Photo References

For years I carried my camera around with me all the time. Taking photos of my surroundings was second nature. Last several years it hasn't been that way and I haven't taken many photos. Instead of finding my camera to be awesome it was cumbersome and bulky. Now that I have started to paint again I realized I had no photo references of my own. Painting Plein Air is something I would love to do. I'm a slow painter and I don't have enough free time to travel to the heavily wooded areas to paint. 

 Here are some of my photos from todays family hike that give inspiration for a series of paintings. Who doesn't love nature and trees paintings?