On a recent trip to Charleston, SC, I painted with two other artists on a residential street South of Broad on a quiet Sunday morning. It was a delight to see people walking to […]
Author Archives: lucindahowe
Spring at Sandhill
As I was saying in last week’s post, I often find that things I painted years ago no longer exist. When I went out to Sandhill Research and Education Center recently, I looked for peach […]
Hillside Garden
I never meant to be a historian. No, I’m all about NOW when I’m painting. I look for the way the light hits the side of a building or what flowers are in bloom. […]
Honey
In celebration of spring, this week’s painting features Honey, one of our backyard chickens. As usual, I started with a red background. Honey is a Buff Orpington, so I emphasized her gold color and contrasted […]
Alwehav
The overcast spring weather in South Carolina brought a dozen painters to the About Face plein air paintout on Saturday. We had the extraordinary opportunity to paint at an historic plantation called Alwehav (“all we […]
Spring Haze
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! In celebration of the day and of the beautiful warm spring weather in South Carolina, I’ve been thinking about GREEN. Today I’m featuring one of my early pieces inspired by the […]
Wildflower Morning
This painting of the wildflowers along the Congaree river continues my experimentation with orange gesso. I chose a scene with quite a bit of blue in the water and shadows to contrast with the orange […]
Planning for Summer
In South Carolina we have had record low temperatures, a few snow flakes and lots of rain in the last two weeks. Today it was 70 degrees and sunny. Who can keep up? But […]
Lightbreak
When I paint outdoors in a new location, it’s enough of a challenge to select a composition, figure out the angle of the sun, carry the equipment, and capture shadows before the sun moves. […]
Mill Stream
For many of us, the first of the new year is a time of decluttering and organizing. This is especially true for me this year as I have recently retired from a full time job […]