Sometimes it’s great to start the day painting on the river. Not only do we become better painters, it frees our minds to ponder designs in progress and let our subconscious process things in the background, from which they’ll eventually pop up with an “aha!”. Nothing says, “let’s play!” than a paint sale at theContinue reading “Plein Air Painting”
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Plein air art at the Fair
Although it was only 8:30 in the morning, the sun was already risen well into a hot blue sky. People led cows into the livestock building, hitched them to the cow wash. Goats bleated. The smells of barbecue and livestock mingled in the warm air. The fair was definitely afoot. The California State Fair invitesContinue reading “Plein air art at the Fair”
The artist’s garden
Artists know that a light color only looks that way when surrounded by dark colors to give it contrast. Likewise, artists use form, line and texture to keep things interesting and depict their subject. These things work in the landscape, too. Most of the time, we start with foliage color, since it’s present most orContinue reading “The artist’s garden”