"Evening Light-France" new oil painting

"Evening Light -France", 9x12" oil on panel

I was fortunate to have some time to paint today. This is from a photo I took in 2014 outside Le Vieux Couvent in Frayssinet, France, while I was on a Dreama Tolle Perry workshop -so inspiring!!

I am teaching a "Colour Mixing Made Simple" class this coming Monday night in Calgary from 6:30-8:30pm. The cost is only $35 and includes all supplies and a glass of wine. Go here to register.

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"Aspen Light", plein air acyrlic painting

"Aspen Light", 9 x 12", plein air acrylic painting
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This was the last one of the day on my plein air acrylic day. The light was going fast, and so was I! Acrylics are very nice to not make mud, and the corrections are a breeze. I painted all day with my hand-made stay wet palette and the paint is still wet in the box several days later. For a thrifty artist like me, it means a lot. This was done on birch plywood sealed with amber shellac, my new best favorite surface for both oils and acrylics, using hogs hair bristle brushes mostly.
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Dusk Light -plein air oil painting

Dusk Light -plein air oil painting, 12x9"
I did this one last week as the sun and wind were going down and the bugs were attacking like mad. Needless to say, it was a quick study, but I think the quickness allowed me to capture the warm evening light well. It sat in my studio until I was sure it was done, only touching up the light on the shrubbery a bit. This was a very difficult one to photograph due to the darkness, but after about an hour trying, I think I got it pretty well.
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