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Watercolor plein aire 8/12/26
Went up to one of my favorite painting spots in Harriman Reservoir in Whitingham, VT to try a different technique of painting skies. Results were interesting enough to warrant further experimentation.
(7 x 5 in, 178 x 127 mm)
Ich wage mich gleich raus in den Nebel, denn ich treffe mich mit den Dibujantes zum Urban Sketchen. Gut, dass wir diesmal Stadtmotive zeichnen und der Nebel innerhalb der Stadt meist nicht so stark ist 😅 #USK #UrbanSketchers #pleinaire #dibujantes #UrbanSketching
Drawn on location with the local art community.
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9/8 San Catarina Lachatao, Oaxaca, Mexico
For amusement value, technically, *this* is my last plein-aire painting from Lachatao. At an altitude of 6800 feet, some days you are in the clouds (literally). As it turns out, clouds carry moisture! This can be problematic for watercolor paper and paint. But I gave it the old college try...for about 5 minutes.
12 x 9 in (30 x 23 cm)
#watercolor #watercolour #aquarelle #PleinAire #oaxaca #landscape #abstract
8/8 San Catarina Lachatao, Oaxaca, Mexico
My last plein-aire painting from Lachatao. Again, in retrospect, I would have done my tonal values differently, but this is why we do these projects ay? To learn, get experience, all that...
Also, I'm doing that "social media thing" where you hold your painting up against the real background. Don't get used to that :).
12 x 9 in (30 x 23 cm)
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7/8 San Catarina Lachatao, Oaxaca, Mexico
My seventh plein-aire painting from Lachatao. Bright morning sun lit up the streets. In retrospect, I would have liked more contrast. Achieving strong tonal values in watercolor is arguably the most important (and most challenging) aspect of the medium, especially in plein air painting, where light and shadow are constantly changing in real time. It's hard!
12 x 9 in (30 x 23 cm)
6/8 San Catarina Lachatao, Oaxaca, Mexico
My sixth plein-aire painting from Lachatao. The looseness of this one reflects my energy level just a tiny bit. I was committed to 2 paintings a day and on this afternoon of the third day I was gassed and *really* wanted to skip this session. But f you fatigue, I painted anyway!
12 x 9 in (30 x 23 cm)
#watercolor #watercolour #aquarelle #PleinAire #landscape #oaxaca
5/8 San Catarina Lachatao, Oaxaca, Mexico
My fifth plein-aire painting from Lachatao. A 45 min hike from the town center brings you to the top of Cerro del Jaguar ("Jaguar Hill). This location was believed to be the site of a religious temple and observatory for the Zapotec people at some point between 1200-1500 AD.
9 x 12 in (30 x 23 cm)
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4/8 San Catarina Lachatao, Oaxaca, Mexico
My fourth plein-aire painting from Lachatao. No paintings from the series were touched up after the fact, not because I have any strict philosophy on this. (Although I know some plein aire painters do!)
But this trip was designed as a learning experience, and by keeping the paintings "as is" I have a good record of what I need to work on in the future.
12 x 9 in (30 x 23 cm)
#watercolor #watercolour #aquarelle #PleinAire #landscape #oaxaca
3/8 San Catarina Lachatao, Oaxaca, Mexico
The third plein-aire painting from my visit to Lachatao. This depicts the central feature of the town: San Caterina Lachatao church, a beautiful colonial style building with beautiful mosaics of cut stone on the facade and these impressive red-orange domes on top.
12 x 9 in (30 x 23 cm)
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2/8 San Catarina Lachatao, Oaxaca, Mexico
The second plein-aire painting from my visit to Lachatao. A former gold and silver mining town founded in the 17th century, there are a fair number of collapsed, abandoned buildings in the village.
This location had pomegranate and grapefruit trees still producing fruit, the juxtaposition of dead and alive was surreal.
