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.