Puffer Pond 6, oil on linen , 5" x 7"

Plein air al prima oil painting painted at Assabet River Wildlife Refuse's Puffer Pond.

Puffer Pond 5, oil on linen, 5" x 7"

Plein air al prima painting.

 Puffer Pond 4, oil on linen, 5"x 7"

Plein air, al prima painting painted at Puffer Pond at the Assabet River Wildlife Refuge.

Puffer Pond 3, oil on linen,  5"x 7"

 

 

 

 

 Plein air painting painted al prima at Assabet River Wildlife Refuse's Puffer Pond.

 Puffer  Pond 2, oil on linen, 5"x 7"

Plein air, al prima painting painted at Puffer Pond in the Assabet River Wildlife Refuge.

The Swamp, oil on linen, 5"x 7"

Painted al prima, plein air at a swamp at Assabet River Wildlife Refuge.

Ghost Island Farm Garden, oil on linen, 5"x 7"

Painted al prima, plein air on Rusty's Ghost Island Farm on Martha's Vineyard.

Ghost Island Cow, oil on linen, 5"x7"

Painted in plein air and al prima at Ghost Island Farm on Martha's Vineyard.

Where Pond Meets Swamp, 5"x7" oil on linen panel

Al prima plein air painting of Puffer Pond in August 2012

Summer Swamp 2, 5"x7" oil on linen panel

Al prima plein air painting painted in August 2012.

Summer Swamp 5"x7" oil on linen panel

Plein air al prima painting painted  in August 2012. The 1st of a few swamp painting.

Sandy Point, 5"x7" oil on linen panel

Al prima plein air painting painted in August 2012

The Great Marsh, 5"x7" oil on linen panel. 

Plein air al prima painting. Painted in August 2012 on linen covered hardboard.

Salt Marsh 2, 5"x7" oil on linen panel

Plein Air al prima painted in August.

Salt Marsh  5"x 7" oil on linen board

Sunflowers 5"x7" oil on linen panel

Summer Bouquet 5"x7", oil on linen panel

Al prima bouquet painted in August.

Garden in June, 5"x7' oil on cartonboard

Plein air al prima painting painted in June 2012.

White Mts. in July III, 5" x 7", oil on linen panel, July 2012

White Mts. 2, 5"x 7" oil on linen panel, July 2012

White Mts. in July, 5"x 7", oil on linen panel , July 2012

Fruitlands 1, 5"x 7" oil on hardboard

 

 

I joined the Fruitland Plein Air Artist program.  I have 4 more free visits. After that I can donate 1 painting and get a year free.  I may just do that.  I wish more places would have plein air programs.
http://www.fruitlands.org/plein-air

Black-eyed Susans, 5" x 7" oil on hardboard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One of my favorite flowers and fun to paint.

July 5th,  5"x 7" oil on hardboard

Painted from Lower Falls NH.  I'm getting a bit behind in posing due mainly to issues of photographing my oil painting. Trying to get a good shot without glare is a bit of a problem still. This photo isn't glare free but it's as close as I've been able to take thus far.

Firewheels, 7"x 5", oil on carton board

Heatwave, 5" x "7 , oil on cartonboard

You Had to Be There, 5"x 7", oil on hardboard

Painted 2 weeks ago. At this point I had decide on 6 colors I would use for a while but in the pic above I used just 5 of them.

Tall Tree, 5"x 7", Oil on carton board

Cheers , 5"x 8" watercolor on paper

Duck Pond II, 11"x 14", oil on canvas

Duck Pond I, 11"x 14" oil on canvas

Yacht Bar Art, 5"x7" oil on hardboard

This painting was painted in Paintress Gretchen's Cleopatra Lounge in Vineyard Haven.  Though maybe not technically Yacht Aaht, it would be a perfect piece for the Yacht bar.

Grape Plate, 5" x 7" Acrylic on hardboard

Thirsty Thinking, 5"x7" acrylic on hardboard

 Two Plums, 5"x7" Acrylic on hardboard

Orange You Glad I Didn't Say Banana?

Orange You Glad I Didn't Say Banana?, 5"x7"  Acrylic on hardboard

This painting was primed with a very matte acrylic paint. The paint handled very differently on this surface than it did on the very smooth ground on the panel in Mystery Meat and the gloss medium primed support in Open Heart.  I like the way all 3 handled.

Open Heart

Open Heart, 5"x7" Acrylic on carton board

Mystery Meat

Mystery Meat, 5"x7" acrylic on gesso board

My 1st painting with Golden Open Acrylics. They aren't like any other media I've used. Not like oils nor acrylics. I really like using them. I bought the modern set and it's a great set. I'm not usually a fan of sets but this set has 6 great single pigment colors, all with the best lightfastness rating. I was so happy with them I went out a bought the traditional set. I don't like the traditional set as much as the modern as 4 of the colors are mixtures 2 of which contain carbon black.