Arriving on Monhegan Island (Photos)
Three artist friends and I journeyed together to Monhegan Island off the coast of Maine to hike and plein air paint together.
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Plein Air Painting at New Pond Farm (Labor Day Weekend 2022)
We had a great time, and I hope we do it again soon.
PSME Plein Air Retreat Photos (June 2022)
I am grateful for this time to revel in nature and enjoy fellowship with some remarkable women.
Braided Branches on Long Lake (Plein Air Pastel Landscape Painting)
I was particularly attracted to this tree’s redness and the textural roughness of it bark, as well as its one-sided woven branches.
Two Plein Air Pastel Paintings of Katahdin Stream
I painted next to this rushing stream the whole day our daughter climbed the mountain…
Art Done at South Branch Pond (Mixed Media)
Either trying out new materials or approaches, or just sketching moments to remember, here is what we painted in this gorgeous place.
Plein Air Paintings from the PSME Retreat (2021)
Here are some of the paintings we painted in plein air on our retreat last week in Maine.
Enchanted Glen (New Abstract Landscape in Oil)
This painting was done outside in a whirl of inspiration. It is a highly textural, evocative piece done in oil.
Lovely Day Plein Air Painting at Chatfield Hollow State Park
To me plein air painting is about fusing all the sights and sounds and smells in an approximated image. I look at my painting from that day (done in pastel) and I smell again the pungent pine trees and the mud stirred up by many rubber boots…
Two New Plein Air Landscapes in Pastel of New Pond Farm
The one above depicts the deep shade of the evergreen with the new leaves beyond in the sunken garden beside the house. The first photo below…
Two Plein Air Pastel Paintings at Camp Newfound
I had a day off between classes at Creative Arts Camp, which I spent in a wonderful way.