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Only 1 more month to get a $400 discount on my Provence plein air artists retreat, May 21-28, 2012.  You can sign up here: http://http://www.frenchescapade.com/trips-painting-provence.html

See more about this event on the EVENTS page for May 21-28,2012.

See my work at: http://jeanniebreeding.com

Hope you can join me!

Autumn is my favorite time of year. Today is my 64th birthday, and I can remember many birthdays when I was out painting on location in places like Yosemite, when I would schedule my vacation time to the end of October. As I look outside in my front yard here in Georgia, the leaves on the trees are all turning color…

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 The weather was terrible and I didn't get many opportunities to get out. Here are some studies I managed to get done. Most of them are experiments with my new Pan Pastels. The jury's still out on whether this will be a medium I can embrace; it's still a bit dusty and I need a mask indoors, and the wands, like brushes, are never as satisfying as holding the medium directly in my hand.

on the beach in front of our cottage    Pan Pastels…

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After six months and alot of work..........I am almost done with building this studio..........cheers Tom Continue

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Improvements in the mediums and materials have revolutionized plein air art.  These improvements are outdoor painting’s puberty, so to speak.  It really couldn't get off the ground until now.  So much has changed in fifty years that plein air will never be the same.  You can’t say that for other art forms!



Acrylics is a medium favored by plein air artists because of its adaptability.  It dries faster than oil paint.  Acrylic paints use water instead of linseed oil, turpentine etc.,… Continue

In the high country of upper Kittitas County in Washington state the fall colors are a feast for the eyes.

For the past four days I have been out sketching and photographing rather than painting partly because of the frequent rain showers and partly because I recently received a copy of Darrell Anderson's book Value Sketching With Markers.(www.darrellanderson.blogspot.com) When the sun pops out the fall…

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"Sunday at the Lake"

pastel

16" x 20'

Recently, I tried painting watercolor on Ampersand 'Aquabord.' This is textured clay pressed onto a rigid surface, like masonite. I worked en plein air, to see how it would perform under a hot, sunny sky. Hmmm. Took getting used to.

 

First, I prepared the clayboard surface by simply brushing clear water on it.

 

The "yin" process was fun: I could re-wet a challenging shape and just tilt the board back and forth for lovely, loose color rhythms. On the dried…

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I've painted on-site for over 18 years. As essential as my passport/ID, my hand-made watercolor journal, pens, small palette, & brush are what I pack first. I also carry a Niji water brush if water & cup are not easily available.

 

I leave my pencil & eraser, though, for drawing in permanent ink means I'm recording with conviction. Erasing isn't an option; I might lose that fleeting light and shadow.

 

I often draw with a fine-tip Sharpie in "coconut"…

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