Plein Air Painting

   

 One day recently I set up next to the water to paint this view of the Piscataqua Cafe in Newcastle, NH. I wanted to capture the light on the building and keep it as the focal point. Its always a challenge to stay with the original idea for me because I keep noticing more and more interesting things as I am painting, not to mention the changing conditions when painting outside. In the end I think I accomplished what I set out to do and it was such a great way to spend an afternoon! Lucky!








The photo on the bottom is the finished painting:

THE PISCATAQUA CAFE  oil on gallery wrapped canvas
8x10   700.  For purchase contact me at ksmbythesea@aol.com

Plein Air Painting

 One day recently I set up next to the water to paint this view of the Piscataqua Cafe in Newcastle, NH. I wanted to capture the light on the building and keep it as the focal point. Its always a challenge to stay with the original idea for me because I keep noticing more and more interesting things as I am painting, not to mention the changing conditions when painting outside. In the end I think I accomplished what I set out to do and it was such a great way to spend an afternoon! Lucky!

gratitude

So grateful for so much...to so many, I just had to share this one.
(for full effect watch full screen, click button on lower right corner.)
Thanks to Dreama Tolle Perry for this one.
May we practice gratitude daily!

Art Critic

Another beautiful fall day to paint outside, of course there's always the critique at the end of the session!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! My plein air set up at a cemetery in Dover NH. For some reason they had the most brilliantly colored foliage! As you can see from the finished piece, I chose to leave out the headstones, not sure I would want to look at them everyday. Great place to paint though, very quiet, just the sound of the wind blowing the leaves, typical fall day in New England.

Fall Foilage 11x14 oil  800. framed plus shipping
for information on purchasing this painting email me at ksmbythesea@aol.com

Plein Air

Yesterday painted from my mobile studio setup from the back of my jeep. I have the hatch open with an umbrella bungeed to the top for shade and just pull over to the side of the road when the inspiration hits. I have painted here in York, Maine, many times this summer.  I was making it a mission to study water and reflections. Its a tough job but somebody has to do it!

Beach Day!

                                                         Summertime 24x24 oil

                   Labor Day Weekend , temperatures in the 80's today. A perfect beach day!