100 plein air paintings in 100 days - #67/#68/#69

#67 - "Wind Shelter"
Original Oil 6x8"
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10/06/30 (4:20pm)
All 3 of these paintings were painted between 4-8:30 on the same evening. This was hands down the windiest day of the project, gusting to 50kms., really quite insane to be even attempting to keep an easel standing in these conditions.

#68 - "Twisted Wood"
Original Oil 6x8"
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10/06/30 (6pm)
I recently learned about a terrific Australian artist by the name of Herman Pekel. Check out the YouTube trailer for his DVD here, you'll get a lot just from it, but I highly recommend the DVD. He is carefree and all about the exploration while he paints - SO inspiring! He often starts by laying in a super thin, watercolor like wash and then moves to really thick, juicy paint in key areas. My plan was to try that here but I didn't get as far as the thick paint because the wind shut me down and I moved on to another location - but I had a ton of fun with this composition!

#69 - "Cascade Mountain"
Original Oil 6x8"

10/06/30 (7:30pm)
The wind had died down a little as I was about to start this one, so I was cocky enough to set up my umbrella. Walked away for a second to throw the ball for Lily and turned back just in time to see the wind pick up my easel and toss it through the air, turps flying, brushes scattered across the shoreline. Not a very smart girl...

I am amazed at how peaceful looking this painting is considering the conditions, I think it's a result of having a wonderful evening wandering the shores of the Bow with my dog and my painting gear on my back (dog on ground), stopping whenever I saw something intriguing to paint. Truly one of my favourite days of the project, so glad I didn't let the wind confine me to car painting.