A farm near Lake City, South Carolina inspired this painting. There was an old barn, just about to fall down, and this lane that ended in a field. I’m not sure if there was a house […]
Category Archives: Plein Air
Carolina Summer Redux
Well, here it is July. Hot and humid as usual in the southeastern USA. For the next few weeks, I’m taking it easy with my art. I’m not giving myself any pressure to produce […]
10 Year Blogiversary
This week I’m celebrating the 10th anniversary of my weekly blog and newsletter! When I started my blog in 2010, I intended to post once every week. Over the years, I missed a few weeks […]
Black Mountain Depot
Black Mountain Depot 12×12 inches Acrylic on gallery wrap canvas ©2019 Lucinda Howe Autumn is prime time for plein air painting in the Carolinas. The weather is pleasant, and the leaf colors add interest to […]
The Crossing
The day after Larry Moore’s workshop, I participated in a plein air painting event in Winnsboro, SC. Barbara Yongue sponsored the event in conjunction with Oil Painters of America. The plan for the event was […]
Notan
Notan and 3-value studies from Larry Moore’s creative realism workshop ©2019 Lucinda Howe Larry Moore’s creative realism workshop was different from other plein air workshops. Usually the instructor demonstrates a complete painting. Instead, Larry talked […]
Ask Me Why!
In September I participated in a one-day plein air workshop on creative realism taught by artist and teacher Larry Moore. He’s the author of Fishing for Elephants, a book about exploring creativity and finding your […]
Painting on the Causeway
From the Causeway 12×12″ Acrylic on watercolor paper ©2019 Lucinda Howe Ft. McAllister State Park is along the banks of the Ogeechee River and Redbird Creek in Georgia. The creek forms a salt marsh where […]
Painting a Nocturne
The moon was full during a recent trip to Ft. McAllister State Park. Although we were tired from a day of painting in the sun, we were fascinated by the full moon over the marsh […]
Back to Bugville
After working in my studio this summer while the weather was so hot, it was a pleasure change gears and do some plein air painting. Last week I traveled to Georgia with a group of […]