September Plein Air

Wow can you believe summer is almost over? I have been busy toting my easel around this month to catch the last rays of September. An opportunity to paint in Manzanita,Oregon again is always a favorite of mine. In this plein air piece I tried to capture the feeling of ocean haze as a background to the somewhat languid motion of the early evenings set of waves.

Here are two plein paintings done at an Eric Jacobsen workshop held on magnificent Sauvie Island northwest of Portland, Oregon. Painting opportunities are so plentiful on this island that it is difficult to choose a site. The fields are very vibrant and full of rhythm and patterns. But what a hot day and no shade which is all in the challenge of plein air painting.