Month: October 2014

Adapting What You See…It’s Your Artistic Prerogative!

Adapting What You See…It’s Your Artistic Prerogative!

This painting of a Tudor house was one of my reserve paintings during the Mount Lebanon Plein Air event. I sketched it on a sunny day last summer, sitting on my little three-legged stool across the street from it, then finished up a lot of the details back home in my studio. But as you’ll […]

“Uptown Mt. Lebanon”

“Uptown Mt. Lebanon”

One more in my Mt. Lebanon series… 10″ x 8″, ink & watercolor on 140 lb. Canson Montval paper This view of “Uptown” shows Mt. Lebanon’s bustling central business district, with shops, traffic, pedestrians, and people sitting at outdoor cafes. As usual, I did my layout first in pencil, then inked the drawing and began […]

“Springtime on Jefferson Drive”

“Springtime on Jefferson Drive”

I gave you a sneak preview of this painting in an earlier post, but I thought you might enjoy a closer view. “Springtime on Jefferson Drive”, 8″ x 10″, ink & watercolor on 140 lb. paper I drove up to Mt. Lebanon, PA, several times over the summer to scope out the town and the […]

Plein Air Painting #4 – Gilfillan Farm

Plein Air Painting #4 – Gilfillan Farm

On the final day of painting during Plein Air Mt. Lebanon 2014, I left the city behind and headed out to paint at Gilfillan Farm, which was on our list of suggested painting sites. The farm sits right in the middle of suburbia, but is owned and maintained as a working farm by the Upper […]

Plein Air Painting #3 – “Mount Lebanon Doors”

Plein Air Painting #3 – “Mount Lebanon Doors”

My favorite painting from my week of painting en plein air is this one, “Mount Lebanon Doors.” 8″ x 10″,  ink & watercolor on Canson Montval 140 lb. paper It’s laid out in a gridded design, just like the ones I use on my sketchbook pages. The subjects are four of the prettiest front entries […]

Plein Air Paintings #1 & 2

Plein Air Paintings #1 & 2

I survived Mount Lebanon Plein Air 2014! The week was exciting, challenging, and exhausting, but a great experience for me. I made some new friends and was inspired by all the beautiful artwork that was produced. Because I had several prior commitments that week, my painting time was limited, but I completed four plein air […]

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