11X14 oil on deep edge canvas I Spent the morning painting in this meadow in Ketchum. It was beautiful and cold. This meadow is right next to the Wood River and a small outlet runs through it. While I was painting a biker and 2 dogs visited me and then went right down this trailContinue reading “Ketchum”
Category Archives: Alla Prima
Harris Ranch Morning
8X10″ oil on canvas This one makes me happy. I love stripes and mornings. I wrote a short description of it on Instagram. And it’s for sale.😊🌞
Dry Creek Road
11X14 oil on panel Today my daughter went to school all day so I was able to go out and paint in the morning (we homeschool half time). I went out to the farmland that is at the base of the foothills on the other side of Boise from where I live. I sat inContinue reading “Dry Creek Road”
Harris Ranch Big Tree
5X7″ oil on panel I painted this plein air today. I feel like I’m starting to get a feel for plein air painting. I’m happy with how this little painting turned out. I keep painting Harris Ranch because it’s just about the only flat open space near my house. There are a few cows leftContinue reading “Harris Ranch Big Tree”
Ducks at Julia Davis Park
5X7″ oil on panel The color looks so different outside! And yes, I love my little Gorilla Painting Box. Although I used a bigger palette, who could possible use such a tiny palette? But I had a limited selection of colors because not many tubes fit😀. It might be to my benefit!
Plein Air on a warm day
Today was so nice! It’s warm, not windy, and I enjoyed painting the pretty sky. In fact, I enjoyed painting the sky so much that in this painting I think it totally out does the land. I wish it was all sky. I’ll try that sometime. So what do you think? I’m trying to paintContinue reading “Plein Air on a warm day”
Spring Sage
Coastal Abstracts
Boise Foothills
Today I went out into the foothills and painted these 4 little 4×4″ plein air paintings. It’s starting to warm up a little and the grass is starting to turn green. I pretended that it’s already really green in the hills and painted the grass green.
Happy Valentine’s Day
I hope you are all having a wonderful day full of love and inspiration.
