We were scheduled to go to the Tridelphia Reservoir, but the weather turned damp and cold again, and I don’t think anyone showed up. I wasn’t there to find out, though: I joined a small group of Maryland Pastel Society artists who went up to paint in Monkton, a rural pocket of peace, rolling hills, and horse farms in Baltimore County. One of our MPS members graciously opened her house to us and had secured permission from her neighbors for us to paint on their land (thank you!). We started the morning with a plein air pastel demonstration and teaching session offered by MPS Special Events Coordinator Lisa Mitchell, and then we all peeled off to paint. The misty vistas were a challenge, but on the other hand, we were not worried about the light changing! Right about the time we began gathering again in the afternoon for a group critique, the sun came out. Of course. I was too pooped to start another painting, but I was happy with my morning’s work: “Tracks in the Mist.”