Some of this will look familiar to you, since I did a rudimentary blog post while still in Georgia. Boy oh boy am I glad to be back with my laptop! This is the continuation of the post on Monday about painting at the private estate on St. Simons Island. There were many possibilities, but […]
Morning at an Estate
On day two of the plein air painting workshop, we were admitted to a private estate on 1000 acres on St. Simons Island. We drove about 1-1/2 miles behind a locked gate to reach the grounds of the home. Out of respect for the homeowners, I will eliminate many specifics but will show you photos. […]
Travelogue, Continued
On day #2 in Georgia, we gathered at a former plantation to begin painting with Laurel. There were 7 students, from Texas, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Central California. (Yep, I think of Central California as a separate place from the rest of the state.) The Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation is a State Historic Site, where rice […]
Final Georgia Painting Day
It was the final day of plein air painting in Georgia, but you can bet there will be many more posts about the experience.
Two in One Day
We painted today on a huge private estate that belongs to heirs of the Reynolds family, which was fabulous. It was also kind of muggy, but we were brave plein air warriors. This time we were on our own to choose painting sites, one in the morning and a second site in the afternoon. Laurel […]
Long Day Learning
We began the day with sketching exercises, walking around the grounds of a former plantation turned state park. Teacher Laurel demonstrated a step at a time, and then we copied those steps. She is a very thorough explainer. Then I went sightseeing!
Learned in March
It is possible that I didn’t learn much in March. Perhaps I spent too much time on hold with both Huge & Rude and Small & Bumbling. But now we have faster internet, so that’s a good thing. FWIW means For What It’s Worth. (Thank you, SD!) Donald Miller has a podcast and is a […]
New Idea for Drawing Lessons
In the month of March, I am teaching a beginning drawing class to six people, two hours per week at Arts Visalia, a very fine non-profit gallery in downtown Visalia. (This is the county seat, the town we usually mean in Three Rivers when we say we have to go “down the hill”.) The six […]
Secret Painting Class, Day Two
The poinsettia as an oil painting subject was challenging. One of my students requested that I demonstrate rather than just explain. That was a big “duh” moment for me. I should have thought of that myself! I’ve been in workshops before where it seemed as if the demonstration was a waste of time. This is […]
Secret Painting Class
Sometimes, in spite of feeling highly unqualified, I show a few of my drawing students what I know about oil painting. I’ve been oil painting since March 8, 2006, and yet I feel green as grass. But, they want to learn and practice, and I want to share what I know. This year they all […]