I brought my cigar box pochade into work and did this oil sketch over the course of two lunch breaks, about 90 minutes total.
Category: Oil Painting
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Sketchcrawl 37
I took part in the 37th global sketchcrawl event. This time there were only 2 participants on a beautiful day where we had planned to meet, at the campus. I brought my portable Paint set and walked around with my sketchbook doing thumbnail sketches, and then picked one thumbnail to render in oil paint. It was fun even though I would have liked to see more people sketching.
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Lullwater waterfall
I painted this small waterfall today. It is a small oil sketch 6×9 in done mostly on location. It was a test for my super portable cigar box pochade that I made yesterday. I had been looking for a quick and easy on site sketching solution . I’ve used gouache and watercolor in the past but I wanted to see how simple you can go with oils. I visualized a set that I could just use in my lap for a quick sketch and just bring a few brushes and fewer paint tubes for a limited palette. Last week I found a cigar store that was selling empty cigar boxes for cheap so I bought 2. I then got lexan glass and some hardware to complete the project. I’m happy to report that the experiment was a success although I have a few improvements in mind already.
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Figure sketch
I am attending a figure painting group in Atlanta. Once a month they do a long pose that is ideal for those of us who like to paint. This is the result of one such night with little fixes done at home.
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Waterfall in Kjalarnes
Waterfall in Kjalarnes painted from life and a few touches added in the studio this winter. I’m leaving it “unfinished” and sketchy. I had sat down to paint a bridge, but this small and insignificant waterfall called out to me and I forgot about painting the bridge.
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Elliðaárfoss
I recently completed this landscape painting. I started it on location and put some finishing touches in the studio. I actually started working on it closer to the river but somebody from the local sports fishing club asked me to move further away so I wouldn’t spook the fish. I think fish are more spooked by sharp metal hooks being dropped into the water than by the sound of bristles on canvas, but whatever. This painting is a mix of the two perspectives from up close and higher up and further away.
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Grótta
Still weather at Grótta lighthouse is a freak weather occurance. I set up my easel on the black sand beach and tried to capture the phenomen while I could. 🙂
My summer vacation is coming up soon and I hope to get a few more of these plein air sketches done and posted up here shortly. -
Painting outdoors
I´ve been able to find some time to go plein air painting lately. Both of these are done from life in Elliðaárdalur a “green” area in Reykjavík. There aren´t any leaves on the trees yet and the grass is pretty yellow still. The red house really stood out from all the brown and green tones of early spring in Iceland. I painted the fallen tree in a grove of trees on a pretty windy day and was grateful to find a subject in a sheltered spot. -
Plein air
Here are two oil sketches from life done one a weekend trip in early spring to the family summer cottage.
