Susan 8/30

Susan 8/30

I’m working on getting back into oils outdoors. I love the oils…but not so much when I open my box and find the colors have all slid down the palette into a soupy mush. This is late day sun over Gardner Lake.
Susan 8/16

Susan 8/16

This summer I had so much fun using gouache! My goal was to do 30 small studies…and I did. I found I rarely had time to do them with paint on location, so I traveled with a piece of Rives paper on a clipboard. I could then do my prelim study when I sound...
Susan 7/28

Susan 7/28

My challenge this summer is to do 30 small gouache studies. I don’t know where that will lead me. With my Plein Aire painters, I am planning on focusing on the concept of studies. I want to nurture an attitude of thinking a bit, then just “go for...
Susan 6/14

Susan 6/14

I’m trying to keep things simple and light for the plein aire group at camp this year. So, I’ve been experimenting with papers, color palatte and set up gear. This is a little gouache I did on rough watercolor paper sitting in the sand at the beach. Rocks...