I have a small works show coming up and I do not work small, however I am so glad I decided to give it a go. Plein air is something that I have always enjoyed as a painter, but doing it on the spur of the moment is not always quick and easy with supplies to set up and take down. The sun was setting quickly this warm, early spring day, and I really wanted to capture the evening light from the shadowed creekbed at the edge of our property. Quickly, I put on a few of my favorite oil colors that I thought would be perfect to use on my wooden palette. I did not want to take the time to set up an easel, so I decided it was time to try something new. I grabbed my linen canvas that I had already glued to foam-core, and I took one of my old paint brushes and attached it to the back like a lollipop. I held my paper towels, palette, several brushes and canvas lollipop, (put through the palette
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Good work, it’s in your blood.
What a good idea !
Thank you Katherine Teel, Artists must be innovators!