Archive for the 'Field Notes' Category

Extreme Plein Air, Dude!

Yes, I used the words extreme and dude, two words that should not enter the lexicon of a serious artist, but stick with me here.  I just spent a day painting in Yellowstone National Park, not really an extreme activity, but check out the rig we took into Indian Creek to our painting location:
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Arizona Field Studies!

Here they are, the paintings that I did while in Arizona.  Ah, to bask in warm sunshine!  We’ve had a week of sub-zero weather since returning home, making the temperature spread between Arizona and Montana nearly 100 degrees!!!  For those of you living in Cold Climates, I hope these studies warm you a bit.  Also, [...]

Travels in Saguaro Country

Ah, to wear shorts and bask in the sunshine in winter!  I just returned from painting in saguaro cactus country, in the warm wilds of Arizona.  I traveled with the family, so I didn’t set a grueling painting schedule.  I did come home with a dozen studies, and I can’t wait to work on some [...]