QUAKIES

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This is the time of year that those of us who love color wait for.  I was inspired to paint this by one of the hikes I took into the national forests in and around our area of Utah.  The Aspens were at their peak a few weeks ago and I have taken many photos of them.  The locals call them Quakies because their leaves shimmer in the sun and reflect their golden color.  

This was painted on a black canvas and I like how some of the black in the background shows through, giving the painting a graphic feel.  When I was working in colored pencil many years ago,  I often used a toned paper, sometimes much darker, as my support for the pencil, and I loved the look it achieved.

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VINTAGE TRUCK, VINTAGE TOWN

Fill 'Er Up Coffee Station

Since moving to Park City earlier this summer, we have become fond of a few of the smaller communities in our area.  Midway is a small town located in the Heber Valley and along the Provo River.  It is small and local with a Swiss heritage. I spotted this very cool old truck at a coffee shop along the main street of the town. Parked near a set of old gas pumps, it was a perfect subject, since I love old trucks.  I painted this on a prepared board with a reddish brown undertones.

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MORE MOOS

Munch X2

Here is another cow portrait, done just a few days ago.  These two beauties had their favorite earrings on and were posing for me- so curious to see what I was up to. The farm I grew up on had cattle just like these,  a mix of Hereford and Angus which usually results in a black cow with a white ace.

I really tried to keep it loose on this but got hung up in trying to capture those beautiful cow eyes.

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HOMESTEADER'S RANCH

BARN VIEW- BESENDORFER RANCH

This painting was also done at the plein air event in Midway, UT.  At another ranch, we met a rancher whose land had been in his family from the time of the homesteader's.  It was a very interesting location for painting since the rancher had a museum of sorts of all the old equipment that had been used in years past. This painting was done on a dark toned canvas which made me lay down a good amount of paint in the process.

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WILD FIRES!

SMOKY DAY AT THE PROBST RANCH

I recently attended a plein air event in my new home state of Utah.  Our state has been ravaged by wild fires this summer and on this particular day, the smoke showed up in where I was painting in Midway, UT.  It partially obscured my view of the mountains and gave the surrounding countryside a faded distant look.  This painting shows my interpretation of the smoke entering the valley.

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WHATEVER IT TAKES

ROUGHING IT AT OSH KOSH

Aviators are a hardy bunch and many of the ones attending the convention at AirVenture in Osh Kosh, WI camped.  The convention site has a camping area that has to be the largest I have ever seen.  

 The aviators camp in conventional campers but also have an area available to camp with your airplane.  I spotted this airplane and tent set-up on one of my wanderings around the convention site.

The airplane was doing double duty in the clean-up department with its propellor serving as a towel rack. This painting is done on a toned red canvas board.

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A Wonderful Summer in Transition

OSH KOSH FLOATER

 This summer has been a very busy one.  My husband retired, we sold many belongings, packed some for storage, then moved to Utah.  In between all of that, we went to Osh Kosh, WI in July for the annual AirVenture convention for aviation enthusiasts. Though I am not a pilot, I am married to one, and have shared over these many years in his passion for flying.  This is the first year that we stayed for the entire convention, even arriving a few days early to help with set up.  Because I cannily look at so many airplanes and watch so many airshows without getting BORED, I brought along my passion for painting.  Subject matter did not disappoint and I was able to get out several days to do some painting "en plein air."  This particular painting happened on a beautiful day at the sea plane base located at the southern end of Lake Wenebago.  I had a lovely day under the shade trees watching the planes land and getting in some painting time.

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