more for january

great way to bring in the new year. one of the things we love about working 'plein air' is that you get to experience the change of everything - time, light, color, conditions - just by standing there and paying attention. trying to capture all this with paint almost seems futile, but the challenge is invigorating and the greater reward - the gift of being there in the moment - is well worth it.

libby smith
january 1, late afternoon
oil on panel, 9"x12"

libby smith
winter mojave
oil on panel, 9"x12"

libby smith
first storm, lake los carneros
oil on panel, 8"x10"

the rained-out paint-out:

libby smith
morning rain, gaviota
oil on panel, 10"x10"

the sunny reward after the storm:

libby smith
morning calm
oil on panel, 8"x10"


our foggy day at arroyo burro. some of us were mentioned in an article, with photo, in the local 'independent' paper. 

libby smith
foggy morning, hendry's beach
oil on panel, 8"x10"



coco and mimi need to stop dressing alike.

libby smith
oil on panel

nina warner

gouache on paper

libby smith
oil on panel

nina warner
oil on panel

libby smith
oil on panel

nina warner
oil on panel

happy new year 2015

after the blitz of the holidays, we are back on track for the new year. coco and mimi have a tradition of starting the new year by getting out to paint. felt rusty and clunky, but determined to get our painting legs back.
here's a start, as soon as I get more images from the rest of the école, I will post them.
  

nina warner
new years day,
summerland
oil on panel
8"x10"









there was a SCAPE paint-out at gaviota beach which turned into a rain-out. we tried anyways.














nina warner
gaviota
oil on panel
9"x12"







a sunnier, beautiful day at refugio beach:

nina warner, refugio lagoon
oil on panel, 7 1/2"x18"


finally a day when all four cats where able to get outside together. foggy MLK day, with the sun coming through by mid-morning at arroyo burro aka (hendry's beach). 

nina warner
hendry's beach
oil on panel
8"x10"

nina warner, lagoon, arroyo burro
oil on panel, 8"x8"