Afternoon Light on Neahkahnie, 6"x8", plein air, oil on canvas panel, © 2017 R.L. Delight
We awoke this morning to...more snow! We
aren't getting anything near the snow totals the rest of Oregon is but
our roads on the coast can be hazardous on a good day, let alone adding
snow and ice, in addition to the king tides washing over the highways. I
had resigned myself to painting another still life when the sun came
out and the snow quickly melted. I had a strong urge to get out of the
studio and go paint. It is still cold though, and the wind off the ocean
brings a lot of moisture. Combine the two and you have a recipe for
hypothermia. I decided to paint from the car and drove down to my home
beach. The sky and clouds were stunning and Neahkahnie Mountain would
glow for a few seconds when the sun came out.
I rarely
work from the car, in fact, it has been a few years and we have a new
car. I brought towels to cover everything up and I decided to use a
solvent free gel instead of terps. I have used the gel before. I
struggled with being in the car. I felt cramped and I kept getting paint
on the areas I couldn't cover. The gel seemed to melt everything
together so I know I was probably using too much. The canvas seemed
particularly hard to get paint to stick and the paint felt stiff and
unresponsive. In spite of all of that, and after a few swear words were
uttered, I managed to get this painting. Not my best or favorite but I
have enough information to make a proper painting of it if I choose to.
It felt good to get out of the studio and paint plein air again.
We shall see what tomorrow's weather will bring...
-Renee
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