"Putah Creek" by the walnut orchards
16" x 12",oil on panel; painted en plein air 11.7.11
photograph of Putah Creek near the walnut orchards
Plein air: I've been painting out lately in the surrounding areas of Davis and the delta . . . .the experience is always good but the paintings haven't been stellar! I know I've been talking too much while plein air painting and that's one good part, the sociability. If I chat too much my paintings really suffer . . .so nothing worthy to show lately except the painting from yesterday. Lots of catching up and chatting though.
My best formula or muse for plein air painting: go to a wild spot I've wanted to paint for a while. Go with one or two people and I don't talk much while painting - the focus and concentration helps me get a good one. If I'm doing something just for the heck of it, for purely the sake of painting, i.e. 'practice', it shows. If I'm excited or feel passion, it shows. I'm passionate about wild places . . . or the feeling of wild.
The painting above was in a different palette than usual. No ochre, no cad red light, no cerulean; it was a limited palette . I think the rendition is fine but I'm going to be cautious about the alizarin-crimson-appearing color - it's not a. crimson but it sure gives the impression of it. I thought about including the bridge railings but that'd be too much detail on the bridge once I got away from the scene.
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Arting around lately: I downloaded my camera finally and was shocked to see what was in there. Days gone by, and stuff I'd forgotten I'd done! Working from more current to days past:
critique held 11.2.11
Putah Creek; painting with Milton 10.31.11
Milton is contemplating his composition
painting at Larry's produce with Da Group! 10.30.11
in the city (San Francisco) for artwork dropoff 10.25.11
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