September 1st :Painting Challenge! 30 PLEIN AIR Paintings in 30 Days!

Sept 1st
12x12 oil by Wendie Thompson

It is a big day at my house! My grandson's first day of middle school. Grandma day with my 3 year old and the first day of the 30 day Plein air Challenge!

My Grandson's bus comes at the ungodly hour of 6:15. That means we need to be up around 5 to make things work. This will be quite an adjustment for us all. 

So right after he left I got my stuff out and began painting our sheep. What a lovely cool fall like morning around 65 degrees! I only had around 2 hours before the little one came. Had to be a "quick paint". 

30/30 September Challenge Number 17 and 18

Dreads
8x8 oil by Wendie Thompson

I've been busy but not busy painting! So I have some catching up to do! Not to worry! By the end of September I'm sure I will have painted 30 paintings. But for now its 2 a day till I catch up!! I'm working o a series of sheep!

Roll in the Hay
8x8 oil by Wendie Thompson

Day 16 30/30 Challenge: #1077

#1077
8x8 oil by Wendie Thompson

Day 12 of the 30/30 Challenge: #1031

#1031
8x8 oil by Wendie Thompson

Today was a very busy day! However I made a point of getting to the Jefferson Wool and Sheep Show! I had been looking forward to it all year. I love sheep. Many years we had them on our property and our neighbors had them on theirs. Today I walked away with many referance photos and a new pair of shearling slippers. My feet are HAPPY!

Time crunch leads to a new passion!

Ok... so the 4 year old grandson comes to live here for a while and it rapidly becomes clear that after getting him in bed and doing a reality check on my available remaining energy level, I am too tired to set up my oil paints and paint. This goes on for a while and I am in utter creative withdrawal when a little light bulb goes on...what about pastels? I had a small set tucked away and I found some small mat board pieces and in about 5 minutes I was at it!

Having struggled for awhile to really understand optical color in my work, the first thing I noticed is that you have to work in optical color to create a representative image in pastel...I am learning!! I am painting small...5x7...8x10 etc. And I am trying to paint everyday!

Let me know what you think!!