Jacq and Sandra

 
February 19 I was fortunate to paint along with plein air painters in Sarasota. Jacq was down from New York to teach a two day workshop. I wasn't able to take her class but happy to meet her. She is the founder of IPAP. I hope she enjoyed her stay with her sister on Longboat Key.

Daily Painting 799 Heron in the Azaleas

I did this as a demo painting at Heathcote Botanical Gardens the other day, I think I got a few people interested in using a painting knife. Its plein air, alla prima and oil. I did change the bird, Heathcote has a wooden heron there and I made him look like a live one. Its 8 x 10 $300.

Daily Painting 798 Secrets of Heathcote Plein Air Alla Prima

I did this at Heathcote Botanical Gardens here in Fort Pierce at their wonderful paintout the other day. They fed us a lovely breakfast and lunch and it was lots of fun meeting some different artists and seeing old friends too. This area is a bit hidden in a nice warm spot, it was a little chilly when I got there and this is always cozy here. Its oil, 8 x 10 $200.

"Little Jim's Shore"

About This Painting:
This is the first painting I did last Tuesday, in Fort Pierce. I had painted in some of the sea grapes while I was there, and then decided to add more when I got home. I may have over done it!!!! But I like it. I also added the pelicans, as they were everywhere!

Enjoy!

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Ready to frame.

Media: acrylic on hardboard
Size: 8 in X 10 in (20.3 cm X 25.4 cm)
Price: $175 USD

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Daily Painting 797 Its Me or Marty Little Jim's Bait and Tackle

I am naming the painting "Its Me or Marty" or "Little Jim's Bait and Tackle" The guy by the truck was walking towards us so I painted him in, thinking that spot in the painting needed something. He came over to look and I asked him who he thought it was and he said "its me or Marty." Below is the man and the truck and above is the whole painting. Its plein air, alla prima, it was a beautiful, breezy day. My group of painters, the Plein Air Painters of the Treasure Coast will be painting there again this tuesday. Its a fun place to paint with lots of things going on, boats and birds and interesting people. The painting is 8 x 10, oil, $200.

SeaGrapes Study

"SeaGrapes, Study"

About This Painting:
Went to Fort Pierce today and painted with Lori McNamara's plein air group. This is the second of two I did. It was alla prima, fast, loose and all palette knife. Too much fun. Fresh air, cool breeze, and warm sun, It was a perfect day!

Ready to frame.

Media: acrylic on hardboard
Size: 6 in X 6 in (15.2 cm X 15.2 cm)
Price: $85 USD

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Sun Drop in Fly (oil 3x5) $50

This in Fly Tennessee painted on my laptop box. Some call them pochade but I like calling it a laptop. The Sun Drop machine on the sawmill workshop's porch caught my eye. Plus I like Sundrop soda.

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Capitol Grounds (oil 4x6)

I painted with some fellow Chestnut Group painters on a chilly afternoon last Saturday. Another laptop painting looking towards Polk's tomb.

Daily Painting 791 Old House on the St. Lucie River

Its oil plein air alla prima. It was a perfect day not too hot or cold. Its in White City Park. Its 8 x 10 inches. $200.

Daily Painting 785 Bauhinia Orchid Tree Plein Air Alla Prima

Its 8 x 10, oil, lots of texture in this one, its mostly the painting knife. I painted it at White City Park. Very chilly out but I sat in the sun so it was pretty nice. $200.

Daily Painting 780 Oxbow EcoCenter Path

Plein Air, Alla Prima, it was a perfect day. 8 x 10 inches, oil, $200.

Daily Painting 777 Oxbow Bridge Plein Air Alla Prima

Its 8 x 10, oil, $200. Painted it at Oxbow EcoCenter

Daily Painting 776 No Name Painting Plein Air Alla Prima

I would like to know what this plant is before I name the painting. I saw it at Oxbow Ecocenter Park today. There is a photo of the plant below. It has no leaves, those are some tree leaves in the photo. Its 6 x 8 inches, $150.

Winter Blooms, Bogainvillaeas

"Winter Blooms"

These bougainvillaeas are blooming in my front yard. So striking against all the brown grass and leafless trees. It was windy and I didn't stay out long, but I really enjoyed it.

This is my first chance to do any plein air painting in months. After my husband got so sick I only stole an hour here and there while he was sleeping. So good to have him back! He is about 80 % back to his old self. I should say his new self. He is so grateful and opens up so much more often now.

Media: acrylic on hardboard

Size: 6 in X 6 in (15.2 cm X 15.2 cm)

Price: $100 USD
Ready to frame.

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Sandra paints Alla Prima

 
January has been a little too chilly for Sandra to get out side so she opted to paint in the cosmetics department at Hamilton Place Mall's Belk Department Store at their Senior Expo. "I received a favorable response from the manager and employees". It was announced over the intercom. The announcement was that Artist Sandra Babb is demostrating her craft.
Over all it was a pleasant experience lasting from 10 am til 1 pm. I may have painted for an hour total time. The Events Coordinator has invited us back and I'm game to try it again. Note that I put the sign in the painting---"At Your Service." This little study sold and I slipped it into a Belk's plastic bag with tissue paper from the Chanel Department. Fun to go home with the new owner. It is a pastel and I hope she made it to the frameshop intact.

