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Up a creek...

5/24/2016

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Why, oh why, does the weather change on a dime in the Tennessee Springtime? After a glorious, warm week our Saturday paint-out at Joel Knapp's Bugg Hollow paradise started out cloudy, breezy and well below 60 degrees. Thank goodness I had thought to throw in my rain boots at the last minute.

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  After trudging around the acreage looking for the spot that might be calling to my paintbrush (what is it about rain boots that makes us feel like little kids trudging?), I found just the right place. Of course, it was in the middle of a shallow creek.

My hardy tripod is built for such circumstances and there was a very handy tree branch to hold my supply pack above the water. Carefully so as not to dump the setup into the drink, I got paints, brushes, canvas, etc ready to go.

​           Look at the pretty scene before me:

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I still have miles to go before I feel even marginally competent at plein air painting (ergo, I'm not posting what I accomplished in the field/creek) But what I was able to identify were the lines, shapes and values and from the sketch I started, I was able to work out the scene. This is the mostly finished painting:
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Tennessee is very, very green. Even the streams, rivers, and lakes are green. That can be a challenge for a painting to capture without wearing out the viewer's eyes. I have to learn to see the spots and speckles of light coming in hues of red, orange, blue, white that are scattered throughout all the green.

I will look at it again in a few days with fresh eyes and do some tweaking, but so far I feel like I'm on the right track!  Thank you so much for reading my blog!!
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Miriam Hansen
5/24/2016 12:47:37 pm

Love the shimmer in the air and on the rocks. Sweet to see you persevering and getting recognition. Art fills us up!

I finished the book I've been writing for about 10 years. Just put it in the hands of my six readers. Keeping my fingers crossed!

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    Hello! My name is Wendy and I am passionate about oil painting! Whether in the studio or out in Mother Nature, I get lost in the experience of capturing on canvas the moment and the feel of what I am painting. I pour my love and energy into every single piece of artwork and I hope it shows! This blog is a place where I can use words to talk about art, painting, life, faith, things that make me laugh, and things that inspire. I love every response, so don't be shy about leaving a comment...

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