Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Daily Painting 1347 Perfect Morning in the Savannas Plein Air Alla Prima


It was really nice today, perfect temperature and I got to paddle around in the kayak too. The clouds changed a lot while I was there, this is about how it was when I arrived at 9 am and when I left around noon it was clouded over. The painting is 12 x 16, oil on masonite.
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Friday, December 2, 2011

Daily Painting 1345 Savannas Winter Plein Air

Beautiful day out, started out cloudy but by the time I got to the park it cleared up nice. The painting is pretty big for a plein air, 12 x 16. I painted it at the Savannas Recreational area off Midway road.
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Monday, November 21, 2011

Daily Painting 1341 Round Island Morning Plein Air Alla Prima

I painted this at Round Island park, it was a real nice day out. The painting is oil on masonite, 8 x 10 inches,
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Monday, November 14, 2011

Daily Painting 1339 Muddy Lane at Round Island plein air alla prima

This is another plein air I did at Round Island. Its oil on masonite, 8 x 10 inches, $200.

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Daily Painting 1338 Round Island Breezes plein air alla prima

I painted this at Round Island, it was perfect out, not too hot or cold. The painting is 8 x 10, oil on masonite, $200.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Daily Painting 1329 North Fork View St. Lucie River Plein Air

I went here and painted today, perfect day out. My husband said there were some alligators near the fishermen and so I went to see, there is a photo of one below. Came back and found since I wasn't sitting on my chair and weighing it down the wind caught the umbrella. I was very lucky, as you can see, the umbrella just missed the painting. The painting is 8 x 10, oil on masonite, $200.



Friday, October 21, 2011

Daily Painting 1326 By North Jetty Plein Air Alla Prima

Its 8 x 10 inches, oil on masonite. I painted this at the Fort Pierce Inlet State Park. Beautiful morning out, lots of sparkles on the ocean.
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Daily Painting 1321 Another Day in Paradise Plein Air Alla Prima

Its 8 x 10 oil on masonite. Another plein air I did at the Ft. Pierce Inlet State park, perfect day! $200.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Daily Painting 1320 Looking South Plein Air Alla Prima Ft. Pierce Inlet

First time painting outside this season, it is finally cool enough! I went to the Fort Pierce Inlet State Park, it was gorgeous out, nice ocean breeze. The painting is 8 x 10, oil on masonite. $200.

Friday, September 30, 2011

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Near Sparta (watercolor 5x7) $80

This is near Sparta TN. "Cadmium Scarlet, Cad Lemon and Ultramarine were the colors I used.




Local 'scapes (gouache)

Some local 'scapes from my truck in my world famous 10 x 7 brown sketchbook. (gouache) It's been a while since I have posted...

Friday, July 15, 2011

Shields Lake panorama

 
The OutDoors Girls painted at Shields Lake in June.
Jo N. Thomas, Rena Malone, Irma Herzog, and Sherry Hullender joined Sandra for a day of kayaking and painting.
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Saturday, June 25, 2011

VPAP paintout at Tuckahoe Plantation 2011

Tuckahoe #548 8x10 oil on linen completed en Plein Air 6/25/2011

I don't know what the tree was, but it was "very yellow" and had to be painted - We had at least 25 artist in attendance - special thanks to Marla Colman (founder) and Stella Jones our host for the day.

Tuckahoe Plantation (1733) is a privately owned historic property, a working farm, and the boyhood home of Thomas Jefferson. It has lovely pastures and meadows (with cattle, sheep, chickens, horses, etc.), extensive formal and informal gardens, lovely old outbuildings, a historic house (tours are by appointment only), and a wooded slope down to the canal and the James River. There are bathrooms in the old stable, found in a collection of outbuildings near the house. There is plenty of shade, if the day is a hot one. It is a peaceful location, full of paintable scenes.

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Daily Painting 1271 Royal Poinciana on Second Street Plein Air

I did this during the Souvenirs of Downtown paintout, I hadn't gotten around to posting it, I did tweak it a bit. In real life the trunk of the tree was behind a wall, I didn't think it looked too good that way in the painting so I changed it. I found out if I would moved over a bit, the wall wouldn't be in the way anyhow! Its 12 x 16, oil on masonite. $400.
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Thursday, June 2, 2011

June 2, 2011

 
Very early morning before the temperature went to 95+. St. Elmo.
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Tall Skinny

 
Plein air painted at the foot of Lookout Mountain in St. Elmo, TN.
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Daily Painting 1265 Tillandsia Pathway Plein Air Alla Prima

I painted this at Heathcote Botanical Gardens here in Fort Pierce. This shows their new air plant garden or tillandsias. They were all in bloom when I was there, it was very nice. They are the gray plants to the left.
The painting is 8 x 10 inches, oil on masonite. $250.
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Thursday, May 26, 2011

Daily Painting 1264 SOLD Purple Haze Jacaranda Plein Air Alla Prima

SOLD I did this at the Heathcote Botanical Gardens, its 8 x 10 inches, oil on masonite. $200.
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Monday, May 23, 2011

Smith-Gilbert Rose Garden

 
Standing in a rose garden at the 3rd annual paint out in Kennesaw, GA May 5 and 6. The paintings from 46 artists will be exhibited at the Hiram Butler House through October 15, 2011 The address is2384 Pine Mountain Road.
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Olga's Next Door Neighbor

 

This home is next to Olga and Scott's and he planted the yellow iris to compliment his neighbor's blue house.
He is an artist of course and great gardener. Olga and Scott let no grass grow, only flowers.
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St. Elmo #3

 
This is a third house that was painted in the St. Elmo Community.
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Scott and Olga Drucker's Dream Garden

 

