plein air adventures
My art supplies are always ready to take along with me for when I can get outdoors to paint. I work in oil, acrylic or watercolor paints.
Two examples of Plein Air paintings in oil and acrylic on canvas.
Notes from the 5th annual plein air Celebration 2016 at olana, hudson, ny
“On the first morning of the Plein Air event, I set up my easel beside the Olana’s lovely garden.. After several hours working on the first painting, I packed up my belongings and walked downhill towards the woods that wrapped around the heart shaped pond. I was able to see the Olana Estate house from an opening in the woods and the view was fantastic! The house was surrounded in autumnal color on top of the distant hill making for a beautiful painting composition.”
“At 7:30 am the next morning, I could see the fog slowly lifting up out of the Hudson River Valley against the steely grey backdrop of the Catskill Mountains.”
Title: Steely Grey Mountains
Oil on canvas 10” x 20”
Over the years I have painted the landscape at the Olana Frederic Church Estate. Below are two oils on canvas.
Newport art museum’s wet paint annual event
August 1998 - 2017
For many years I took part in the Newport Art Museum’s Wet Paint Benefit, Newport, RI. It was always a highlight of the summer season. On this particular August, I had to sit on a wet seawall and hold an umbrella above the canvas in order to paint.
Photograph by Grace Trofa
I spent many days painting along the rocky coast of Rhode Island. These are two examples of oils on canvas.
