5" x 7"
Oil on panel
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A little plein air painting from Chautauqua Park in Boulder.
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Showing posts with label Plein air. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
"Waneka Lake Shoreline"
5" x 7"
Oil on panel
Still alot of snow in the high country, but it was another warm one down here. This is a like near my house.
Friday, March 11, 2011
"March Thaw"
7" x 5"
Oil on panel
This was painted a few days ago near Lyons - now I'm sure that snow is all gone.
It felt more like summer today than late winter. The down-side is that the wind is blowing, and the foothills are on fire (again!). I'll be saying an extra prayer for my friends who live up near Jamestown and up Lefthand Canyon.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
"Winter Cloud Study"
5" x 7"
Oil on panel
Here's another little plein air study done close to home - gas prices and aging vehicles are once again conspiring to limit the range of my daily wanderings - but that's ok - it just reminds me there's plenty to paint just outside my backdoor.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
"Sunrise Sketch"
5" x 7"
Oil on canvas
This quick little sketch was done shortly after sunrise on Boulder Creek, north of Lafayette.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
"Shadow Study"
5" x 7"
Oil on panel
This was my last painting of the day. I started this one with the knowledge that it was getting late and I probably wouldn't finish it, so I worked fast, trying to get as much on the panel as I could before everything was lost in shadows. When I got home, I was pretty pleased with it and I decided to call it finished. Sometimes trying to get to a more "finished" state, it's easy to cover up what made the painting fresh and bold in the first place.
Monday, January 17, 2011
"Winter Sun"
6" x 6"
Oil on panel
From another fine day in Rocky Mountain National Park. It was ok sitting and painting in the shadows, but I forgot my prescription sunglasses and thought I was going to go snow-blind while I was snow-shoeing around.
Monday, January 3, 2011
"Late Afternoon Near Glacier Creek"
5" x7"
Oil on panel
Well, I really enjoyed my time off with my son, but I'm looking forward to painting and posting in the new year.
This first painting for the new year was painted in Rocky Mountain National Park, near Glacier Creek. It had been cloudy and stormy for a couple of weeks and this was the first clear day. I snow-shoed off the trail a ways and started this one when the shadows were getting long. By the time I finished, I had lost the sunlight, (because of the high peaks just to the west, this happens about 3:30pm this time of year) and it made me think how easy it would be to head back too late and not be able to find the trail again. Thankfully, the times when I have headed back too late, nothing has ever happened to me - still - it made me think I should pay a little more attention sometimes.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
"Cliffs at the Hall Ranch"
6" x 6"
Oil on Panel
Another one from the So. St Vrain Valley. Looks like we're in for some nasty weather - glad I could get a few of these in while it was sunny and seventy degrees.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
"November Creek Study"
6" x 6"
Oil on panel
Plein air study from the banks of South St. Vrain Creek, near Lyons. Whenever the weather is this unseasonally nice for so long, I always get this sneaking feeling like we're going to pay for it later - it's best to enjoy it while it's here I guess.
Friday, October 22, 2010
"Bitterbrush Trail"
6" x 6"
Oil on panel
A little overcast at the Hall Ranch in the foothills near Lyons, but still a nice day for painting outdoors.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
"Horseshoe Park Study"
5" x 7"
Oil on panel
Here's a little plein air study from a recent outing in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Friday, October 8, 2010
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
"High Country Reflections"
7" x 5"
Oil on panel
This is from a hike to Loch Vale in Rocky Mountain National Park. It was still early morning when I arrived at the lake and it was still and smooth as glass - truly a priceless moment. About half-way through this little painting, the wind picked up, but by then I had enough of the water area done to capture the moment. After that, I hiked on to Sky Pond, and it was anything but calm up there.
Monday, October 4, 2010
"October Aspens"
8" x 10"
Oil on panel
Another beautiful weekend up in Rocky Mountain National Park. This one's from Horseshoe Park.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
"South St. Vrain Canyon"
6" x 6"
Oil on panel
A lovely day in the canyon just above Lyons - not today - a couple of days ago... today's lovely but also cold and rainy.
Monday, September 13, 2010
"Passing Storm"
5" x 7"
Oil on panel
I've painted at this location near Berthoud several times over the years. I did this one when storm clouds were gathering, and it got a little dark. When I got it home, I wasn't too thrilled with it, so I re-worked a little in the studio. So it goes when you paint outside...
Monday, September 6, 2010
"Cottonwood Sunset"
6" x 6"
Oil on panel
Changing light and weather conditions can make plein air painting challenging, to say the least. I started this one down by the creek near my house last night just as the sun set. I managed to get the basic composition down as fast as I could, but mixing colors in the dwindling light proved to be a lesson in futility - this came as no surprise because I do this all the time. I looked at it this morning and wasn't totally repulsed by what I had achieved, so I adjusted the color a little and added a few highlights and called it good.
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