Birgitt Wolf Peterson
Title: Piper’s Walnut Grove
Location: Route 19
What drew you to this location?
I was drawn to this location because of the distant, soft misty morning light seen through the walnut grove trees. I originally had intended to paint bee boxes located ¼ mile down the road but much to my surprise they had been removed a few days earlier. This turned out to be a great plan B.
What was one notable thing from the day?
A notable from the day was my excitement being at my first official Plein air event. I usually paint outdoors with watercolor and pastels due to their ease of travel. I decided this summer I would push my encaustic studio practice to an outdoor set up and invested in an off the grid, propane cooktop to heat my wax palette. Coupled with the propane torch and a beautiful windless morning the new set up worked great!
Describe your approach to plein air in 2 sentences.
I approach my Plein Air practice with an appreciation of nature’s glorious gifts.
Birgitt Wolf Peterson, a mixed media artist, actively creates in her woodland studio, Treetops & Trillium, nestled amongst Keuka Lake’s vineyard hills. An avid sailor, she enjoys painting aboard “Grateful Heart” on Seneca Lake. Birgitt earned her BFA from Alfred University and her Master of Art Education from Penn State.
