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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Bluebells

Eastern Ohio Plein Air group met this week at Poland Forest. The bluebells were fully opened. After finishing the landscape I was in the mood to paint a portrait. Marilyn, Brad's girlfriend was hanging out, and she enthusiastically agreed to pose for me. Thank you Marilyn! Loved painting this and she said, "It looks just like me!"

12" x 9" Oil on board SOLD

12" x 16" Oil on Canvas $250

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Sycamore In Poland Forest

Our Plein Air painting group met in the Poland Municipal Forest yesterday. There are several huge Sycamore trees that must be hundreds of years old. This one is hollow, & one wonders how is stays alive, let alone what keeps it from breaking apart. Such lovely sculpture. The floor of this woods will soon be covered with the blue bluebells.

14" x 11" Oil on masonite $550

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Nancy Hawkins, Artist

When painting en plein air I’m drawn into a deeper sense of the beauty of the landscape. Capturing in paint some essence of God’s handiwork is an intriguing thrill. Shapes and colors change constantly via the elements, like a kaleidoscope turning as it is held up to the light. Sunlight and shadow, the movement of a breeze, makes painting en plein air so much more stimulating than painting from a photo.

I work to capture that flash of wonder the light reveals to me. Spontaneity contributes to the energy that comes through in my painting. My painting is a celebration of light and color. Light is a metaphor of Christ the creator. Light reveals color, exposing immediate substance. It reveals depth and detail. Light communicates relationships, revealing nuances that continuously change, yet have a timeless source. My Paintings are for sale in the sales gallery of Butler Institute of American Art & The Hoyt Art Center Gift Shop & on Etsy as "Pleinairimpressions". It is my privilege to be a participant in various juried artist shows, Denver Plein Air in Colorado, Ohio Plein Air Society, Butler Museum of American Art, & The Hoyt in New Castle, PA.

http://hoytartcenter.org/gift-shop/dsc02324/,

http://www.butlerart.com/museumshop.htm,

https://www.etsy.com/shop/pleinairImpressions?ref=hdr_shop_menu

I also teach classes in Plein Air Painting at the Hoyt in New Castle, PA

http://easternflash.blogspot.com/2009/12/negley-driving-from-peace-valley.html

http://www.outdoorpainter.com/theres-nothing-like-an-old-coat-says-farthing/