En Plein Air

Why on earth would a sane person do this?

Schlep an easel, panel holder, panels to paint on, panel carriers, paints, a bottle of medium, a bottle of solvent, a zillion brushes, a roll of paper towels, an umbrella, sunscreen, a hat, water, bug stuff, etc etc out into the hot sun / pouring rain / driving wind / freezing cold and hang out for a couple hours next to a slithering snake, and a bunch of biting insects and some strange tourists...to do what? To paint a picture?

I would! I love it! There is an immediacy and vibrance to plein air painting that I just can't attain in my comfy studio. I want to grab onto the light and the moment and try to capture it with color and form.

Hidden Waters Preserve 11x14 oil 2007 $300 Plein Air

Edisto Island Acrylic 18 x 18 2005 $500 Plein Air

Bloody Marsh St Simons Island 24x36 Oil $600 Plein Air

Greyfield Cumberland Island 11x14 oil 2007 $300 Plein Air

Maples in Matthews 9x12 Oil 2006 $250 Plein Air

Grayton Beach 2

Grayton Beach 4

Wakulla Springs

Kate Carney