april 2013

April painting days have become a little sketchy, but we are still trying to get out there and work.

Santa Ynez Mission "paint-out" day - 3 of us were out for a clear beautiful day.
A lot of folks came out to paint plein air for this event.

Nina Warner, View from behind the mill, oil on panel, 6"x12"

Libby Smith, View from above the mill, oil on panel, 

5 1/2"x14"

Pamela Zwehl-Burke, Olive trees & shadows, 
oil on panel, 8"x10"


22 April - Steven's Park

Pamela Zwehl-Burke, Oaks, 
oil on panel, 9"x12"

Diane Handloser, Oaks, 

oil on panel, 9"x12"

10 April 2013 - lake los carneros

Coco and Mimi got back in the landscape after a several week hiatus to work with portrait painting. Good to be back outside. Beautiful day, warm and only a little breeze. 2 views of the same path.

                                                         

libby smith
meadow path
oil on panel 
8"x10"

nina warner
meadow path, oil on panel, 6"x12"

11 march 2103 - anderson park

first long, daylight savings day of painting - also warm and sunny, spring in the air with a hint of summer. a hidden gem of a park.

pamela zwehl-burke, oak tree study, oil on panel, 8"x10" 

libby smith, park view, oil on panel, 4 1/2"x12"

libby smith
back-lit tree
oil on panel
8"x10"

diane handloser
big oak study
oil on panel
6"x8"

nina warner, end of park view, oil on panel, 7"x14"

nina warner, park study, oil on panel, 4"x15"

archive - libby smith

a selection of work from 2012/13:

late afternoon, los carneros, oil on panel, 9"x12"

arizona desert, oil on panel, 8"x10"

bare trees, AK Park gardens, oil on panel,  4 1/2"x12"

santa ynez river crossing, oil on panel, 9"x12"

fritzie's pond, oil on panel, 11"x14"

santa ynez river #2, oil on panel, 9"x12"

santa ynez river, oil on panel, 9"x12"

slough & mountains, oil on panel, 9"x12"

devereax slough, oil on panel, 9"x12"

mineral king trail, oil on panel, 9"x12"

kona rocks, oil on panel, 4 1/2x12"

old mission jail, oil on panel, 9"x12"

rocks, jade cove, oil on panel 9"x12"

4 march 2013 - elings park

 elings park - beautiful oaks, vistas of fog lifting in the distance.
most are works in progress -

pamela zwehl-burke, oil on panel, 8"x10"
(sorry about the color -too much shade)

libby smith, oil on panel, 6"x12"

(a bit of glare)

libby smith, oil on panel, 8"x10"

quick study

nina warner, oil on panel, 6"x8"

quick study - glare on photo

nina warner, oil on panel, 8"x 12"

diane handloser, oil on panel, 8"x10"

25 february 2103 - crit day

time to catch up and look - we have done a lot of work in the past few months.

pamela zwehl-burke, los carneros, oil on canvas, 18"x24"

pamela zwehl-burke
santa ynez river
oil on canvas, 16"x20"


























pamela zwehl-burke, devereax, acrylic on canvas, 16"x20"

libby smith, los carneros, oil on panel, 9"x12"

libby smith
santa ynez river
oil on panel, 9"x12"

















libby smith
arizona desert
oil on panel, 9"x12"

diane handloser
devereax
oil on panel, 9"x12"




























diane handloser, santa ynez river, oil on panel, 9"x12"

diane handloser
a k park gardens
oil on panel, 9"x12"

nina warner

manning park

oil on panel, 6"x8"

nina warner, devereax, oil on panel, 6"x12"

nina warner

sylvan park

oil on panel, 6"x8"

18 february 2013 - a k park gardens

thought we were supposed to have sunshine! it was chilly but still lovely at ak park gardens. we missed Coco today - glad to have Lu back and on the mend.

                 diane handloser - oil on panel, 8"x10"

continued from last week -
brought trees to life with color, great movement.
compare to last post!

pamela zwehl-burke
oil on panel, 9"x12"

greyed-down color is true to light,
painterly surface & great drawing

nina warner
cigar box study
oil on panel, 6"x8"

really helpful to do a quick, loose study first

       nina warner - oil on panel, 9"x12"
really slick surface on panel - paint kept moving
good range of greens