Last Saturday I joined the Arizona Plein Air Painters out at Lost Dutchman State Park for some morning painting. It was an unusual cloudy day in Arizona - but perfect for painting outside. No hot sun beating down on us! I can't wait to do more painting en plein air.
During winter break, Andrej took Stephan to our tree farm in WA to do some work so the rest of the kids and I drove up to Flagstaff to hike and play in the snow. As usual, I took a lot of pictures to use as references for paintings. Right as we were about to leave at the end of the day, the shadows were long, I spoted this scene and started snapping away, each frame was completely different since the light was changing so fast.
Last week during spring break, we drove to Sedona for the day to "landscape hunt" - take photos for future paintings and scout sites for plein air painting. It was unexpectedly cloudy and windy but turned out to be a great day! Here is the first painting from the hunt!
Today, I delivered four works to Esprit Decor Gallery in Phoenix!
Two Sisters, 20 x 24, oil.
Storm's Reveal, 24 x 18, oil.
Aspen Trio, 16 x 12, oil.
Hart Prairie Aspens II, 12 x 12, oil.
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