SWOPA at National Underground Freedom Center

Dodging rain showers again (why does it always seem to rain for SWOPA outings?), I went South from the Freedom Center to Smale Riverfront Park to do this view of:

Covington and the Roebling Bridge
12" x 16", Oil on Canvas
07/2012

SWOPA Plein Air at Glendale

On 7/19, I was one of three that showed up on a rainy morning to paint in Glendale Village Square. I started one painting and then it began to pour, so this is a new view painted from under cover of a gazebo.

View Toward the Iron Horse
9" x 12", Oil on Canvas Panel
07/2012

Chuck Marshall Plein Air Workshop

The first day of Chuck's workshop was devoted to identifying and painting "big shapes." We went out to Schappracher's Farm, just north of Mason, for some big vistas. We were to locate and block in (in the correct color and value) the large shapes. After a 15 min. painting to warm up, here's the day's paintings:

Simple shapes and values:
Schappracher's Farm 1
8" x 10", Oil on Canvas Panel
07/2012

Schappracher's Farm 2

8" x 10", Oil on Canvas Panel

07/2012

Day 2 was devoted to and experiment in mixing different color. We were to replace our use of Ultramarine Blue in our pallet with Ivory Black! All paintings completed without the use of blue...

Rain forced us inside to paint from photos for the first painting of the day...

On the Grounds
9" x 12", Oil on Canvas Panel
07/2012

Pine Hill Vista– Blu for Blk
9" s 12", Oil on Canvas Panel
07/2012
(with help from Chuck, suggesting knocking back the background detail)

Pine Hill Vista– Further Shore
9" x 12", Oil on Canvas Panel
07/2012

Day 3 was devoted to trying to let your feelings come thru in your paintings. We started with a 15 min. painting (I later spent an hour or so completing).

View from Pine Hill
8" x 10", Oil on Canvas Panel
07/2012

Next was an exercise in comparing your memory to what you see. We looked at a scene for 10 min. and  then had to paint from memory with our back turned:

Pine Hill Vista– memory
9" x 12", Oil on Canvas Panel
07/2012

Then we painted the same scene from life:

Pine Hill Vista– from life
9" x 12", Oil on Canvas Panel
07/2012

The paintings from memory had more life and feeling!

A Lot of Catching Up to Do!

I've been remiss in posting my work over the last couple of months, so here's to trying to catch up:

Artistic Garden 2
9" x 12", Oil on Canvas Panel
07/2012

Reserves Park– Lotus Bud
6" x 8", Oil on Canvas Panel
07/2012

Artistic Garden

From last Saturday's Art in the Garden, Lebanon, Ohio.
Artistic Garden
9" x 12", Oil on Canvas Panel

Plein Air– Something Different

At last Thursday's outing with SWOPA, we were painting at the Cincinnati Museum Center. This Art Deco masterpiece started life as a massive building project to consolidate all the city's passenger train terminals during the Depression and was dedicated in 1931. Three museums– Cincinnati History, Cincinnati Children's and Cincinnati Natural History, make this location home.

I thought I would try something different , knowing the breadth of the view at this location, and put two 6" x 8" panels together for a panoramic view:
Museum Center
6" x 16", Oil on Canvas Panel

Sesonal Adjustments– Like Cordwood

The canoes were stacked like cordwood outside the Morgan Canoe Livery this winter. Just waiting on weather like we're having now, I'm sure they're making multiple trips per day, down the Little Miami.

Seasonal Adjustments– Like Cordwood
8" x 10", Oil on Canvas Panel
06/2012