Recently, I was in the Fountain Square neighborhood of southeast Indy to participate in a "paint-out." It had been many years since I had painted "en plein air" and it showed. All summer, it's been so hot that the weather bureau issued frequent air quality warnings advising people to avoid activity. Obviously, I took those warnings very personally. When I went to scout the area I wanted to paint I was looking for a place where I could sit quietly out of any direct sun. That spot turned out to be in an alley behind a row of businesses. What was otherwise pretty dingy looking had been brightened by graffiti, baskets of red flowers, and a striped beach umbrella. But the best part of the scene was the lavender bicycle with white-rimmed tires.
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