Waldo Mausoleum

What a special Halloween treat to paint at the Elmwood Cemetery this morning with the Art Mob!   Painting with a couple of my favorite artists and roomies at the ranch, we relived a few of our haunted tales as we worked!   Could anything be more appropriate for the season?  The grounds here are so beautiful - and the autumn color beginning in the mature trees was a joy to capture!   On such an unreasonably warm day, this was plein air perfection......and I think we're in for a whole weekend of such perfection for the fall foliage workshop!!  Painting number 1388 in 1388 days :)

Oil on panel, 9x12
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Hidden Garden

Hidden Garden
Watercolor on paper on board, 12x9
Brush Creek Art Walk - Theis Park quick paint
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For the quick paint at Theis Park today, I decided to try a new paper, mounted on birch - and my watercolors!  I almost always use my oils in a quick paint, I am so comfortable with them.  Why not change things up, throw in a curve ball for the competition?  Well, I may be crazy, but it was fun!  This paper was interesting, too - it has a large, dimple like pattern all over it.  I think I may have gotten carried away with the color again, but you only live once (as my children tell me)!  On Tuesday, I will glaze over this with my Golden regular gel gloss medium, as a final layer.  This will seal the surface, thus eliminating the need for glass.  This is painting number 623 in 623 days and Day 13 of the 30 Day Painting Challenge.

Nightfall at Traditions

Nightfall at Traditions
Oil on panel, 9x12
Old Town Overland Park

Tonight, three of us went out to old town Overland Park to paint a nocturne.  This spot was one of three we had narrowed down.  There is something magical about painting a nocturne.  When I started, there was still light in the sky.  I like to pick a spot where I can paint under a street light, and a white light is better than the yellow ones.  There was only one street light in line with the view I wanted, and this one was yellow.  It is a very windy night, so I had to secure my panel well to the easel.  By the time I had finished the painting, I could no longer tell the hue of my darks, only that they were dark.  Neither could I tell the true color of my lights, only that they were light.  I love the whole process of painting a nocturne - it is like a mystery!  I do not know what I have really painted until I bring it into the light!  This painting is a happy surprise!  I can hardly wait to go and paint another nocturne!  This painting makes 146 in 146 days.