A Break for Deer

The deer were nearby the house all day today. Adam and I enjoyed taking quick breaks from our paintings as one or the other of us would notice them wandering by. I needed a break from studio work this evening so I decided to do a small sketch of the deer as I observed them from the window. I was able to get in a quicko (15 min) study of one of them before it got too dark to see anything.

Deer Study (15 min, oil on tracing paper)

Plein Air Outing

Independence Square- plein air study (oil, 9x12)

Adam and I went painting with the Missouri Valley Impressionist Society last Saturday. We had a great time painting in Independence Square! This is my painting from the day- there's a lot I would still work on if I had had the time before the light changed too much. If I do want to do a larger piece in the future, a plein air study like this would be invaluable as a color reference.

A Sneak Peak

Palette and detail of "Studio Window" (tentative title)

This is what my palette and a small section of my painting looked like after today's work. I'm not sure how much of the painting will stay this way- it may look like a completely different piece when I finish with it! The colors in this still life are incredibly inspiring- I won't give too much of a hint as to what the full piece is, but it is predominately blues and greens- a color scheme I haven't used too much for a still life yet.