Although the year is not quite over the days of painting plein air are not quite as plentiful. November rains and strong winds chase one back into the studio. When I looked around the studio I noticed that I have an impressive collection of work from this year. Typically I like holding onto my plein air pieces for a few reasons – they feel like a personal journal to me and when I look at the pieces the day comes back to me vividly. I like that.
Special offer
I decided that now is the time that I will post most of the plein air paintings on my website with special pricing. There are two ways you may access them – either when scrolling through the images below or following this link.
When you click through the images, there are little stories about the painting, the day and how I felt about it.
Plein Air Reflections
I love reflecting on the body of work from each year and how it represents a journaling experience for me. I remember each session in detail. From setting up my easel to mixing and applying the paint. I recall the details of each day. The weather, and in particular the sky and the temperature. I can feel the sun in some and the chill in others. I look at my work and reminisce.
I review what I think I did well and try to understand where I could improve or handle something differently.
In 2020 I painted primarily with watercolour with a focus on sea and sky. The field work I did last year was the foundation for two collaborative art exhibitions that my friend Dale Cook and I held this year. One on Grand Manan and the other at the Ice House Gallery in Nova Scotia.
In 2021 I focused on painting with oils with the same attention to attention to sea (or rivers and lakes) and sky. I think for 2022 I will try to paint larger – maybe 11 x 14”.
What a fabulous collection of amazing places and souvenirs, well done my friend.
Thank you so much Christiane – appreciated