Thursday, 10 December 2015

En Plein Air: Another pondering. Even with all the lit grasses in lower part of the painting I felt the eye was still held by the house. So I softened the detailing of the siding and slightly greyed part of the yellow by glazing with light blue. Later I added the mauve to the upper portion of the wallto encourage the eye to move down. I also felt the third window kept your attention too much. I tried darkening it but in the end, decided to cover it with tree branches! After working at a few other bits and pieces, I signed it! Gail Sibley, "The Old Creamery," Schminke pastels on Wallis paper, 12 x 9 in

En Plein Air At The Old Creamery, Salt Spring Island

Thursday, 10 December 2015 12 Comments

This summer on Salt Spring Island, I was fortunate to paint en plein air a few times with my Mum and Dad. I keep saying it but really, there’s nothing like painting on location for a rewarding experience, both in life and in technical and skills learning. So what did I learn this time? Before

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En Plein Air At The Old Creamery, Salt Spring Island

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