I'm still painting!

This plein air painting is really challenging me. I told myself that I was going to keep at it all summer and then decide if I would continue with it or not. It is strangely addicting. Strange because, it's so frustrating. Why do I keep going out?

Marie and I had planned on going Saturday but neither of us felt quite up to it. She works at BYU full time and can't go in the day. I'm really too chicken to go by myself so, I got Kyle to go with me Tuesday morning.
He was going to read while I painted but the biting flies were bothering him too much. It was nice to have him along.This morning he didn't want to go with me so, I went alone! It wasn't even that bad. The bad thing is my painting. I am learning something new with each attempt but, my future as a landscape painter is in serious jeopardy!

Week #3 -Back to the River

Marie and I went back to the Provo river. She wanted to work again on the painting she started when we were there before.

The goal of a plein air painter is to keep the supplies as minimal as possible. But, how could I pass up this fabulous canopy chair? I keep adding more every week.

So far my painting is still working. It just might get past the danger point of being wiped.

Marie's painting from today.

This is Marie's painting from down by the lake.

Week #2 -Down by the Lake

This week Marie and I went down by the lake. It was beautiful! We went later in the day and the colors became more vibrant as the sun was setting. The air was rich with the sounds of nature. Birds, horses, cows and airplanes, to name a few.

Many painters complain about the conditions of outdoor painting sometimes. So, we knew how fortunate we were to have the PERFECT painting day.

This week my painting was much more successful. I even began to enjoy myself a bit. But because I made a big mistake that I'm too embarrassed to reveal... I think this one will be a wiper.

Plein Air Painting - Midway

For Mother's Day my sweet husband gave me some new painting supplies. So, I got to go try them out this morning with my friend Marie. She has a bit more plein air painting experience than I do and agreed to go with me.

We found a nice place by the Provo river. It was good to be out with the birds and fishermen and the sound of the running river.

It was a great Saturday morning with hopefully many more to come this summer.

Spring City Studio Tours

Saturday September 12th was the Spring City Studio Tours.

I took my favorite little traveling companion (and her doll).

The plein air landscape show was quite impressive this year.

This year turned out to be different. It was more about the other activities. At the farmers market I bought a box of peaches for $10 and some delicious tomatoes from the farmer who grew them. I also bought some marmalade and jam from a woman who showed me which trees and bushes the fruit that she used came from.

Having attended this event every year, it was fun to have it a bit different.

The Workshop . . .

was a great time! Michael is a good teacher and I learned a lot.

He did a number of demos.

I really liked how he patiently took us through his process step by step.

He dubbed this workshop the "Cow Painting Workshop". Very cool!

Michael Workman Landscape Workshop

After wanting to do this for a long time, here it is! I'm so excited for this weekend!