St. Genevieve Plein Air Event

Mississippi River

St. Genevieve county is the destination for this annual plein air event.  It started on Friday, Sept. 27th and runs through Oct. 6th.  The painting days are Friday through Wednesday when you pick your 3 best works and turn them in for hanging, judging and sale.  We drove down Friday, registered and set out for  Magnolia Hollow Conservation area just north of town.  After a short hike to an observation platform,  I set up and painted this view of the Mississippi river. 

Mississippi river from Magnolia Hollow

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The weather was beautiful once again.  A wonderful time for painting and just being out of doors enjoying nature.

Plein Air Missouri

 

 

Chesterfield Arts Gallery Show

 

I am very excited to be selected to participate in a juried show featuring plein air artists from Missouri.   Here is a link for more information http://www.chesterfieldarts.org/

 

One of the two paintings I have hanging in the show is below.  Hope you can stop by.

 

 

Water Lilies at Tower Grove Park

I'm proud and happy to announce this painting took 3rd place in the show.

Oil and Water Don't Mix

 

 

Rain Rain Go Away

 

 

 

For many years I have sketched and occasionally tried painting small watercolors outdoors.  But I was always at the mercy of the weather.  Humidity and of course rain quickly ruins anything on paper.  Partly because of this frustration is why I decided to give oil paint a try.  I heard you can paint no matter what the weather.  If you can handle the weather so can the oil paint.  So I was put to the test on the day I did this painting at Forest Park.  There was rain in the forecast so I set up under a tree, had a small umbrella handy just in case and got started.  There was a light sprinkling off and on, only enough to put up the umbrella a few times.  The rain just rolled off my palette and painting.  I am happy to say that, yes, you can paint in the rain.

 

 

 

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Forest Park Summer