Tag: field
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The Cove
Working to improve my efficiency with colors and values, I have been working on these smaller plein air paintings. I want to be able to quickly and effectively give a sense of the space of a scene.
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Stand
Here is another little plein air painting I completed this summer at Spring Mill State Park in Indiana. It was a hot, humid, 90-degree day, hence the intensity of the light on the field behind this stand of trees.
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Riverwalk in progress
I did this little plein air painting on a foggy day at Jasper’s Riverwalk this past summer. The fog was lifting as I finished blocking in the masses, so the result does not quite have the atmospheric quality I thought it would when I started the painting.
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Tuolumne Meadows
The work starts with graphite sketches where I find I can more easily design compositions using the small scale and a pencil. Using a grid helps me to transfer the lines that I want to the large canvas and not lose the the grace of the sketch.
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Maddy in Grass
I would like this blog to record the progression of my work, the process behind my more finished pieces, and the small excursions sideways that I like to do simply for the pleasure of creating them. Because I would like this record to start with the beginning of my master’s program, I am choosing to…