River Plein Aire Painting

 Plein Air Painting Sailor's Bar, American River

I've been working hard cleaning my studios and getting ready for the

Art Studio Trek Next weekend in Roseville, Rocklin and Granite Bay,

California.  I had to stop and sign and paint the edges of several paintings.

Came across this Plein Aire painting I worked on about 1 hour at the river

That never got finished. Here is the photo I brought home for reference

and below that is my quick block in, done on site.

Today in the studio I lightened the sky and warmed up the hillside and added detail to the berry vines. I decided to calm down the water to make it less busy and give the eye somewhere to rest. Also broke up the shore line across the river with rocks to slow your eye moving across the painting.

Finished Work in Progress

Step 5... Final painting except for signing it.

Oregon Coast, 24x24 Acrylic on Canvas

Studio Paintings

Acrylic on canvas 24x12.... Valley Oak

 This weeks work in progress photos.

Step 1...... under painting and background

Step 2... Foreground underpainting and establishing big shapes.

Step 3.... Working forward highlighting the ocean waves and cove.

Step 4... Adding foreground vegetation.

Step 5... Look for final adjustments to this painting in a day or two. I need to work on the ocean coming into the cove and also do some value adjustments on the dried plant life.

Acrylic Landscapes

  

Studio Paintings

Here is the final adjustments to this painting. The overall exposure may be slightly different from the last photo posted.

16x20 acrylic on canvas... Cabo, Winter Skyline

This is my next landscape painting I just worked on. This is along the Oregon coast near Canon Beach.

18x24 acrylic on canvas...untitled

Cabo, Winter Skyline

  

Studio Painting

This is the first and second layers of this painting. Now it is time for the final value adjustments and highlighting layer. I will post the final painting soon.

16x20 acrylic on canvas... Cabo, Winter Skyline

American River

  


Adjustments to Plein Air Painting

Back in the studio I made final adjustments to my Plein Air painting. I changed the value of the sun, highlighted the river and defined some of the brush in the foreground. 

16x20 acrylic on canvas, Sailor's Bar....American River

Title 42

  


PLEIN AIR PAINTING

First Plein Air painting in years. Spent about 1 1/2 hours at the Sacramento River while hubby was fishing. I had a great time but am getting to old to sit on the rocks and paint. Really need to use my chair next time. 

It was late afternoon to dusk. The sun was low in the sky and just peeking through the dark grey clouds. It was March 2, 2013.

The painting could still use some final highlighting and value tweeking back in my studio. I used a brush and a palette knife to do the painting.

16x20 acrylic on canvas, Sailor's Bar....American River