I paint out doors all the time. Sometimes I'm out painting in the field everyday for weeks, it all depends on the weather and the season. Then...I'm back home painting the big paintings in my garden or in my studio from the small plein air studies...
Showing posts with label oil paintings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label oil paintings. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Plein Air at Wolfe's Neck
Two plein air paintings I did at Wolfe's Neck Farm are for sale this week at the farm.
Early Summer Tide
OIl on panel 10x28
$950
Grazing at Sunset
Oil on panel 9x12
$700
To buy now contact : Wolfe's Neck Farm
....or you can attend the Art Fest and take part in the SILENT AUCTION on June 18th.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Extreme Painting
Plein air Magazine has a feature called Extreme Painting.
. My good friend Jane Ramsey came up to Maine last November to paint with me. She had never been to Maine before...so I took her all over to paint in as many locations as we could in 4 days. She took my picture while I was painting in strong winds on Parsons Beach. She sent it in to the magazine. They published it this month - what a surprise !
Thank you Jane!
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Watching Ice Melt...
A really great thing happens when you are out doors painting...stuff just happens and you roll with it.
Hey, we know the rules of the game: its gets hot, its gets cold, it gets dark, the wind stops blowing, the wind starts blowing, the tide comes in, the tide goes out, it starts snowing, raining, sleeting or...it gets sunny!
A guy comes home from fishing and rows away in your "model dory", a really big boat docks, blocking the view of your subject...or a guy drives up in a pickup truck, gets out a chain saw and cuts down the tree you are painting! Really - it happens.
My 5 star event was getting caught in a cattle drive in Targhee Canyon ...
This day was peachy...the stars were aligned.
For more adventures see FRESH PAINT FRESH AIR
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Salt Water & Green Ice
A quiet, moody morning on Adams Point was the perfect place to set up and paint. As winter moves into spring the changes are rapid. A couple of days of warm temperatures can make a huge difference. I really love watching the ice break up and move around as spots of open water take over the once frozen bay .
Adams Point on Great Bay
For more photos, details and to view the painting go to FRESH PAINT FRESH AIR
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Rocks & Foamy Surf
The Maine coast is a few miles from my house. I recently realized how much time I've spent near the ocean... walking on the beach, along the rocks or up the York River walk. Often, I would go for a walk every day after work. Before dinner was the time for my husband and I to get out of the office or studio for some fresh air and exercise.
During those walks I looked at the land, sea and sky. Not with focused concentration but enough observation to notice changes in mood and light every day... and the colors of things...
Sea Foam, Pen & watercolor. 6x8 on 80 lb. sketch paper.
When I started to sketch waves in en plein air I realized how much I was really observing those days I was walking. I know much more about a wave and what it does than I thought I knew. When I set up in a spot to paint them, they were familiar!
Marginal Way Rocks, Oil on panel 5x7
And when there is big surf I know just how connected it is to the recent weather that just blew through or is off shore...
Looking Toward Ogunquit, Oil on panel 8x10
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Big Wave, Ogunquit
This is the time of the year is when we often get a good amount of storms. I am delighted by them, place myself on the edge of the granite bluffs and get to work sketching and painting! I'm in my element. Would you believe long before I painted in plein air I would choose storms as the perfect time to go for a walk? Once when my sister and I were walking in a blizzard on York Beach (in runs in the family) a car slowed down to stare at us in disbelief... we were covered head to toe in white flakes ! It was great to go home to hot tea!
And who helps me with my storm/surf watch? Why its those guys in those dry suits....
who are out there just like I am....BIG WAVE WATCHERS...
MARGINAL WAY, 8X10 OIL ON PANEL
Monday, November 29, 2010
WINTER HARMONY~ Opening Receptions DEC 2nd & DEC 10th
Dear Everyone,
You are all invited to the opening reception of “Winter Harmony” a collection of new plein air paintings by Mary Byrom of woods, water, marsh and sky from selected locations in Maine & New Hampshire.
The public is invited to meet the artist and view this intimate collection of new paintings depicting quiet, natural settings along the seacoast and in the White Mountains.
One of the new paintings on display entitled “Heading Home” was a finalist in the November 2010 Southwest Art Emerging Artist competition.
Opening Reception Thursday, December 2, 2010
5pm ~8 pm
On December 10th, 5pm ~8 pm the gallery will host a special holiday reception.
DATE: Opening Reception Thursday, December 2, 2010
TIME: 5pm ~8 pm
DATE: Holiday Reception Friday, December 10, 2010
TIME: 5pm ~8 pm
ADDRESS: 65 Water St. Exeter, NH
I’d love to see you.
Best Wishes,
Mary
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