En Plein Air....Catch up

En plein air is a phrase borrowed from the French equivalent meaning "open (in full) air". It is particularly used to describe the act of painting outdoors, or  ("painting of the object(s) or what the eye actually sees"), where a painter reproduces the actual visual conditions seen at the time of the painting. This method contrasts with studio painting or academic rules.

(picture from @jannerobinson on instagram)

And this “en plein air” is what I’ve been up to lately.  Putting my house on the market last fall didn’t leave much time, energy and space to work on big projects before the house sold.  And lets just say….space has become an issue since the the house sold.  But alas…..where there’s a will there’s a way.

Saw this girl on pinterest…and decided to draw off of the monitor.

That hair was just fun to color!!

Only used watercolor here.

Then one day I had some time to kill, so I hung out at Starbucks.  Easier to draw ppl when their back is to you and you know you won’t get caught!! Haha

And another day I went back to Starbucks…..

On this day in Starbucks…not many people present…so I attempted to draw the above scene.

Lots of repetition going on here.

Then I ran out of time….Fun exercise!

Later…I hung out at Barnes and Noble.  This guy was cool….cuz he stuck around awhile.

On another visit to Barnes and Noble I was inspired to draw the people sitting in the café with me.

But….they didn’t stay long.  Frustrating!

This child holding his water bottle had very nice features.  And, I should’ve let his mouth be what it was in the earlier stages…but I got to tinkering!! And I did a number on his lips!  Note-to-Self…”Less is More”

I’ve been posting so much on Instagram lately and forgetting to document my art here.  It’s always better to get those pictures off my phone and organized on my computer.  Blogging helped me to do that.  I need to get back into that habit.


Happy New Year friends!!