south mountain afternoon

[les lull]

Made an attempt to work from a plein air reference without losing the freshness of the field study. Tried to grab a little more of the volume of the tree and some of the definition in the rock. This was an interesting excercise and I learned a lot. It helps me to understand more of what I hoping to gain in my studies.

16 X 20 oil on board

[chammi kaiser]

Les, just taking a peak in at the Plein Aire Forum and saw your paintings. They are both absolutely great. Love the colours and the textures. CHAMMI

[brianc]

Les, you've done a great job bringing this up in size. The detail in the rocks and the shadows gives it a maturity worthy of its scale, but it still has a lot of that rugged spontaneity of the orgininal.

[les lull]

Les, just taking a peak in at the Plein Aire Forum and saw your paintings. They are both absolutely great. Love the colours and the textures. CHAMMI

Thanks Chammi, nice to see you venture out from the acrylics forum. That is very complimentary coming from you, I admire your work.

Thanks for looking.

[les lull]

Les, you've done a great job bringing this up in size. The detail in the rocks and the shadows gives it a maturity worthy of its scale, but it still has a lot of that rugged spontaneity of the orgininal.

Hanging on to the freshness in a field study repainted in a studio is and interesting experience. Christensen says "you will be amazed at what you can remember when you repaint a plein air as a studio piece." I found that to be a cool experience. In the field I lack the skills that come from years of plein air painting and there are element that I will simplify and leave out not because they would detract from the painting, but because I don't have the skill set to capture the element and make it believable in the short time I have to capture the light. I enjoy geting out of the studio and painting outdoors, but I still feel a self induced pressure to not have a disaster on the canvas. With time I am sure I will get to where I enjoy the experience more as I get comfortable with the process.

Thanks for looking and commenting.

Les

[brianc]

Hanging on to the freshness in a field study repainted in a studio is and interesting experience. Christensen says "you will be amazed at what you can remember when you repaint a plein air as a studio piece." I found that to be a cool experience. In the field I lack the skills that come from years of plein air painting and there are element that I will simplify and leave out not because they would detract from the painting, but because I don't have the skill set to capture the element and make it believable in the short time I have to capture the light. I enjoy geting out of the studio and painting outdoors, but I still feel a self induced pressure to not have a disaster on the canvas. With time I am sure I will get to where I enjoy the experience more as I get comfortable with the process.

Thanks for looking and commenting.

Les
Now I want to try it and see what I can remember. Sometimes I paint to forget :)

[adaus]

good scene