Boulder Open Space

All four of my entries were accepted into the show so that's exciting. The show will go up in October at the Great Frameup gallery. I painted this morning - a nice sunny morning to start with. But clouds kept forming and by the time I was finishing it looked like rain was imminent. Drops began to fall a few minutes after I got home so I was lucky this time. I got one picture done, no time for a second one. We sure have had a very abnormally rainy summer this year. Three of these pictures sold at the show.

Placid Morning on the river

I painted this on the same morning as the picture of the large tree from a previous entry, but did not finish and had to go back on a morning with similar weather. Both pictures were painted from the same place. This time there was a fawn under the tree, still wearing it's spots. It was a little wary of me but then got more curious and came closer. After a while it decided I was harmless,  lost interest and began grazing until it was lost to view in the brush. It was really cute. Here's a photos of this painting, Placid River, 8 x 10.  No pictures of the fawn. I forgot to bring my camera that day.

Boulder Open Space Plein Air Show

The deadline for entering was this week. The open space areas I used were Rabbit Mountain, Cattail Pond and Peschell Open Space.  I hope they all get in, but don't expect it. I have another I would have liked to put in but the limit was 4.

Sandstone Quarry

Down the gravel road at Sandstone are the cliffs where they used to quarry the rock long ago. This is a painting from that place done last Saturday afternoon as it was getting toward sunset. It was hot and buggy but I had the shade under a large tree.  Sandstone Quarry, 9 x 12.

After the Rain

This scene is from Hall Ranch. It rained off and on for three days and finally I went out to Hall Ranch at the end of the afternoon where I could paint under the shelter where it was dry. The rain finally stopped and the sky began to clear up a bit.  After the Rain, 8 x 10.  

Afternoon Painting

Here's one I did last week on a very hot afternoon. I started at 5 and stayed painting till 7, all the while being harassed by a pack of mosquitos. The view was similar to one I did the other morning, same lake and trees, slightly different location.  There are not a lot of trees there where I was setup so I was under the only tree big enough to give me shade.  Late Afternoon at Peschel, 8 x 10.