Plein Air– Mariemont

 Mariemont Concourse
12" x 24", Oil on Canvas
10/2016

Paintings from the two days of the Women's Art Club of Cincinnati's Plein Air Paint Out.

 Parish Center
9" x 12", Oil on Canvas Panel
10/2016

Canoe Cottages
12" x 16", Oil on Canvas
10/2016

Plein Air– Rabbit Hash

Amber's
12" x 16", Oil on Canvas
10/2016

The Rabbit Hash General Store is being reconstructed after its tragic fire (see photo). They had the work site surrounded with a high mesh fence that made viewing difficult. So, I painted the buildings across the street.

Feb 13, 2016, WCPO, Cincinnati

Oct 6, 2016, DA Schuster

Ancient Architecture

Sacred Grove
14" x 18", Oil on Canvas
09/2016

Not as old as it appears, the Fleischmann Mausoleum at Spring Grove Cemetery is a splendid little ionic temple that backs on Geyser Lake. Wonderfully large bald cypress front the location, giving a true sense of age and place.

Plein Air– Vinoklet Winery

Vinoklet Vineyards
12" x 16", Oil on Canvas
09/2016

The Vinoklet Winery is located on old Colerain Avenue near the little crossroads of Dunlap. It is perched on a hilltop with a great view across the Great Miami River toward Ross. They have more vines under cultivation than most of the wineries in the area and it's dramatic seeing them delineate the terrain as it falls toward the river valley.

Plein Air– Greenup Street

Frank's Place
9" x 12", Oil on Canvas Panel
09/2016

The Frank Duveneck Arts & Cultural Center on Greenup Street in Covington, Kentucky occupies the Kingenberg Hardward Store, built upon the site of Frank's adoptive father's beer garden. They also own the white house next door where Duveneck grew up and that eventually became his own home. They are currently trying to raise the funds to restore the home, which contains his studio, to a museum for display of his life story and some of his works.

Plein Air– Columbia-Tusculum

Tusculum Truck
12" x 16", Oil on Canvas
09/2016

This view is a little further down the Tusculum Avenue hill than I've painted before. It shows how precarious and complex the parking can be on this hillside neighborhood. Everyone has to park on the street, no parking for construction and be sure you turn your front wheels into the curb, or you may cause a chain reaction accident all the way down. Pretty backdrop with all the victorians though!

Plein Air– Aberlin Springs

Aberlin Courtyard
12" x 16", Oil on Canvas
09/2016

Aberlin Springs is on the leading edge of a movement that is sweeping America's housing developments, agri-communities. "Farm to Table Living" with your home as near to your food as you can get. Cabin to Manor homes all circling the central farm with amenities, such as Community Center, Wellness Center ("dedicated tho your physical, mental and spiritual health") and Community Garden Plots.