...And I am honored.
LPAPA is a great group of painters and supporters, all dedicated to the history, art, and craft of painting outdoors. And I meet many of them at events all across the country. When I do it feels like running into family when you are far from home...
Some photos from the past three years down in SoCal, all shot during a Laguna Beach Plein Air Invitational...
My first quickdraw at the Montage...
Another QuickDraw, of the Rock Pile, a local surfing spot right under the Laguna Art Museum...
Ah, the light. The tides are coming in and the light is sinking...
Attempting a small scale William Wendt up in Laguna Canyon, as if there ever was such a thing...
More painting below the art museum...
Crystal Cove paint out - up on the table to get a better view and discourage distractions...
The best day ever at the office, painting the Keyhole - had a fever of 103 F as I painted this...
More painting on rocks...
Another Rock Pile painting...
Painting at San Juan Capistrano Mission, the old sanctuary which collapsed back in the late 1800s.
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And out painting the sunset at Corona del Mar, the light being the reason to travel south...
Thanks LPAPA. These are awesome memories for me!
4 reader comments:
Great photo's of your process. My favorite is you standing in the surf. Passion is a wonderful thing!
Thanks Tim. Of all the days from last fall, that was my favorite. In spite of how I was feeling...
Really great, inspiring shots. Makes you want to run out for plein air, even here in the Midwest. But 103F- I'm surprised you were vertical!
When you get some time, a blog post defining the characteristics of California impressionism, that make it distinctive from other regions, would be interesting. I assume you don't just mean the California scenery. Here in MN you can just feel that plein air is starting to take off, and I wonder what will define that.
Judy, what a great idea. Californian Impressionism was a unique form of impressionism and it would make for an interesting post to talk about why. I will take you up on your suggestion after I return from Carmel in two weeks. A lot of what made CI so different had to do with the region and the same can be said for the painters in the Midwest at the time...
Thank you.
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