This pastel of St. John’s prairie garden won an Award of Excellent in the Ohio Plein Air Society competition last year. Contestants are allowed to paint anywhere in Franklin County. I have lived in the north end of Columbus for my entire life and have passed by this church many times. I had driven past it right before our competition and thought I might be able to find something to paint there. I parked in the back and I was pleasantly surprised to find this lovely prairie garden. I sat down and enjoyed a quiet afternoon painting this pastel.