Pleinair757; Back Bay Gambol Farm

12"x16" oil on linen mounted on panel

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As of August 11th, 2013; this painting is in a traveling show through out southeastern Virginia.  Visit the PleinAir757 website for location information.  Painting is framed in an elegant,  heavy gold leaf frame with simple lines.  

The last morning of the paint out the weather held out beautifully! And luckily I had a place in the shade to stand.

Pleinair757; Crepe Myrtle, Beach Cottage

9"x12" oil on linen mounted on panel

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By late afternoon of the first day of paintout, the heat and humidity were steadily increasing, and rain was threatening. I had a great spot at a friend's beach cottage, standing in the shade.  When at all possible, I try to have a "Plan B" if the weather looks dicey. She had a nice screened in porch where I could have finished painting this view if the weather got really bad. Luckily - stormy weather held off for a good bit longer!

Plein Air757, From Lynhaven Bay to Town Center (and Way Beyond!)

11"x14" oil on linen mounted on panel

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I've just returned home from Virginia Beach, and the Pleinair757 paint-out.  What great fun- Karen Kinser- artist and organizer extraordinaire has hosted this event with her group of amazing volunteers for many years now (six or seven?) The 757 is the area code/geographical area that the painters can choose to paint in. This is a rather broad chunk of south-eastern Virginia!  Having lived there for many years myself, I'm always anxious to get back there to paint, and visit, and hang out with friends. It seems the time goes by so quickly and I'm headed home again. 

This view of Lynnhaven Bay is up by the boat launch on the southwest side of the Lesner Bridge. It's close to where I used to live, and I've driven by there countless times, but never got out to walk up that dune. Holy cow- you can see all the way to Town Center! The weather was warm during our painting days, but really nice early in the morning. Big cumulus clouds started rising up during late morning. I was certainly jazzed at the scenery, and happy to be out on the water!