This plein air painting was published in the Chattanooga News Free Press May 14, in an interview with Scott, Olga, Rena, and myself in conjunction with the Rose Garden Tour in Chattanooga, TN. I had no idea the image would appear so large in the paper. Thanks to Holly Leber who reports the HOME Page.
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Daily Painting 1261 Summer Colors Plein Air Alla Prima

I painted this at Heathcote Botanical gardens here in Fort Pierce. Its oil painted on varnished plywood, you can see the wood grain, it shows up a bit too much to me in the photo, I think the painting looks much better in person. Not too long after I painted it, I had to pack up and go home, looked like rain and it was getting very dark out. Nice breezy day before that though, not too hot. $100.
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Saturday, May 14, 2011

Agecroft Hall and Gardens - VPAP 2011 May paintout


Agecroft Hall - upper terrace - White Peonies #498 -8x10 oil on linen
It stated to rain as I finished my last and favorite painting of the day

Agecroft Hall - sunken garden pond #497 - 8x10 oil on linen
We had no sun as you can tell by gray tonal quality of my palette

Agecroft Hall from the sunken garden #496 - 8x10 oil on linen

Agecroft is a very tailored and well maintained Historical Home in Richmond, Virginia's Windsor Farms. If you ever get the opportunity this is a must for any Plein Air painter.

Monday, May 2, 2011

Junko Liesfeld garden pond 467


20x20 oil on linen - Painted en plein air 4/29/2011 during the VPAP paint-out - Wonderful Japanese gardens in Montpelier, Va.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Daily Painting 1253 South of Saint Andrews Plein air Alla Prima

I did this on Indian River Drive a bit South of the Saint Andrews Episcopal church. Its 8 x 10 inches oil, not available on my blog yet, its at the Backus House Gallery till June 1st.

Monday, April 25, 2011

Daily Painting 1252 Tickle Tummy Hill Bridge Plein Air Alla Prima

This is one I did at the last paintout, its not available right now, its still hanging at the Backus House Gallery. This is the view from the front yard of the gallery of the Tickle Tummy Hill Bridge. When you go over it and you are a passenger, you close your eyes and your stomach will lurch. The painting is 5 x 7 inches, oil on masonite. There is some shadows from the frame on the side and top.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Daily Painting 1251 SOLD The Causeway Park Plein Air Alla Prima

SOLD This one sold today at the Backus House reception. Its 8 x 10, oil on masonite. I painted it at the causeway park in Fort Pierce, perfect out, I had a nice shady spot.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Daily Painting 1250 Windswept at Ocean Village Plein Air Alla Prima

Main Street Fort Pierce is hosting a big paintout this week, it started today and is going on for the next two days. We paint our paintings and then frame them and bring them to the Backus House gallery where they hang them for us. Its lots of fun and they are feeding us breakfast, lunch and dinner each day! Tomorrow and Friday they will have receptions that are open to the public, 5 to 8 in the evening.

The painting is 8 x 10 inches, not available here right now, you can get it at the Backus House though. Oh, its painted from life, I was sitting under the oak trees. It was in the morning, not too hot at all. But the sandflies or no-see-ums, acckkk! I have some brand new bug spray, they didn't mind it a bit. The painting was finished pretty fast.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Second Look, Florida Landscape

"Second Look"




About This Painting:



This is the third painting I did at the Adams Ranch a little more than a week ago. I had packed up most of my gear, and then looked back at this view from the other side of the path before I loaded up my easel. I was tired and ready to leave, but it was so beautiful, and I wanted to at least get this one started. So i went back and unloaded everything! Got a great lay-in, and almost finished it on location...... I touched up a few things and added a little more detail when I got home. I just love the way it turned out! They don't all go so well.


This is the right side of the path I posted last week. The spring actually runs all the way around the little hill in that painting (End of the Road).


Enjoy!


Ready to frame.

Media: acrylic on hardboard

Size: 5 in X 7 in (12.7 cm X 17.8 cm)

Price: $100 USD


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Sunday, April 17, 2011

Brant Park #463


20x20 Oil on linen painted en Plein Air 4/15/2011 with small group from VPAP - nice day had by all. It was my first trip to one of Richmond's oldest city parks

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Daily Painting 1247 Stretching to the Water Plein Air Alla Prima

I did this at White City Park, it was perfect out, not hot at all. I was under another oak tree and there was a nice cool breeze. There were some young ospreys fishing, they weren't experts yet. They would crash into the water with a huge splash and three times out of four would come up with out a fish. The painting is 8 x 10 inches, oil on masonite. $300.

Monday, April 11, 2011

End of the Road, Florida landscape




"End of the Road"



Finnally got to get out and paint!This is at the Adams Ranch at last Saturday's paint-out. The water actually runs all the way around the little hill. These natural springs are all over the ranch. Some of them have a sulfur smell to them, but this one didn't. The kite birds kept swooping down in front of me, and I was able to get some pretty good photos of them. It was cool and breezy too. What a perfect morning!



Ready to frame.



Media: acrylic on hardboard

Size: 7 in X 5 in (17.8 cm X 12.7 cm)

Price: $100 USD
SOLD


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Sunday, April 10, 2011

Daily Painting 1244 Secret Waters Plein Air Alla Prima


At Adam's ranch, my second painting of yesterday. Its 8 x 10 inches, oil on masonite. Saw an alligator and soft shelled turtles here. Photo below.
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Saturday, April 9, 2011

Daily Painting 1243 Day at the Ranch, plein air alla prima

I did this today at Adam's ranch, beautiful out, saw lots of cows, 4 alligators and all kinds of fish. Saw an otter and some wild hogs too. The painting is oil, 8 x 10 inches, $300.