Welcome to my site. This is a great time of the year. Ephemerals busting out, flowers blooming, and crazy skies are expected and showers almost every day. Outdoor hiking and painting!
I’ve discovered plein air painting and sketching outside, with a small collective of artists friends. We meet at many sites in our county for a different view. We find we have one thing in common which is – the pleasure of sketching and painting in the fresh air. Our styles might vary broadly we but enjoy sharing information. Our diciplines are oil, watercolour, graphite drawing, watercolour pencils, acrylic or whatever. Very worthwhile days, plus it’s terrific exercise walking to a good spot!
Above are some working studio pieces I’ve finished and some still under construction!
I have a few jobs that must get finished and some new ones mulling in my head to start working on for the Fall Art tour . I highly recommend doing it outside whatever you do; painting, gardening or just having a picnic or merely taking a hike. You won’t regret it.
Gardening also requires work in the morning an evening when it’s cooler. The product of my labours seem little, but I keep saying ‘next year it will really pay off!’ Just keep on slashing through the underbrush. Bulbs for next fall to get in and transplants before the heat arrives. Here’s some photos . I love using close up lenses on my iPhone (there are some mighty fine gadgets out there for phone cameras)
More plein air and botanical drawings soon!