Senior Expo at Belks First Tuesday in January

 

Sandra Babb, Christine Vetne, Owner of Wolftever Creek Gallery, and Jo Thomas, artist exhibiting at the Senior Expo

Daily Painting 771 Old Log Plein Air Alla Prima

Its oil, I painted it today at Mckee's Botanical Gardens in Vero Beach. I was almost finished and the wind came up and dumped the painting into my lap. It smeared the bottom half of the painting but I was able to fix it up. $200.

PAINT IN MONET'S GARDENS

This is a different post for you plein air painters! I am getting up a trip to Giverny, France in early September to paint inside Monet's Gardens daily. We will stay in a house down the street from Monet's house with a full time chef. When not in the gardens, we will paint in the village, the town of Vernon, the countryside, the Seine River, and an old mill. If you have ever wanted to see Monet's Gardens, this is the way to go so you can actually paint there! We have a studio where we can store our "stuff" and paint inside anytime. Non-painters are welcome with you. They can enjoy the quiet village, our daily excursions, or have side trips of their own.

Email me: Durindacheek@gmail.com if you are interested in learning more. I have a deadline of Feb 5 to gather a list of painters interested to hold that week.

Let's Paint France!

Durinda

"Trailhead" by Jenna Star Friedman

This plein air painting is one in my series of paintings done for the show at Brooker Creek Preserve in Tarpon Springs, FL. The exhibit will run from January 2 through March 1, 2009 at the Gallery in the Preserve. This painting was done with pastels on site. It took two days for me to complete. All paintings in the exhibit were done in plein air over several months at Brooker Creek Preserve, located off Keystone Rd. in Tarpon Springs. We are very proud to be able to put on this exhibit as the paintings demonstrate our love of natural Florida. The show is titled: VANISHING FLORIDA - PRESERVATION THROUGH ART, BROOKER CREEK by the WEST COAST PLEIN AIR PAINTERS. If you are in the area, please stop by to see the work by me and fellow artists of West Coast Plein Air.
Trailhead, Pastel, 9x12"
$400 beautifully framed
Thanks for looking!

Short Plein Air Demo from Appalachian State University by Bernie Rosage Jr.

There's a small park in the center of campus at Appalachian State University (ASU) in Boone, North Carolina that is one of my favorite spots to paint en plein aire. My wife dropped me off with easel and painting gear in hand buying me two hours time while she took the kids to the library. The weather was clear and warm for Boone in late December... around 55 degrees... perfect painting weather!

I positioned myself along a walking path in the park with a great view of the campus bell tower... my focal point.

I met many nice folks walking and jogging along the path... it's a wonder I finished the painting before my wife returned with the numerous conversations I had. Knowing the short time frame I had to work with I had to do some mental editing and only included the

elements necessary to make the piece work compositionally.

Stage 1... First I sketched a "rule of thirds" grid to help position the focal point on my panel. I then began to block in the important shapes with burnt sienna and ultra marine thinned with odorless mineral spirits.

Stage 2... I began to block in with more opaque paint defining the shapes and values more. I mixed Liquin Impasto Gel with all my pigment mixtures to speed drying times knowing I would be transporting this one back to the coast in a Honda CRV packed to it's gills with luggage, kids, and two cats.

Stage 3... I began working in some detail. Note my editing consisted of leaving out a few trees and the gazebo. Often times you know when something in a painting just isn't working... that's how it was with the evergreen tree on the left for me. My evergreen looked more like a sycamore giving half the painting a visual tension with the bare tree on the right... it was as if I had two seasons (summer and winter) within one painting.

Stage 4... With that said... the best thing to do was wipe it out... I could have licked it to death trying to fix it but I learned sometime back it is better for me to wipe it clean and start fresh. Many times the plein air painter has to wipe his whole panel clean... we call that a "scrapper".

Stage 5... Adding more detail and refining areas. My palette for this painting consisted of cad lemon yellow, cad yellow medium, yellow ocher, terra rosa, burnt sienna, alizarin crimson, viridian, cerulean blue, ultra marine blue, and titanium white.

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Stage 6.... The Finished work... just in time... my wife showed up just as I was signing it.

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"ASU Bell Tower"... 8x6" Oil on Panel, alla prima en plein aire, 12-30-2008.

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This original oil painting by American Artist, Bernie Rosage Jr. is available for purchase... email Bernie with the title in the subject line... click HERE... for price and details...

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Packing up and looking forward to the next plein air adventure... Hope you enjoyed this short demo.... Happy New Year!

Bernie

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Here's another plein air demo I did in 2005 in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains that you may glean some info from: Impressionistic Demo by Bernie Rosage Jr.

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