Blooming Beauties

The little paintings above are 6"x6" and are painted in acrylic paint using a palette knife on canvas.  they are gallery wrapped canvas and will not need framing.  All paintings were done in the studio from photos I have taken from this year's cactus bloom. 

Asarco Mine Center Paint Out

Cactus Garden                      12"x9"                              Pastel on Sanded Paper

Mine Car Planter Photo taken outside Mine Museum and Gift Shop

December found the Art League Paint Out group at the Mine Center on Pima Mine Road.  There is a wonderful cactus garden, display of large mining equipment and a super gift shop.  I added a photo to show one of the many interesting mine equipment pieces around the grounds.

Paseo Feliz Park Paint Out

Into the Wash                                                    12"x9" Pastel on Sanded Paper

The day was bright and sunny and the park was new to me.  It is on the west side of Tucson with a lovely open view of the Tucson Mountains or looking the other direction the city of Tucson spread out through the valley.  I stood up on a ridge looking down into a wash where the sun was hitting the sandy bottom of the wash.  

Madera Canyon Plein Aire

Madera Canyon Stream Study              9"x12"

For this study I was standing in the picnic area in the canyon looking upstream.  The light up through the trees was beautiful.  I'm not sure I captured it but I had a great day.  It was a Paint Out day with the Art League.  Sheridan, Karen and I enjoyed our time together.

Winter 2012 Plein Aire Paintings

Arizona Sycamores                                                      Pastel

In February Madera Canyon just east of Green Valley is a cold but beautiful place to paint.  I choose the white trunks of the Sycamores against the evergreens to capture the feeling of a winter day.    

Sabino Canyon Morning                                9X12 Pastel

This was painted just outside the Visitors Center at Sabino Canyon alongside the trail up the Canyon.

Sonoran Giant

Sonoran Giant            19"x25" Pastel on Canson Paper

January Paintings

White Dove Portal                      12 x 9  Pastel

  

Mine Garden                                                         12x9   Pastel

Pear Still Life                      6x4   Pastel

The top two paintings were painted on location at San Xavier Mission in Tucson and the Asarco Mine Center in Sahuarita.  Both mornings started out very cold (30's) but warmed quickly and I was quickly painting in shirt sleeves.  You have to love the Arizona winter weather. 

The third piece is not a piece painted on location but an experiment on very tiny paintings.  A painting friend was putting  a show of mini's together and I watched as she painted 3 paintings as I started one.  I thought I would try it and use her method of framing.  I think it was a success.  Small and affordable art for all!