Here is a view from a cottage in Charleston where I was recently on a family vacation. It fortunately had a screened porch, where I was able to paint without interference from ferocious mosquitos or brutal sun.
This spring has been amazing with the show of color. This is a new painting of a redbud tree in a friend's backyard. It was painted en plein air, or on the spot. It just doesn't get much more inspiring than this.
Here is a painting I did recently on location at the Biltmore Estate. I am really happy with the freshness of it, and the vitality of color. I love working on location, and the Biltmore is a great place to paint outside.