12" x 16" oil on panel

I had an entire weekend with Lanie’s sister and her family in town. They had plans to go to Columbus on Saturday and then to see their aunt and uncle in Toledo. This offered me a great opportunity to do some plein air. It was a great weekend. I had a great time getting out multiple times. I would love to do this more. It was just me, God and and the great outdoors. On Saturday morning, I headed down to Charles Mill lake. There really wasn’t anything very appealing but decided to paint there anyway to see what I could do with it. I added the pontoon boat for interest. Not sure how much I like this one but everyone else in my house loved it. So, here it is for all to see. I ended up doing 3 paintings and also spent some time getting ready for the upcoming OPAS plein air competition. I will post the others later.

Lakeside Hollyhocks: This was the first painting that I did for the weekend on Friday morning. Mostly this was painted under an umbrella as it rained off and on all morning. That’s why it looks a bit gray in the painting. BTW – the shadow at the top is from the easel. This painting sold at the wet-paint sale. Thanks.

The Whitehouse: This painting was started on Friday afternoon after the rain cleared out and the sun came out nice and bright. However, it is right along the lakefront and the wind got to be too much for me. Plus, I needed to head back to Ashland to coach a semi final Pony league baseball game for my son Sam’s team. We were in the looser’s bracket. We won. I ended up finishing this one on Saturday afternoon. I waited until afternoon to try and catch that same light as on Friday afternoon. I also had to leave to coach another tournament game on Saturday. This one was the finals. We won the first game which meant we had to play another game as it was double-elimination. Unfortunately, we lost in the second game 2 – 1. This one was purchased by the homeowners. Thanks guys. I appreciate it.

Hotel Lakeside: This one was started on Saturday morning. It was a little cooler on Saturday and it showed in what everyone was wearing. I think I got a little crazy with the shadow coming in from the right side. They were pretty intense but not like that. I think I may try to fix that. We’ll see.

Wooden Boat: This one was done on Sunday around noon when the boats came in for the wooden boat show that was going on in conjunction with the wet paint sale. I decided to try to loosen up and did this one purely with palette knives. Not sure how I feel about this look but there seemed to be a fair amount of interest at the sale.

9" x 12" oil on canvas panel - Lakeside Hollyhocks

12" x 9" oil on canvas panel - The Whitehouse

9" x 12" Oil on canvas panel - Hotel Lakeside

8" x 10" oil on canvas panel - Wooden Boat