Plein Air Tip - Choose a Compact, Lightweight Easel

Lightening your load is rule number one in my Plein Air Tips book. I love my Richeson half easel, model #886026.  It is compact, light weight and easy to transport.  You can buy one on-line for less than $100!  Just google the words Richeson Easel and you will find many places to buy one, including the usual art supply sites, Amazon and even Walmart.

Cattails ©

It was a beautiful spring day in Wisconsin.  A group of plein air artists and myself ventured down the muddy trail where I found a perfect place to set up my easel.  I used my palette knife to capture the cattails, grass and such in the foreground.

Oil on canvas panel. 6"W x 8"H
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Tuesday Morning ©

I did this painting from a photo I took up in Ely, Minnesota.  It's another one of those beautiful lakes they have in Minnesota.  It was early spring and everything was coming back to life after a hard winter!

Oil on canvas panel, 6"H x 8"W
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Morning View ©

This beautiful field is across the street from my home.  I painted it from inside my porch with all my winter gear on!  I just love the way the sun plays across the field, giving the trees a beautiful bronze glow.  The shadows on the snow are awesome with the different blues and violets.   

Oil on canvas panel, 8"H x 10"W

Spring in Eagle ©

My reference photo was taken at a plein air workshop I attended in Eagle, Wisconsin.  I remember a very warm and sunny day filled with the joy, doing what I love.
Oil on canvas on panel, 9"W x 12"H

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Prairie ©

I used splashes of color to lead the viewer into this painting; from cadmium red light, to light blue, to violet and finally greenish blue.  
Oil on canvas panel, 12"H x 12"W

Winter Splendor ©

I think I captured the feelings I had that day: ice cold winter, freezing cold.
Winter Splendor
Oil on canvas on panel, 8"H x 10"W