KEEPING IT LOOSE

SUNLIGHT AT GLICK PARK

During the last plein air session that I attended, I made a conscience decision to try to loosen up my work. The area I choose to paint was a road leading down to the river.  It was a terribly hot and humid day, so painting this view would put me in the shade.  The view also had lots of lights and darks, which I felt would make for an interesting painting. I began by putting in the areas of the lightest lights and the darkest darks, then quickly filled in the mid-tones. I used the largest brush that I had brought with me and that forced me to make bolder marks.  Overall, I am pretty satisfied with the painting. You can see a larger version of this painting on my web-site, carol granger.com

BIRTHDAY FOR A FRIEND

A PICKERS HEAVEN

I recently presented this painting to a very good friend of mine for her birthday.  It is painted from a photo that she had taken when she was near Madison, IN on vacation.  She tends to love antiques and her house is filled with beautiful pieces.  Happy Birthday my friend!!

THANKFUL

DAZZLING DAISIES

SPRING ON MY MIND

These two paintings recently sold at a show in Berryville, VA.  It's always nice to sell something at a show. It immediately validates one of the reasons that I love to paint, which is sharing my work with other art lovers.

FIELD OF MEMORIES

AWAKENING

This is another painting that was completed during the last paint out with one of the plein air groups that I paint with. This is the view looking to the left of the spot where I painted the view with the gravity wagon. The fields had not been plowed yet, and this one still had cornstalks from last years crop.  Along with the corn stalks were some new pale green and pink toned weeds that had taken hold of the earth. I used to enjoy walking the fields when I was a little girl, and I have a collection of arrow heads found on those walks.

REMEMBERING

BRIGHT SPOT ON A STORMY DAY

On a recent paint out with the Ohio Plein Air Society, I painted at a large farm near Mechanicsburg, OH.  As many of you know, I was raised on a farm, so this view of a gravity wagon seemed very familiar. It was a stormy day, with rain showers moving through intermittently.  It was a challenge just to keep myself and my painting equipment dry, but my umbrella worked like a charm, and I was able to do this little painting. I did have a challenge with getting the paint to adhere to some areas of my gesso board that had gotten wet from the storm.  It really is true what they say about oil and water not mixing!! Here's to farming memories!!

WINKING AT YOU

Ooh La La (I'm Going to France)

Last Saturday, I traveled to Bellefontaine, OH where the flying club that my husband belongs to was having a practice session for the upcoming aerobatic contest season. I went along to see old friends and to help out with planning for the Ohio Chapter's contest.  One of the pilots served as a coach for the practice session.  He is a wonderful pilot and has been selected to be on the USA team for the World Aerobatic Competition to be held this August in France. His plane, featured in this painting, was parked on the ramp and when I looked at it, I knew it was going to be a painting. It will be disassembled, crated, and shipped to France. Doesn't it look excited?

Plein Air at Sycamore Creek

Last Saturday,  the plein air group that I paint with painted at a place called Sycamore Ridge Park in Pickerington, OH.  This is a photo of the area that I selected to paint. I finally got the painting photographed today and the photo below is the painting that I almost finished at the site, then put the finishing touches on at home.

SYCAMORE PARK COVERED BRIDGE

You can see this and more of my paintings at www.carolgranger.com and on my Facebook page by searching for Carol Granger Studios.