Steelville Fall Plein Air Event

 

 

Huzzah Valley

 

 

Huzzah River

8x10 oil

 

Honorable Mention

 

Had a wonderful day at the Huzzah Valley Resort just outside of Steelville Missouri.  The weather couldn't have been more perfect.  There were about 30 artists that enjoyed painting today's theme of "water".  I found a spot on a gravel bar on the Huzzah River with the first fall colors in the surrounding trees and the sparkling of sun on the water.   At the judging this evening I was very honored to receive an Honorable Mention.  The paintings from the show will be on display and available for sale at Gallery Zeke in Steelville until November 8th.  

Lebanon, Illinois

Get Out, Paint Out

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Fallow Field 8x10 oil

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Barns 5x7 oil

McKendree University Gallery of Art in Lebanon, Illinois will have a show from the plein air event last weekend.  The show will run from August 15 to Sept. 26.  These are my two entries.  I love the farms around the town.



Queen Ann's Lace

Wildflowers Everywhere

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The weather has been perfect for flowers almost everywhere in Door Co.  Every roadside and shore line has flowers blooming.  This patch of Queen Ann's Lace was growing behind a building next to the parking lot.  Sun was lighting them like a stage set.

Camping in Door Co.

  Potowatomie State Park

Campsite morning

A glimpse of the bay through the trees.

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More from Door

 

 

Bailey's Harbor

 

 

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A nice beach area on the Lake Michigan side of the Peninsula.

Door County, Wi.

 

 

Sturgeon Bay

 

 

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Spent a wonderful week camping at Potowatomie State Park.  First painting was just a short walk from the campsite of Sturgeon Bay.  Cool breeze and plenty of sunshine.

One More from Steelville

 

 

 

June in Crawford County

 

 

8x10 oil

 

 

The wildflowers are blooming everywhere and this little spot was across from our campground so I had time for one more painting before coming home.

 

 



Cook Station

 

 Cook Station Hay Bales

 

 

 

8x10 oil

 

Honorable Mention

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Honored once again with an award at the Steelville Plein Air Event.  A hot humid sunny day was in store for us and I was in the full sun to paint these bales.  I couldn't pass them up though so I toughed it out.  I had company for most of the time with a friendly stray dog that came by.  She mostly laid down next to my easel and just kept watch.   A nice time for both of us.



Steelville Plein Air Event

 

 

 

Ononadaga Cave State Park

 

 

 

 

Shallow Waters

8x10 oil

 

3rd Place Award

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I was honored to receive 3rd place for my painting.  It was a challenge to find a subject that spoke to me on this morning of the event.  It was misty and rainy so I chose to paint from the park shelter.  The rain was off and on and the light was soft.  When I saw this area at the edge of the lake I liked the pattern it made and the soft greens.

June 6th

 

 

 

Shady Path

 

 

 

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Faust Park Path

8x10 oil

 

Hot and humid in the sun but nice with a soft breeze along this shady path. 



May 30th

 

A Rainy Saturday

 

 

 

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8x10 oil

Faust Park

 

A steady drizzle kept me under shelter.  Luckily I had this lovely bush as a subject.  It was so quiet and peaceful that I had a young doe stop and watch me intently for awhile.  If I'd known she would stop that long I would have tried to put her in the picture.  These are the special moments when painting plein air.



Paint Webster

 

 

 

Deer Creek

 

 

plein air oil 6x8

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I'm honored that my painting of Deer Creek won the

Mayor's Choice Award

at the Paint Webster Plein Air Event this year.

The weather was a challenge for all with rain most of the day.  I was fortunate to get the water and the reflections painted before a steady drizzle changed it's surface. 

The railroad bridge over Deer Creek is still in use.  As you can see the date on the bridge of 1912 gives it a lot of old fashioned charm.





May 2nd

Cliff Cave Park

This park has such a great variety of subject matter to paint and every season creates more beautiful things to see.  I went there on Saturday and was lucky to see a large number of barges on the river.  I was fortunate that they stayed long enough for me to get this 6x8 painting.

Barges on the Mississippi

plein air oil

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April

Can't get enough of Plein Air

 

all 5x7's sold 

 

 Daffodil Hill at Shaw Nature Reserve
 

 Queeny Park Rocks

 

Valley View Glade



March Plein Air

More opportunities to get out to paint in March. 

Kirkwood Park

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Forsythia's at Bee Tree Park

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A Warm Winter Day

I haven't been able to post for awhile due to computer issues.  Hoping to catch up now.
This painting was done on February 8, 2015. 

Clifton Terrace

A small 5x7 plein air oil

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Enjoyed a nice warm day painting with the MOPAPA group along the Great River Road in Illinois.





Winter Landscape

 

 

Castlewood State Park

 

 

10x8 oil

 

 

This is a studio painting from a photo taken by Shawn Cornell in preparation for his winter workshop this weekend.  We were hoping for snow but the winter landscape without snow is just as challenging.