High Sierra Paint Out

Sherri, Dick, Kathy, Louise, Judy, Barbara, Ann

Cardinal Village, Bishop, Calif
2013

What FUN! 

Two days of painting on location in the High Sierra at 8000 foot elevation.  Above are the Plein Air paintings finished on Tueadsy.  Everywhere we looked was a painting at the Cardinal Village Resort.

These painting are hanging on display for the month of October, Hemet Valley Art Gallery, 144 Harvard Street, Hemet, Ca.  

November Road Trip for the Plein Air Paintings. 

Next stop: 

C & L Coffee & Deli 

4210 E. Florida ( N. Santa Fee Street & Florida) 

Hemet, Ca. 951 282-3139

Stop by to see the paintings, also stay for a delicious lunch with a gallery environment. 

Barbara

En Plein Air ~ Bishop Painting Adventures

                                          Hello!

Colors of Fall
©Barbara Parish 2014

The Plein Air Painters of Hemet are leaving town next week to paint the Fall Colors in Bishop, California.

We will meet and paint with the Plein Air Painters of Bishop.

Our on location paintings will exhibit the month of October at The Hemet Valley Art Gallery, Harvard Street, Hemet, Ca. I invite you to come see our Plein Air exhibit on panel 14.
Barbara

Painting the Fall Colors of Bishop

On the road again...

CJ-5 Jeep
My Mule

The High Desert Plein Air Painters will paint the Fall colors of the Eastern Sierra.  Leaving in September for Bishop, we will paint the contrast of Winter Green Pine and Golden Birch, white water rushing over boulders down the tree lined mountain side, and the cool rugged mountain reflection on Lake Sabrina.
In the picture on right, find my "Mule" a CJ-5 Jeep, parked alongside Bishop Creek at 7000 elevation. My four wheel drive Mule takes me around the back roads to find my next visual story.
I plan to post paintings of the High Desert Plein Air Painters.  These paintings are for your pleasure, if you want to "own to show" leave a comment.
Barbara

Surprise Image in my Painting

Every once in a while I am surprised by an unplanned image that appears in my painting.
Can you see it?

My first thought, paint over or wipe out the image.  I know the image sends a message, not part of the painting plan, but I am smitten with the Elephant image that is infatuated with the Bird.

In this painting I use several painting techniques, positive and negative, glazing, and mingling and merging of color.

Tomorrow, I'll be on location in the High Desert of Hesperia painting the Joshua Tree Blooms.

Searching for Spring 2013

Joshua Bloom

The Joshua Bloom nestled in
protective spines.

Searching for Spring in the High Desert of Hesperia 2013

I came across the Joshua Bloom with its tight creamy colored textured flowerets protected by spine like leaves.

OK! This is my painting challenge for Monday.  I'll go back on location to paint this bloom.  mmm, I might post a step by step along with the finished painting. Yes?

High Desert in Bloom

This time of year the desert comes alive with intense color and new growth.  The Joshua Trees will bloom soon with a huge ball of off white artichoke shape floweret.  The brush, in a variety of sizes, comes alive with a  carpet of yellow flowers cascading to the ground. The twelve inch purple nubs trying to be noticed along a pathway of ruts and stones.  I find it interesting how nature will team yellow flowers with its complement of purple nubs.  Even the sizes are varied to excite the eye. Nature!

My on location painting gear is ready, soon I will take the soft top off my Jeep.  Oops! I might be rushing this a little.  March will bless us with rain.  Okay, I won't take the top off the Jeep yet!

I use a view finder in gray color to locate my next visual story.  The gray color is #5 middle value.  This helps me with painting light or dark values.  On location with the sun and glare, I find I can't tell with accuracy the values of how light or how dark to paint.  Looking through the gray view finder I can SEE the values by comparing lighter than #5 or darker than #5.

Have you used a view finder?
Leave a comment.

Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year 2013!

How fortunate we are to have another new year to practice our passion with watercolor.
I would like to hear from you about what is happening in your art world for 2013. 
This year, look forward to video and interviews with working artists and authors.  How fun!

Mondays, I will paint on location with a group of dedicated painters, aspiring to raise their painting skills and exhibit.  You know what to do if interested, right?

Friday Painters Watercolor Class will start a whole new year on January 4th.  The class painters are all skill levels.  I hope to show their paintings and interview them about desires and goals.  This will encourage you to "pick up a brush and paint".

New Years Day, my favorite day to schedule "what's happening in my art world in 2013".  In January I will post the monthly on-location Watercolor Workshop dates/places, on-line monthly class "The Flow of Watercolor", and my Demonstration/Lecture dates and places.  Join me?

This year, I will offer my paintings for sale through my website and monthly exhibitions.  I plan to make a video each month, giving you insight into my painting process.   Also, on video I'll feature my working studio in Hesperia and Hemet.

Join me, let's travel together to enjoy this adventure in painting.
Barbara