Abby Laux

Tag: plein air painting

  • Plein air painting the yellow fields

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      Here I am participating in Dubois County Art Guild’s Plein Air Event in May.  I got third place in the quick draw-that painting is not shown because it sold and silly me forgot to take a photo first- and also third place in the Plein Air contest.  I always wanted to paint the bright…

  • The Wetlands

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    This is another quick little plein air painting I did near Patoka Lake Dam Saturday afternoon.  I exaggerated the orange of the cattail plants along the water’s edge to add a little interest to the otherwise very green scene.  The reflections in the water changed before I even got a quick blocking in of the…

  • Follow Me Here

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    I set up on a windy, rainy afternoon in a shelter house at Celestine Community Club to paint this little plein air piece. Because of the wind, I was thankful for my Take It Easel; it stayed put, and after using a bungee cord wrapped around the edges of my board, my canvas didn’t budge…

  • Plein Air Painting of Patoka

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    I have spent the last two days nonstop painting for a plein air contest in Jasper.  I set up yesterday morning at a boat ramp overlooking Patoka Lake.  The sun was rising behind this grouping of trees, silhouetting them and sending a beautiful dark reflection onto the lake.  I worked on a panel toned with…

  • Spring Begins Plein Air Painting

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    It’s wonderful when the weather turns and it’s warm enough to enjoy being outside again.  I painted this small painting in a creek near my house early this spring when the redbuds were blooming and the  leaves of the undergrowth were just starting to pop.  There’s an interesting contrast in the woods at that time between…

  • Lake Geneva sketch

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    The day we arrived in Lausanne, we were travel-worn and at the part in our trip when we just needed a lazy day.  We walked a beautifully landscaped path along Lake Geneva and sat to sketch the vineyard-covered hills rising from the lake. That evening, we picniced in a park and went to sleep to…

  • Hay Tor

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    England’s Dartmoor National Park has large granite outcroppings called tors.  Hay Tor is one of the most impressive and popular.  There are small footholds and handholds to scramble to the top.  After exploring the rock structure, I sat in the field in front of the tors to make a quick graphite sketch.  Like everywhere we…

  • Scorhill Stone Circle

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    We hiked through the moors to this stone circle last summer in Dartmoor National Park, England.  While this stone circle only includes fairly small stones (3-4 feet high), we were completely alone in this vast open field.  I sat on a tuft of grass to sketch the circle while Kerry wandered off to explore a…

  • Sycamores in Winter

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    This winter of polar vortexes, possibly a result of climate change, did lend itself to a couple outdoor snow studies.  I started this particular one while my husband, nieces, and nephews went sled riding down the hill on the right.  I was drawn to the crispness of light and how the reduction of hues in…

  • Hobbit Hill

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    Another plein air painting on a hillside near my studio that my husband and I always joke is our own hobbit hill…