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Sketch Marathon Day 24: South Lawn

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Field Study: South Lawn. 5x7, oil on linen panel. 2016 I managed to get outside and do a little sketching at the local park this afternoon. As this is a just a field study, I spent most of my time trying to get the colors and values right. On the treeline I found that less is more - the single ...

Sketch Marathon Day 20: Painting in the Sand Dunes

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In the Dunes (plein air). 7x11, oil on linen panel. 2016 Continuing in my quest to develop ideas for new paintings, I worked outside at Golden Gardens Beach today. The light and sky were basically the same as they were in winter, but the temperature was much more pleasant. I found a great place to p...

Sketch Marathon Day 18: A Long Walk

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Field Study: Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage 6x9, oil on linen panel. 2016 To paint this sketch I had to walk the three mile round trip to the beach while carrying all my painting gear. I've been trekking increasingly further distances this past month and I think I've pared down my supplies and equipmen...

Sketch Marathon Day 16: In and Out

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Field Study - Discovery Park 052016. 7x11, oil on linen panel. 2016 A productive day, with studies done both in the the studio and out in the field. This is the afternoon's effort, done en plein air. I spent a lot of time squinting at the scene to help me reduce the detail to a manageable amoun...

Sketch Marathon Day 15: On the Back Trails

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Back Trail. 7x5, oil on linen panel. 2016 Just a small sketch out at Discovery Park today. I walked into the center section on one of the back trails. There was no one else around. It's easy to get carried away when I'm outside painting. I have to constantly remind myself that the reason I'm there i...

Sketch Marathon Day 14: Back Outside

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Edge of the Sound (plein air). 9x12, oil on linen panel. 2016 Back outside today to paint at Discovery Park. I first developed a handful of notan sketches using a marker pen. I chose my favorite of these and used it as the basis for the block in, then took the painting to completion from life. I mad...