo of the monochromatic underlayer. So here is a photo of the painting as I started to add color.
![plein air underpainting of farm in flemming county kentucky](https://www.kenswinson.com/store/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/flemmingFarmUnderpainting-1024x768.jpg)
since i am painting on a regular basis, I have more opportunities to experiment and explore color. I decided to try to paint this scene without using any green.
![plein air painting of farm in flemming county - first colors by ken swinson](https://www.kenswinson.com/store/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/flemingFarmWithColors-1024x768.jpg)
the colors aren’t true to life, but the subject and light are. My hope is that the painting captures the ‘feeling’ of the place
![plein air painting of farm scene in flemming county kentucky](https://www.kenswinson.com/store/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/FlemingFarmOnEasel-1024x768.jpg)
I’m really pleased with how this painting turned out..AND I learned some new things about color!