The fall colors in Boise are still hanging on so I went down and sat on the rocks and wet leaves by the river and painted. I like this one. And I like my tree a day challenge because I can already see evolution in my work. One idea always rolls into the next. ThereContinue reading “Nov 10th Trees”
Category Archives: plein air
Nov 7 trees (sage)
This painting is just about as Idaho as it gets. I went out into the foothills today and chose this sage bush as my subject. This sage narrowly escaped the fire. As did my friends house!
Boise Foothills
Today I did sort of a Plein Air painting belly flop. I went out into the foothills and set up shop. You don’t win them all on the first go. This is a small part of the painting I did. I’m going to spend some more time on the whole composition and see where IContinue reading “Boise Foothills”
Tablerock Plein Air
Today I drove up the hill to my friends house to paint Tablerock which was burned in a huge fire just before the 4th of July. An illegal firework started it. For a long time the hill was completely black. Yesterday I went running up there and noticed how much grass is growing back.Continue reading “Tablerock Plein Air”
Nov 1st trees & foothills
Oct 29th Trees- Plein Air
Today I packed all my stuff into the back of my car and went out and painted on location. I painted as fast as I could because I was limited by time. I don’t normally paint on location. There are a lot of variables from weather to time that make it tricky, as all PleinContinue reading “Oct 29th Trees- Plein Air”
Plein Air Tree
9X12 oil on canvas I painted this plein air style tree shortly after I took the plein air class in the fall. The leaves on the trees were a little yellower and were starting to fall. I painted this one in a fast loose style with greens and blues that I love. I like theContinue reading “Plein Air Tree”
Jill Millward Artwork 