Red Hed Lakeside Grill

It was a beautiful morning for painting on the Lake of the Ozarks!  Arriving at 6:30am, the water was calm and the breeze was cool.  I found my spot on the bridge to a dock, which would remain shaded as the day heated up.  I was close to the edge, so I had to be EXTRA CAREFUL to keep my supplies tucked away.  An errant brush or pen could roll right off the edge and into the lake below!  It is a luxury to start the day painting, with no worries about household chores.  I find I'm painting slower - because I don't have to rush.  It seems I'm forever watching the clock, squeezing in painting time between other obligations.  This is the first day of Lake of the Ozarks Plein Air, and I'm looking forward to a spending quality time with my paint!  Painting number 4299 in 4299 days. I'm honored to have won the Purchase Award at the Red Head Lakeside Grill for LOZ PleinAir! ! ❤️🎨

Pa He Tsi Boat Launch

I love painting at water's edge anywhere, but this day finds me at the Pa He Tsi boat launch on the Lake of the Ozarks.  A very hot day with heat warnings issued, this spot in the shade was comfortable indeed. A soft wind carried cool air up from the lake, refreshing in the deep shade of mature trees.  It was peaceful and relaxing here, with the sound of water lapping at the beach to serenade me.  This natural landscape is the perfect complement to all of the buildings I've been painting lately!  It feels so good to immerse in nature again! This painting won a ribbon and is now showing at Lake Fine Art Galleria in Osage Beach! Painting number 3138 in 3138 days. ❤🎨

Boat Rental

Behind the Inn at the Grand Glaze, down the steep hill and right on the water is this amazing blue boat rental shack with various kayaks and even a paddle boat.  The bright colors pulled me in, so I sketched this out in ink and added watercolor as the sun set.  I perched at an angle because of the pitch of the land, and closely observed the interesting angles from looking down on this building.  I like to rest my paints on the ground while sitting on a camp stool for such places, but had to fight the sliding of my tins down the hill!  Haha! Blocking them with rocks, I was able to get this painted before all light was gone.  After all, I had a long hike up that hill to get back to my room!  This painting is now showing at Lake Fine Art Galleria in Osage Beach.  Painting number 3137 in 3137 days. 

Redhead on the Lake

This place was so much fun to paint!  I started with a very complicated drawing in ink, then started painting the masses.  On this painting, I first painted in all the red shapes, using heavier pigment as I went. Next to the greens, remembering to reflect all colors in the water where I saw them.  This was a sunrise paint, and it was delightfully cool and refreshing down on the the water.  Painting number 3126 in 3126 days. 

Sunrise on the Lake

Sunrise on the lake from our balcony - breathtaking, and of course I had to paint it!  The color at this time of day is fleeting, so I hurry to grab my ink and my new set of Watercolor Confections.  The first time I jump into a new palette is always a challenge - especially when they are not my normal colors!  Throw in the nature of a high speed sunrise paint, as we've got a little one shot experimenting at hand!  Oddessey is this palette, and it has a freshness to the colors that I like.  The Classic set may be more my norm, but these colors do have potential.  Summer and tropical scenes would be well suited, with a little mixing, I'm sure they'll be great for everything.  This one is tiny at 2.5x3.5! Painting number 1906 in 1906 days.