Hope to see you there! The show runs through the 27th of January and is located at the Barnes and Noble in Pittsford. I forgot to get a good close-up of that but will do so at the show reception, which takes place on Saturday, January 8, from 4 - 6 pm. I believe all of these have been posted on this blog previously, except for the one in the upper right called "Windbreak". I'm happy to report that 4 were accepted, only the smaller one in the upper left was rejected. These are the 5 paintings I submitted to this years sixth annual Genesee Valley Plein Air Painters show. I really was drawn to the sinuous tree trunks and limbs in the foreground and could envision something like this as a larger painting. The sun was barely peaking through the thickening clouds this morning, and as we painted the distant hills gradually disappeared in the approaching snow. Third painting: "Approaching Snow, Genesee County", 8x10 oil. I was standing in knee-deep snow on a frozen marsh.didn't see much there in terms of composition so concentrated on the color and value relationships especially between the sky and distant tree lines. Second painting: "Wet Marsh", 6x8 oil.it was raining lightly, which again provided great atmosphere with all the moisture in the air. Colors were very muted and there was beautiful harmony in the scene. I figure I can work that out in the studio later on.įirst painting: "Grain Bin Through Snow", 6x8 oil.Light snow was falling this Saturday morning, and even though we were set up under a park pavilion, snow was blowing onto the palette.making the paint difficult to work with. I've been challenging myself to paint the "atmosphere" associated with rain or snow, and not worrying about composition so much. It's either been snowing (or raining), or about to snow.so dealing with snow or rain getting into the paint, or changing atmosphere.and the resulting paintings have not been overly successful. The days I have gotten out to paint have featured challenging weather - with associated time constraints and pressure. I should have some images to post very soon, and need to get them done and out of the way as outdoor painting season is about to heat up.īecause of the studio work, I haven't painted outdoors much this winter. I'm finding this to be more difficult than I expected but hopefully I'm learning from it. The sizes are not huge, ranging from 14x18 to 16x20.but definitely larger than I'm used to painting.
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