On the Road Sketches

As mentioned previously, I am the host for Scavenger Hunt 221.  I recycled a list from Scavenger Hunt 28.  Hmm, maybe I could cheat and use sketches from there, too?  Awww, guess not.

From yesterday, Number 2 - open drawer, I substituted the open glove box in the car.  Number 3 - triangle, I found this planter at the dentist's office.  I colored it with metallic green marker and sharpie (that bled through to the next page and the metallic green doesn't show well, guess it reflects too much for the camera.) and Number 4 - TV, the one in the hotel room.

Today, I sketched out by the pool.  Beautiful morning and supposed to get up to 90 degrees here.  Again I sketched with a pilot pen and colored pencil in the brown paper sketchbook.

Number 5 - footstool, I substituted the chaise lounge by the pool and Number 6 - blue, The tile and water in the pool.  You have to just ignore the purple bleed.  Sigh...

There were a couple of workers trimming the tall palm trees so I took a photo and then sketched them.  They wanted a copy so I had a couple of photo copies made for them.  They thought it was pretty entertaining that I had sketched them.

I may get some more sketching done while Gene is at the dentist today.  I need to walk, too.  Gene walked this morning while I sketched.

Looking back at sunrise between Bastrop and San Marcos on Wednesday.

Pretty turquoise cabbage.  Is that HEB's produce department??

The dry scenery as we near Nueva Rosita.

A ranch gate near Piedras Negras.

Old barn in Niederwald, Texas

Sunflower field.

Plein Air of Sorts

I picked up Enid Wood's paintings along with mine from the Austin Pastel Society's Annual Juried Show in Austin yesterday.  I delivered Enid's to her and we had plans to paint outside this morning for a couple of hours.  It has been near 100 degrees around here lately.  Well, a cold front came in and it was soooo windy this morning.  It has been around 60 degrees all day.  The temperature was not so, so bad for painting but the wind makes it very hard to set up an easel, table for pastels and paint without holding on to everything!

We settled for painting out Enid's dining room window. Therefore, my title for this post.  Was it plein air or not?   This discussion continues in the wetcanvas.com Plein Air Forum all the time.  Do you have to be actually outside to paint plein air or is it just on location looking outside and finish all at once?  What if you are sitting in your car?

It was very cloudy which I was trying to capture.  The painting is not finished, I will work on it more soon and post the finish.

I am the host for Scavenger Hunt 221 and posted the list at the last minute this morning.  I recycled a list I did in February 2007.  (Didn't even really read it.)  When I got home to post this painting, I realized this painting sketch fits the Hunt.  Lucky me!  Sketch number 1, view out any window.

Out Enid's Window, pastel on Colourfix paper, 9 x 9 inches

I like the start on this, hope I get to work on it a while tomorrow or very soon.  Then it will not be a plein air painting anymore, right?

Larry's Photography

I hadn't looked at Larry's website, Larry Castillo Photography,  for a while.  That is son, Larry.  You need to check it out again.  He has added new photos and has some great offers for photo packages.  If you are/were a senior and need some great photos, here is your chance.  Weddings and sporting events, you name it.

This is Jennie's dogs, Snuggles and Romeo on a photo shoot with Larry.