Landscape plein air oil paintings of the southwest. A journal of outdoor painting in and around the Arizona desert.
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Tools of the Trade Monthly Challenge
Published on 2012-02-15 10:59:00
Suzanne picked the theme for our challenge group this month, which is tools of the trade, any trade we choose. It was interesting to see the choices. Mine was tools of an artist with my solvent container and tubes of paint. Mark Adams' is the vibrant red bartender's tools. A Handful of artist's brushes by Mary Maxam. Diana Moses Botkin, the challenge organizer, painted barber tools. Vicki Ross painted the blue bird in plein air. Suzanne Berry finalizes the challenge group with the painting
From the Kitchen still life oil painting
Published on 2012-02-14 16:40:00
Teapot and Teacup 11"x14" oil on canvas panel$550. Click here to buy.Hi everyone, I recently took a workshop from Bye Bitney in an attempt to loosen my style up a bit. I would like to have parts of my painting almost have an abstract quality to them and I have always loved brushwork. This is my attempt to loosen up a bit since the workshop.We worked almost entirely on figures working from models. It was so instructive, hard work and fun! I needed a few days of recuperation from the workshop
Best of Show at plein air painting event & accepted to Salon International
Published on 2012-02-04 21:42:00
Hi everyone, I've had a great week, but busy one. I've had two commissions to finish, which should be tomorrow. Today I took some time off to do to a plein air event in Glendale, AZ. The city hosts a one day plein air show. Last night I decided I had better go to it, because they had some good prizes. I painted two paintings, the first in the old town area of a couple of houses. I spent too much time on it and was off a little on the perspective. Time didn't help it. The second one I went o
