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Monday, May 02, 2011

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?

7 comments:

Rose Welty said...

I like it as is Jo - it's moody, as landscapes really are

Jo Castillo said...

Hi Rose, thank you. We were glad for the clouds in a way, the light didn't change much. :)

Bag Blog said...

I think it is a great start to your plein aire painting - even if you were inside. I was suppose to paint with a friend today, but she thought it was too cold for me to get out and come to her house. Although I assured her I was good with it,
she said she would rather wait for a warmer day. Yet, we were suppose to paint inside - go figure.

Jo Castillo said...

Bag Blog, it was good to paint. I hadn't painted since I closed the gallery. I need to get with it!

The weather is weird for sure. Maybe we will paint together one of these days! In or out. Ha.

Joan Tavolott said...

Great job on this! You know me. I consider anything painted of nature through a window a plein air. Just a reminder to change my blog in your links to http://watercolorsbyjoan2.blogspot.com

I still can't post to the original one, so I'll use this one instead.

Teresa said...

As long as you're painting... that's what counts!

Jo Castillo said...

Hi Joan, thank you for the comment. And, for the reminder of your blog change (I switched my link)

Teresa, hi there, you are right about painting. That is the main thing. :) Thanks.


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I Grew up in a small town , Magdalena, New Mexico. I enjoy art and the pleasure other people get from my work. I always donate some of my sales and art to charities, especially for children. That started in Bolivia with Para los Niños. "I cannot pretend to feel impartial about colors. I rejoice with the brilliant ones and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns." -- Winston Churchill

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