“Summer Field” is the latest of a series of quick paintings in oil. By quick, I mean done in the same manner as a plein air painting as opposed to the larger more complex works currently in progress in the studio. The photo is not all I would like. The gloss of oil makes for lighting challenges. I will need to come up with a better lighting arrangement. The painting itself has deepened my growing love for oil paints.
“Summer Field” – 9 x 12 Oil on canvas panel.
I managed to take advantage of our balmy winter weather and head out to Elk Island National Park to do so plein air painting. This was my first attempt with oils for plein air painting. The advantages the medium offers was obvious from the first stroke of the brush.
I really should add a thank you to my dear wife who patiently waited in our SUV reading a book while I numbed my toes and fingers in my artistic pursuits.
The painting is 9 x 12 oil on canvas panel.
I recently decided to try oil paints. I am still working in acrylics and have a couple of large works in progress. I am also increasingly interested in the softness and richness of oils. Having found a citrus based solvent thereby eliminating the need for turpentine in my less than ideally ventilated studio, I thought it was time to explore oils. This is my third small panel (don’t expect to see the others). I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed painting it.
“Fall Pasture” – 5 x 7 Oil on canvas panel.
