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Plein Air Painting at McClellan Farm
Sep 10, 2013
Plein Air Sketch in Neersville, VA. 5"x7" oil on linen panel. 2013. A plein air sketch that I did at a paint-out in Neersville, VA last week. It's the sketchiest of sketches, but I like the simplicity of painting like this and being free just to react to the scene before me. ...
Plein Air Painting at Welsh Farm, Hamilton, VA
Sep 3, 2013
I painted this early in the morning and was facing the sun more than I prefer. The combination of sunlight and humidity helped to suppress the greens in the tree line....
Another Plein Air at Faraway Farm
Aug 12, 2013
A plein air painting that I did earlier in the summer at Faraway Farm in Upperville, VA. I was standing right up against the fence at the edge of the field. close enough to fasten my shade umbrella to the fence. Like most of my plein air work this year, I kept this one to a small size an...
Painting at Faraway Farm
Jul 2, 2013
Faraway Farm 2. Oil on linen, approx. 5" X 8". 2013. As you may know, I'm a member of Loudoun Sketch Club. This plein air painting group visits some of the best farms, estates and other scenic places in the area, most of which are privately owned and I wouldn't otherwise be able to paint. This...
Another Plein Air Study
Jun 16, 2013
Silo at Little Fiddler's Green. 5x7 oil on linen. 2013 Here's another small sketch I did on location, this one at Little Fiddler's Green. It's less finished than the one shown in the previous post. More than anything else I was trying to capture the color of the shadow areas of the barn ...
Painting Plein Air at Yellow Wood
Jun 16, 2013
Yellow Wood Sketch. Approx 5x7 oil on linen. 2013 Earlier in the spring I made a resolution that I would try to get more out of visiting plein air painting locations by trying to do less; following the advice of Hawthorne I decided to focus on quick studies and sketches rather than fully...