2:00 PM, Saturday, 25 September 2021. I went out to paint a nearby coffee shop and restaurant using gouache. I used the iron triad (terra rosa, prussian blue, yellow ochre, and titanium white). While painting, a child approached me and asked if he could watch me work. He said was waiting for his father, whoContinue reading “Saturday Plein Air Surprise”
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Intense Detail, Heavy Rain, Changing Lighting Conditions: Painting a Pottery Shop on Location Using Gouache
Last August 30, I tried to paint the pottery shop just outside the apartment complex where I live. I always found it as an interesting subject but the task just seems too daunting due to all the detail. I was inspired by Mr. James Gurney’s county fair video to finally give it a try. IContinue reading “Intense Detail, Heavy Rain, Changing Lighting Conditions: Painting a Pottery Shop on Location Using Gouache”
Midnight Plein Air: Painting a Streetlight in Casein
Some plein air studies are only possible at night. Around midnight I went out and tried to paint the streetlight visible from within our apartment complex. I used casein, specifically the following colors: cadmium yellow light, cadmium orange, cadmium red pale, shiva violet, ultramarine blue deep and titanium white. I had some trouble mixing aContinue reading “Midnight Plein Air: Painting a Streetlight in Casein”
Painting a Gasoline Station on Location
A plein air session that nearly turned into a disaster.
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