Plein Air 2013 - Cloud Chasing

On Monday I went painting Plein Air for the first time this year, with my friend (hardcore plein air painter) Aaron Johnson. We drove out to a nice lookout spot on the old Pullman Highway, then raced back to his studio to pick up a Grad Student (painting) from the U of I - then back out for one more quick painting... Aaron is a whirlwind of paint and brushes - you have to be when you are trying to capture clouds. Below are my ventures, check out Aaron's wonderful painterly paintings on his website: www.cordellart.com 

Take Me To Your Leader (or Feed Me Seymour) Cloud Formation #1

6"x6",Oil on hardboard panel

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Clouds above the Palouse 2 , 6"x8" Oil on canvasboard

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View from Old Pullman Highway, 8"x8" Oil on hardboard panel

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Plein Air, July 2012

I am thankful for good friends who are also discovering plein air painting. The weather has been warm but we get up early enough to beat the heat. Also, it doesn't hurt to go with someone who knows some lovely painting locations. 

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Horteman's Pond, 10"x8" Oil on masonite panel

$90 plus shipping

Water's Edge, 6"x6" Oil on canvasboard

$50 plus shipping

The Old Tree, Arboretum, 5"x7" Oil on Ampersand Clayboard Panel

$55 plus shipping

Reflections & Shadows, Arboretum, 7 3/4" x 6" oil on MDF panel

$65 plus shipping

Plein Air in July

Blue Sky Evening, Oil on Canvasboard, 4"x4"

$30 plus $7 shipping (USA) 

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Arboretum Flowers, Oil on Ampersand Panel, 5"x7"

$55 plus $7 shipping (USA)

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Plein Air June 2012

I was fortunate to spend a lovely late afternoon painting with my friend Andy Sewell. He does marvellous watercolors, but wanted to try some plein air oils. He is lucky to have spectacular view from his backyard. So in the shade of his house, we painted in the afternoon light, and watched the shadows grow longer. 

Check out some of Andy's work - www.finewatercolors.com He is also doing metal work now - very cool stuff too! 

Later that week, I took myself over to a lone tree, or perhaps cluster of trees, behind the Toyota Dealership and near the Pullman-Moscow Bike Path. Found a place to park (I know, should have biked) then set up my easel near a bridge made of old railroad beams. It was three thirty in the afternoon and the moon had already started it's ascent in the blue, blue sky. 

The View from Andy's Farm

Approx 8"x6.5" Oil on panel, unframed

SOLD

Afternoon Moon

6"x6" Oil on CanvasBoard, unframed

$50 plus $7 shipping

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Along the Bike Path

 During a hot spell in May I went out to paint with Diana Moses Botkin. I'm still relatively new to the area so I just thought to drive out towards Troy, ID. There is a bike path that parallels the road all the way to Troy, and I was able to pull into a little parking area. We walked a little way up the bike path near a cluster of trees. A bunch of cyclists passed us, with a number of "thumbs up" - thankfully we left enough room for them to fly past us.

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Palouse Trees, 7"x5" Oil on Ampersand Hardboard Panel

$45 unframed plus shipping

Palouse Path, 5"x7" Oil on Ampersand Hardboard Panel

$45 unframed plus shipping

May's Plein Air

 A couple small works from last month's adventures plein air with Diana Moses Botkin and Aaron Cordell Johnson.
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On the Ridge, 6"x 7 3/4" Oil on MDF panel

$45, unframed, plus shipping

Yellow Flags, 6"x 7 3/4", Oil on MDF panel

$45, unframed, plus shipping