21 Sunday Jun 2015
Posted in Art, Landscape, Oil, Oil painting, Plein Air
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Art, Canada, Landscape, Michigan, Oil painting, Ontario, Outdoor Painter, Plein Air, Summer Solstice
It’s hard to believe that summer begins today! The weather this June is more like April, wet and at times down right cold. I’ve been painting up a storm! Hmm… I wonder if that has anything to do with our weather lately?! Please enjoy my latest three paintings with their locations.
02 Tuesday Jun 2015
Posted in Art, Cold, Landscape, Oil, Oil painting, Photography, Plein Air, Windsor
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Art, Birds, Canada, Cold weather, Landscape, Nikon D90, Oil painting, Photography, Plein Air
No Wake, Plein Air 9 x 12 oil on Ampersand Gessobord $350. framed SOLD in less then 24 hours!
Ok, it’s JUNE 1st! WHY do we have 15 MPH winds, and 53oF weather? Monday is painting day, and come hell or high water I go painting. Today, I dressed for winter. I wore leggings under my jeans, a sleeveless T shirt, turtleneck sweater, winter jacket, and a shop coat! I found a winter toque in the van and put that on under my straw hat. I did bring gloves and I wish I had worn them. By the end of the day my hands were so stiff I could not hold my brush. I may have looked ridiculous, but I was warm, except for my hands that is. In spite of the horrid weather it was a good day. Good friends, curious wildlife, many curious onlookers, and I did get a decent painting completed.
Artists working in their cars to keep warm. I worked off the back of my van. Too bad the wind was in my face. Horizontal flag tells the story. I had to weigh my easel down with my backpack to keep it from blowing over.
Bundled up to keep warm. Layers upon layers of clothing.
30 Saturday May 2015
Posted in Art, Event, Oil, Oil painting, Plein Air, Snow, Watercolour, Windsor, Winter
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Art, Art Market, Canada, Landscape, Oil painting, Pencil sketch, Plein Air, Walkerville, Watercolor, Watercolour, Windsor
Three blocks east of Willistead Park, home of Art in the Park
NO ADMISSION – Parking available June 6th & 7th 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Location: 1030 Walker Rd., Windsor, On. Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/9t00k I will be located in booth A3 which is the first row parallel to Walker Road. I will accept Cash or cheque. All original Plein Air (painted on location) framed oil and watercolour paintings priced between $250 and $350.
Some of the work available for sale.
21 Thursday May 2015
Posted in Art, Landscape, Oil, Oil painting, Ojibway, Plein Air, Uncategorized
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I have too many pans in the fire!!! Here’s some of my latest work. I will try to get some more work photographed. I have so much happening I need another me. Till next time, and I hope that’s sooner than later.
Ciao!!
25 Wednesday Feb 2015
Posted in Art, Event, Landscape, Oil, Oil painting, Plein Air, Publications, Snow, Winter
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Art, Canada, Canadian Transportation museum, Extreme painting, Landscape, New work, Oil painting, Plein Air, Windsor Ontario, windsor region, Windsor Star
Some of you know that I run the group Windsor & Essex County Plein Air Artists. Well, quite often I get so busy there I don’t get to keep up my own blog and website. SO, here’s a catch up!
It’s been an incredible winter! Even with the extreme cold, our group is painting in -18 C weather! YES!! Some of the places we’ve visited this winter are:
We’ve received some great press coverage. (Click on photo to go to articles.) The Windsor Star has a video clip of an interview with me.
17 Saturday Jan 2015
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South Trail Head, Ojibway. Plein Air 8 x 10 Oil on Ampersand Museum Series Gessoboard $250 (Sale pending)
Tuesday was a beautiful sunny day. Even though the temperature was -8°C or 18°F I was dressed for the weather. My paints however, were not liking the low temperatures. They were stiff and hard to get out of the tube. My pochade painting box was not co-operating and I struggled to get my panel secured. Yes, a few curse words were muttered. Then, I could hardly loosen my tripod legs. I did eventually get set up, but frustration had set in. It took me a bit to settle down, and get into the scene. Some days just don’t seem to go well. I quit early with my painting only partially complete.
Friday we got another beautiful sunny day, and the temperature was much warmer. I set out again to finish the painting. I made some changes this time out. My hubby is always bringing me home random items. He recently brought me a thermal lunch bag. Into this bag I put all my paint tubes, along with a hot water bottle. It really made a big difference in the paint. It was easier to get out of the tube and it seemed to remain workable much longer. It could also be because the weather was not quite as cold. Thankfully, I was able to complete the painting.
16 Tuesday Dec 2014
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9 x 12 Oil Painting “Home Sweet Homestead” in its final stages on location.
Home Sweet Homestead, 9 x 12 Oil on Ampersand Museum Series Gessoboard, Plein Air $350
John R Park Homestead is one my favorite places to paint. It is part of the Essex Region Conservation Authority. I paint on location here many times a year, and demonstrate plein air painting at many of their festivals. This beautifully preserved classic revival 19th century home was built 1842 on the north shore of Lake Erie.
15 Monday Dec 2014
Posted in Art, Oil, Oil painting, Plein Air
I am pleased to announce that my membership application to the Oil Painters of America was approved today.
Ambassador Bridge from McKee Park on a lovely sunny day. Work in Progress (photo credit Nancy Bauer)
10 Wednesday Dec 2014
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Dexter Nightlife, Plein Air Commission. 8 x 10 Oil on panel. NFS
I will deliver this painting to the Red Brick Restaurant in Dexter this week. I was painting Night Visions at the Paint Dexter Plein Air Festival, and the owner asked for a commission of her restaurant. I came back on the last night of the event to complete the work. The temperature dropped down into the 50’s! This was August! I was not dressed for it, and ended up having to leave before I finished it. I ended up with laryngitis, but thankfully it didn’t last long. The laryngitis probably was due to all the talking I did during the event. Most of the work was completed on location. I added the people, benches and window lettering from a photo. So, I think you can classify this as plein air.
01 Monday Dec 2014
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It seems I’m behind on a few paintings. The group went out to paint December 1st at Ojibway Park. While winter weather had not quite set in yet, it was chilly, and damp. The water in the creek at Ojibway Park had not yet frozen over. Looking across the road from the Park entrance I could see a neighboring house. This corner of the creek was almost choked with reeds, not an easy subject at all.
On the Verge of Winter, Ojibway. Plein Air 9 x 12 Oil on Ampersand Museum Series Gessoboard, Plein Air $350
Paiting the reed filled corner of the creek at Ojibway on Dec 1, 2014
Elizabeth Gaye MacDonald, Plein Air Artist 