Last weekend I participated in a paint out in Winnsboro hosted by Barbara Yongue in conjunction with Oil Painters of America. It’s such a treat to have a local event to show off the beauty […]
Category Archives: Plein Air
Peaceful Afternoon
After I installed my show at Still Hopes on Saturday, I was tired of framing, hauling, hanging, labeling, and publicizing. I needed to get back to my preferred activity… painting. But I had limited time […]
Stormy Morning
On a recent trip to the South Carolina coast, a storm front moved through and brought scattered showers all weekend. I went out early one morning and painted on a dock over the marsh to catch […]
Deodar Cedar
Before it turned so oppressively hot this week, I went out for a morning of painting at Sandhill Research and Education Center northeast of Columbia, SC. The graceful, pendulous branches of this deodar cedar caught […]
Pushing the Colors
Another cloudy day. Sigh. After a week of rain, an overcast day was an improvement. But I would have preferred a sunny day for a plein air excursion. The contrast of sun and shadow defines […]
Green Everywhere
After practicing in the studio, I took my pochade box and small panels with me on a trip to the mountains with a painting group this past weekend. We visited a beautiful area near Burnsville, […]
Warming Up
As the weather warms up in South Carolina, I look forward to travel and plein air painting. Since I’ve been working on acrylic floral paintings in the studio in recent weeks, I thought I’d pull […]
Plein Air Day at Ladd Farms
Gardening gave way to a day of plein air painting this week. I was invited to paint with Barbara Yongue, Melinda Smith, and Donna Gore at Ladd Farms in Winnsboro, SC. The weather was beautiful, […]
It’s a Scraper
You win some; you lose some. Last Saturday I went out to Gilbert (South Carolina) with the plein air group to paint at Price’s Country Store. My goal for the day was to get a […]
Trinity Episcopal Cemetery, Edisto
The road to Edisto Island, South Carolina, tunnels through live oak allées and skims the top of salt marshes. And it passes many historic churches along the way. On a trip to Edisto Beach State Park […]