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Plein Air Washington at the Center for Wooden Boats
Sep 10, 2016
Wooden Boats (plein air). 9x12, oil on linen panel. 2016. Saturday was my first chance to get out and paint with Plein Air Washington. We painted at the Center for Wooden Boats which is right on the south shore of Lake Union in Seattle. This painting is an example of why I usually try to avoid man-m...
The Dunes
Jul 13, 2016
The Dunes. 9x12, oil on linen panel. 2016. This is a painting done from two studies: a plein air sketch done at the beach; and a small sketch that I did in the studio. I tried to bring my favorite parts together in a single work. This is another that I'll have for sale at Magnolia Summerfest in earl...
Sketch Marathon Day 14: Back Outside
May 17, 2016
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...
Sketch Marathon Day 13: Even More Abstraction
May 13, 2016
Bainbridge Point. 5x7, oil on linen panel. 2016 This one took a lot of experimentation. I had to keep painting and destroying the forms over and over again until I got what I was looking for. I've always been very careful about mixing my paint and keeping everything super tidy, so it's a big change ...
Sketch Marathon Day 11: Painting on Location at Carkeek Beach
May 11, 2016
Carkeek Shore (plein air). 8x10, oil on linen panel. 2016 I painted on the beach at Carkeek Park today. What a difference compared to my last visit - a rainy winter day when I had the whole place to myself. On a bright spring day like today, the colors of the PNW coast almost look artificial. ...
Sketch Marathon Day 9: A Seago Palette
May 9, 2016
Golden Gardens Beach. 8x10, oil on linen panel. 2016 This painting is ostensibly of Golden Gardens beach, with a lot of clutter removed and the layout of the beach slightly altered. It's a scene that I've tried to paint before without success. Today, I spent more time developing the composition usin...