Painting from observation becomes tricky when the scene is ephemeral. With the fresh morning snow? or just the greenery of 11am? Backlit still life? Sure! Easy Peasy. We set ourselves up for challenges and then complain. This was my February.
Category Archives: oil painting
Painting Through a Vermont Winter
I shifted things around and got myself a functioning studio, just a little chilly in February – time to look into diy insulation.
What’s on my easel, 12/9/20
Finished Wednesday morning, the West River from the dining room. Lush wet on wet oil paints using both brushes and palette knives. Oil on canvas, 11×14 inches.
What’s on my easel – 12/1/20
Make tea, make art. Oil paint on canvas. 8×8 inches.
The Studios are open!
Brookline Open Studios & Marketplace are open and virtual. Yeah, it’s 2020.
A Mid-Summer Photo Shoot
Before a Vermont vacation, there was photography.
Poppies in Progress
As usual, I’m not effectively asserting control over my life and did not get to the studio this weekend, but I got an electrician in for badly needed fixes! This has happened in the past month. Work In Progress.
1st time out for Plein Air is always . . . an event?
First time out to paint this spring, trying out a newish easel at my favorite empty industrial park – yes, it’s 2020. Was close to finished and the wind blew everything over and smeared the painting. Nowhere to go but up! And good news? I can still zip up my painting jeans.
