Parked
A group of daily painters have established themselves at Daily Paintworks.com and have started up a ‘Weekly Challenge‘ for everyone to participate in. I thought the ref photo of the old car would be a good test so I decided to participate. Parked :: 5×8″ :: Oil on Board :: $110 plus $110. Contact me for...
Read MoreWorkshop :: Sarah Kidner
I spend the first weekend of November at Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coqutilam taking a workshop by Sarah Kidner. She is a successful artist from Alberta with a long list of awards and exhibition gracing her resume. The first day (see below) we tackled painting on a toned canvas with a loose sketch. This process is the one she uses when painting plein air and one that I have used many times myself. For me it usually involves getting through the initial block in then having to wipe a portion of the painting off and readjust the sketch. :) Foreshortening is an issue of mine that always seems...
Read MorePlein Air :: March 21, 2010
What a great day. Had a paint out organized by Alfonso Tejada at Panorama Park in Deep Cove. You can see pictures of the event over at the Plein Air BC blog. Buy this painting for...
Read MoreNewest Endeavour :: PleinAirBC.com
My newest endeavour is aimed at bringing plein air artists together in BC. The site is called Plein Air BC. Please come and visit.
Read MorePlein Air :: Feb 28, 2010
Aaaaaaah, getting out today was great. Cloudy in the morning but then the sun came out in the afternoon and really warmed everything up. In the morning I went to Port Moody and painted the boardwalk over a marsh, but ended up forgetting the camera. :( Next outing took me down the road to Minnekada Park. I was able to find two areas to pull over and paint a couple great scenes. Let me know what you think in the...
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