Guilin China Impression

small panoramic painting while on a boat in China. It was raining but Eric and I were inside painting out the window. I still call it plein air.

StadtPark Austria Vienna

This is a view from the window of the Marriott in Austria - downtime while alone often means paint time as i bring my paints and paper with me even if i don't use them i'm happy. Vienna brought the mtns around them for water for the city in the 1800's if i remember the tour guide right. how smart for the viennese.

Turkish Rug

This is an ongoing series painting the impressions of a rug I bought in Istanbul in the Grand Bazaar. It was not my first choice to have gone there but now that I have I would dearly love to go back. But I was so happy to get back to the States and go shopping and look at the price tag and JUST THINK yes, I will buy that or no, I will not and get on to the next item. Bargaining was exhausting - I'd rather shoot a squirrel to get a thrill.

Paris Apartment

I was at the Hotel L'Opera in Paris and across the very narrow street was apartments with restaurants and shops under. I spent a pleasant hour trying to capture the Hausmann garrets. It was July so a person came out to water her plants but otherwise it was to sunny to sit out. Now in GA after the biggest snowfall in such a long time and a very cold spell. today after the snow yesterday it is 25 degrees, it looks so inviting. Yesterday I painted a snow scene of the woods in the side yard but ran out the battery taking beautiful pictures, so I will post the picture later.

quick and easy

this is a fast impression of our downtown area in Roswell. The building with the porch upstairs is the Pastis restaurant. great and I have gotten a couple of cute paintings from this vantage point en plein air.

Casa de Campo DR

this was one of my first attempts at plein air painting, a watercolor of the car park right outside our door at the casa de campo resort in Dominican Republic. this is a great resort, we hope to go back. I didn't do the bougainvillas justice.

GEORGIA RED ON THE MOVE

impressions

This is a small 11x4" w/c painting done as the sun was coming up when we were on vacation with Carl and Dorothea up in Highlands, N.
C. at Dorothea's boss's guest cottage. Great place for making memories.

Stormy Skies over Publix

Not a naptime picture. Both Sean and Reese were in the car but they were eating the usual McDonalds ice cream we get when Sean comes home from school. They were busy and so was I.

First Impression

This small watercolor was painted the first day we were painting in Monet's Garden. It is 7x10" and is my first impression of the house and porch and flowers at Giverny. It was in the long long twilight that lasts almost to 10 p.m. in that part of the world in July. Although my impression did change the longer we were there painting with Pat Fiorello at Art Study Giverny. We were there a week and painted in the garden every day. I value this first impression

Chattahoochee Deadwood

This is the first sketch for the deadwood that i photographed while on a canoe trip on the Chattahoochee here in Roswell. four paintings have come from these, one acrylic, one watercolor and another watercolor on gesso.

Impressions of Tuscany Hillside

Another view out of a window or actually this time the hillside up the road from the Villa when we went on vacation with cathy and wes smith and 10 others. fine friends, fine wine and fine dining. loved those breakfasts.

Impressions Red Rock Nevada

After painting for a few years in the Red Rock Recrational Area 17 miles outside Las Vegas Nevadaa storm coming up in November caused me to paint this very quick impression of the country as it was getting on to winter and turning much colder after a sunny yesterday.

I love storms

I probably should have a blog for my storm and weather paintings, I love trying to capture the feel of the sky, the barometer falling and the wind powering up. This again is a small postcard size plein air painted in the car while Reese was napping and we were waiting for Sean to come home from school.

From my Hotel Room

This small postcard was painted from my hotel room overlooking Stadt Park in Vienna Austria. I was there attending an International District Convention of Jehovah's Witnesses and was intrigued by this Parody of Statues that were all over Vienna. This is one of four that were at the four corners of the canal bridge by the Museum of Graphic Arts

Naptime

This very small postcard was painted plein air while parked at my son's house with Reese napping and waiting for Sean to come home from schoo.

Introductions

Not a travel log, not a decorating site, - a collection of small impressions