No.667 Plein Air in Tadcaster

Plein Air in Tadcaster

Oil on Canvas

5" x 7"

So what do you do when you finally have the opportunity to paint in plein air, you pack up all your gear and hike to just the right spot only to find you've forgotten your brushes? You've got it, you use your palette knife! You know, the one you normally only use for mixing paint. I once heard an artist say she used her credit card when she found herself without brushes or palette knives.

This painting, by the way, was from my wonderful trip to England this summer.

No. 650 Renee's Hydrangeas

 

Renee's Hydrangeas

Oil on Canvas

7" x 5"

 

There were so many wonderful things to see and do during my visit to England this summer that I completed just a handful of paintings while I was there. This was one of them. Thank you, Renee, for letting me steal some of you beautiful hydrangeas and this lovely art deco vase. :)

 

Some photos from my sister's home town of Tadcaster, England...

 

 

Irises in Renee's garden.

 

Some views from our daily walk through town.

 

The church Renee and Andy were married in three years ago.

 

Not a bad place to get some exercise, right?

 

Yours truly,

Susan

No. 632 Bempton Cliffs - Travel Journal Entry



 

 

Hello! Back from Europe and mostly recovered from jet lag, I'm eager to share my trip with you. Instead of painting in oils, I decided to try an new form of expression - the watercolor journal. It involves less space, less gear and dries much quicker. There was far too much to see in the time we had to paint on location. So most of these watercolors were painted on my sister's dining room table in Tadcaster, a village outside of York. You're right, no dining room table is safe from me!

 

 

 

Razorbills on Bempton Cliffs, a national bird sanctuary on the east coast of England. 

 

 

 

 

Not so rare birds but still lovely to paint. 



 

So I've discovered something new, I love to watercolor journal! It's an amazing way to express the excitement of traveling somewhere new and beautiful. A big thank you to Jan Jewell for giving me the idea and Charlene Freeman for teaching me how.

Day 258 The English Red Gate

The English Red Gate

Oil on Gessobord

5 x 7

Last year I was fortunate enough to see my sister get married in England. One day, as we were walking around her neighborhood, I spotted this great red gate. I tried to sneak a photo but was caught red handed by the owner. My sister had to hastily explain I was just visiting and was charmed by his gate. Phew!

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