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NIGHTSCAPES

Plein air painting done at night, on location usually under artificial lighting. This is a good opportunity to display some of your urban settings.

Members: 28
Latest Activity: May 12

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Lighting 7 Replies

Plein air painting at night requires artificial light. Unless you can set up under a lamppost, or before a bright storefront, it's BYOL- Bring Your Own Light.I thought I would briefly share my search…Continue

Started by Jerry Campbell. Last reply by Donald Maier Feb 22.

Don't pass them up 1 Reply

found this calling me on the last day at Brookville, IN as I was on my way to the shower so I could get a early start to the day. when I came out I knew I had to paint it. to many times we pass up…Continue

Started by Lawrence Rudolech. Last reply by Donald Maier Feb 22.

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Comment by Donald Maier on April 1, 2011 at 12:55am
I have been having a wonderful winter doing pastels from the cab of my Ford Ranger. It is cramped, so they are small, but I have been recently interested in doing these night scenes in town and at the shopping malls with all the lights etc. If you plan it just so, you can even position yourself under one of the mercury vapor lamps and you won't need your flashlight to see.
Comment by Robert Bowden on April 3, 2011 at 10:26am

Donald ,

As I just sent to you, I am joining Nightscapes and will produce some new smaller night watercolors. Its a challenge I,ve wanted to undertake for some time. The night on Polish Hill painting is one of my most successful watercolors and is larger than I generally work.

Comment by Karen Bowden on April 6, 2011 at 7:04pm
This was my first nightscape.  Each summer I paint with a friend/s at night because it is too hot in Orlando during the day!
Comment by Kathleen Kalinowski on April 15, 2011 at 3:58pm

I use a headlamp to illuminate my panel and a booklight taped to a dowel, attached to the back of my easel, shining down on the palette. This is a good way to paint when there isn't any artificial light like a streetlamp.


Comment by Donald Maier on July 2, 2011 at 4:24pm

This is a tiny pastel sketch done of the lights across the creek in my backyard of my neighbor's yard. I chose a few colors inside before going out to draw... a few light, middle and dark tones, that went well together, knowing that choosing for color in the 1/2 darkness was not going to work.

Comment by Kirk Larsen on August 9, 2011 at 10:22am
This is one of my favorites, done by moonlight during the Mystic Plein Air event 2011, in June. Oils on wood panel with a small LED light on my cap visor. Although it has a choice of 1, 3 or 5 lights I like to keep it on its low setting so that my eyes are not dilating too much.
Comment by Patrick O'Driscoll on October 22, 2011 at 7:42pm
The first painting are logs in the fire ring and the other is my brother staying warm by the fire. These were painted using the light clamped on my Easyl.
Comment by Jerry Campbell on October 22, 2011 at 8:31pm

I used a Petzl bicycle light for these. Still have trouble mixing with nocturnes...

Comment by Jerry Campbell on October 22, 2011 at 8:32pm
ha ha! I just saw what the uploader did to my images :)
Comment by Lynne Bolwell on October 22, 2011 at 9:08pm
Jerry I think your nights capes are wonderful, gonna buy a Petzl lite now

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