Paint-out at Pinchot Forest

The paint-out at Pinchot Forest was a fabulous success! Thanks to Wesley Greene, the event coordinating team, the 12 artists from the Western North Carolina Plein Air Painters group, and all the folks who dropped by the event!

I set up my easel under a large shade tree with a southern view of the Meadow and Mills Gap. Here are four pictures of the painting in progress. (12 x 24, acrylic on canvas.)

Scott Boyle gives an impromptu demonstration. It's always inspiring to see another artist at work.

Two of my paintings on display in the gallery:

Santa Barbara Courthouse Double-Take

When I saw it I did a double take.

On the web I had found a painting of the Santa Barbara Courthouse that looked very much like one I had done. But it wasn't mine.

The similarities are remarkable. The compositions of each painting are almost identical -images have not been cropped. (The image on the right is mine, the one on the left was painted by Santa Barbara artist Dorothy Nalls.)

As it turns out, Dorothy, my artist counterpart, and I have never met face to face. However our canvases show that we've crossed paths more than once in our searches for subjects to paint.

Dorothy Nalls is a plein air painter, specializing in Santa Barbara landscapes and seascapes.

Visit her on-line portfolio at http://www.dorothynalls.com/

South Forest Beach - New painting from Hilton Head

While the kids played in the water, and built sand castles, I took a bit of time to work on a plein air painting of the beach. It's remarkable to observe how the sky changes throughout the day. In the morning the sky was perfectly clear, then as the day progressed, clouds formed on the horizon to the south east, and then relentlessly took over the sky.

I love painting out of doors, especially in a public place. I got to meet several folks, who were walking by, or riding bikes on the beach. There's something about painting on location that breaks down social barriers. I like that.

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