Plein Air Paintings

Where I live, the days are usually ideal for plein air painting. There are many venues here from bldgs to boats to islands. There are no mountains so we use clouds as ersatz mountains. Here's my set-up. I'll be posting some of my ptgs here as well. Nearly all my PA paintings are done on 8 x 10 canvas panel.                                                                   



For those of you interested in the details of this setup, check out my article, How to Put Together a Simple Plein Air Painting Set-up, in EmptyEasel.com, 16 April 2012.

This is my very first attempt at a large PA painting. Our town had a one-day Paint-out several years ago. I did this in a 30-35 mph wind, holding onto the easel with one hand and painting with the other. There were a dozen and a half entries, mostly in oils or pastels. I had the only acrylic. The judge was a watercolorist and all three cash prizes went to the three watercolor entries. 16 x 20 on canvas panel.

In 2010, a local town had a PA Paint-out that took place over three days. The next four pic were done at that PA PO. The boat is 12 x 16, the others are 8 x 10










The next three pics were painted at my son's San Diego ranch. 8 x 10 on canvas panel






In July 2012, we attended the wedding our son and his new wife, Martha at their Julian CA ranch, 50 m east of and ~4500 ft above San Diego city
[At that altitude, humidity is zip. As a result, acrylics dry in seconds!] Here are some PAs from there - 8 x 10s

The two ptgs below are of Martha's statue and flower arrangement to her mother

The first is as-painted, 4 x 5

The second is stylized, 4 x 5

The next two ptgs are Before and After - 8 x 10
The first one was PA painted at Bok Tower in Florida
The second one was a "studio" do-over

 



The next two were painted at my local community
The first one is 8 x 10, the second 12 x 16
The chapel ptg won a ribbon at a local art meeting



PA from Pan in our backyard - 8 x 10

This was my effort at the local 3-day PA PO in Nov 2011

It follows Signac's style known as Divisionism

This took me over 6 h and two days

It truly unimpressed the judges!

12 x 16 on canvas panel

This is a barbershop in Oldsmar FL - 8 x 10

The ptg was started on location but finished in the "studio" after it started to rain

PA Caladesi Bridge with enhanced cloud structure -

8 x 10

A couple of 8 x 10 PA from the little park at the end of our street - The water is St. Joe Sound

In the far distance are the barrier islands

Beyond is the Gulf of Mexico

[Sorry about the glare!]

The two below were painted on 17 Sep 2012 at

the Osprey Lookout, Hammock Park, Dunedin, FL

I joined Karen Baker's Mon afternoon PA class

Each one ~ 1 h, 8 x 10 on canvas panel