Painted Wedding Reception at the Antrim at Taneytown, September 6, 2014

Wedding Reception at the Antrim in Taneytown, painted by Patricia Bennett, 24x36"

September 6, 2014: A beautiful day in Taneytown at the Antrim.  The Antrim is a hotel with stunning rose gardens, fountains, a croquet lawn, and a pool.

At 2pm, after coordinating with Elizabeth, the wedding planner, I painted the rose gardens and picturesque landscape from under the overhang at the entrance to the pavilion.  At 3 the skies darkened and there was an hour-long storm with lightening bolts and wind gusts.  I painted through the storm.

When guests finished cocktail hour in the rose gardens, I followed inside to the reception area and set up next to the sweetheart table.

The result is a montage of the wedding event.  Their wedding cake is on the far right, and I got a nice view of the bride dancing with her mom.

Congratulations to the couple!!

Portrait almost done, cylburn drawing, roses started

Portrait in progress, 16x20, Patricia Bennett

 The portrait is almost done.  I am doing finishing touches to her dress and and dog and so on.  I decided against the flower in her hair.  Her face is very lovely to look at and a flower would be distracting.

White and Red Roses in progress, 12x12, Patricia Bennett

Roses from Cylburn Arboretum.  This photo does not do the painting justice!  It's white roses near pink, near deeeep red, with strong greens.  The feeling is after Fantin Latour.  In progress.  

Cylburn Lions in pen and crayon, 12x16, Patricia Bennett

Done on location today at the lovely Cylburn Arboretum.  The weather is great, especially in the shade of the black walnut tree next to the mansion.  This was Cylburn's last day of Summer Camp.