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1/8 San Catarina Lachatao, Oaxaca, Mexico
On a recent trip to Oaxaca, I stayed for 4 days in Lachatao, population 250, altitude 6500 ft. My goal: paint two plein-aire watercolor paintings a day. It was challenging, but I did it. Here are those paintings.
#1 of 8 is looking north over a valley to the pueblo of San Miguel Amátlan on an overcast morning.
12 x 9 in (30 x 23 cm)
#watercolor #watercolour #aquarelle #PleinAire #landscape #oaxaca
Plein aire watercolors from Cape Cod - 6/29/25
Pages from the watercolor sketchbook.
The two vertical paintings are from Ballston Beach and Wellfleet respectively and each measures 5 x 6.5 in (12.7 x 16.5 cm).
The 4 mini-paintings are all plein aire wave and dune studies from Ballston Beach measuring 5 x 3.5 in (12.7 x 8.9 cm)
I don't think I ever posted this, but another digital #pleinairpril speed paint from a day I was running Strawberry Jam at @GlitchCityLA all day so I didn't get to go out. Birdies! #art #artist #artwork #artoftheday #artistoninstagram #illustrator #illustration #sketch #sketchbook #sketches #paint #pleinaire #gouache #painting #drawing #pleinairpril #nopleinnogain
Some early morning painting from LA Central Library. #art #artist #artwork #artoftheday #artistoninstagram #illustrator #illustration #sketch #sketchbook #sketches #paint #pleinaire #gouache #painting #drawing #pleinairpril #nopleinnogain
Was killing time waiting for friends at a pizza place so I sketched the exit #art #artist #artwork #artoftheday #artistoninstagram #illustrator #illustration #sketch #sketchbook #sketches #paint #pleinaire #gouache #painting #drawing #pleinairpril #nopleinnogain
#Pleinairpril 04/12. Foggy morning in Elysian Park. Terrible light for paint but oh well! #art #artist #artwork #artoftheday #artistoninstagram #illustrator #illustration #sketch #sketchbook #sketches #paint #pleinaire #gouache #painting #drawing #pleinairpril #nopleinnogain
Another quick digital #pleinairpril of Echo Park Lake since I'm at @glitchcityla all day :) #background #gouache #art #artist #artwork #ink #mixedmedia #illustrator #illustration #sketch #sketchbook #sketches #paint #pleinaire #nopleinnogain #digital #painting #drawing #pleinairpril
Scooted out at lunch for a quick n dirty plein air sketch. Really need to try and paint tomorrow 😤 there was a man playing violin which was a lovely accompaniment!
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Very quick 1 hr afternoon sketch of Grand Central Market in DTLA. Testing out a new midtone sketchbook!
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Painting today at a local community garden. Lovely morning!
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Paintings on cloudy days kind of bums me out since I already struggle with mixing colors so I drew again. Then one of my markets exploded in my hand so I called it a day.
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A sketch I never posted of the absolutely lovely river I had a good swim in when I visited Corvallis, OR back in July to see one of my best friends! A great road trip.
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Painting from a few weeks back at Elysian Park.
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Painting in Rampart Village. Arms hurt from the booster shot so just drew today. Added more marker at the office.
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Someday I'll learn to not over saturate my colors so I can indicate depth and distance 🥲 #art #artist #artwork #artoftheday #artistoninstagram #illustrator #illustration #sketch #sketchbook #sketches #paint #pleinaire #gouache #painting #drawing
Woke up late so I decided to draw as fast as I could instead of painting. Cool tunnel on the 101.
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Was trying REALLY HARD to paint this theatre in downtown LA but oops got blocked by a DWP van so I didn't finish. So it goes!
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#losangeles #losangelestheatre
I painted the secret mushrooms at Elysian Park so I'm a real artist now. Bonus Dragonfly.
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Forgot to post my painting from Friday. Painting lotus flowers with friends. My colors were wack so I went and made it weird lmao. Might go back with it and mess with it more and make it even messier, who knows! I'd like brightening up the flower at least.
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Bit off more than I could chew with this one. Sun came out a little before ten so we packed it in early.
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