Observational Painting
A selection of my plein air landscapes are now hanging at the St. Botolph Club until June 10. The paintings look terrific in this space. Thanks so much to Michael Price, Carol Hartman and George Lynde of the Art Committee. Visits for nonmembers may be arranged for Wednesday afternoons.
The miserable winter of 2015 left trees and shrubs in shambles. Pulling broken magnolia branches out of a snow bank, I brought them home to see if they would bloom. The flowering was only partially successful, but I was very smitten with the resulting painting and started to imagine a series in a larger format. The Thistles, painted summer 2015 and The Cherry Blossoms, just completed are both 30×30 – a huge amount of canvas real estate compared to my more typical canvases. Expect to see more of these.
#flowerphotochallenge: day 5 of 7, a cyclamen work in progress. Oil paint on 8×8 canvas. This is more materials experimentation – no solvents. Here I’m using my traditional oil paints (Gamblin, Winsor Newton and Williamsburg) with a mix of linseed oil (for a bit more flow) and solvent-free daneridge cold wax (to cut the oil shine); I like the consistency although it will dry more slowly. And I missed Williamsburg Persian Rose while using the miscible paints. This is naturally lit – so hopefully the sun will cooperate later in the week so that I can complete this.
I’m thrilled to let you know that my plein air paintings will be shown in Boston at the St. Botolph Club on Commonwealth Ave.
Details to come.
Just bubbles and lime but so much grease in all the fried food. Small mid-west town food . . . next!
A vignette for the sketchbook before heading back to Boston. Gouache handled much like watercolor.
In honor of yesterday’s little 1 hour loop walk that turned into a 5 hour challenging hike and search – much thanks to the folks who got Phil back to the trailhead and yay for my sturdy boots – Eddy and I are in good shape today – Phil not so much.
Carol Schweigert 