Morning Crocus, 8x8
Morning Crocus, 8x8" Pastel ©Brenda Boylan
Spring is pretty much here in the Great Northwest even though it's not official until March 21. Just yesterday, I saw some crocus peeking up from our garden and thought, "YEAH, plein air season is almost here!" Spring means it's time for the Plein Air Convention which has been designed to inspire all those artists to go outdoors. It is also the highlight of my year. This time around I have been honored to mentor as a field artist. That means I will be out in the field painting with 700 other plein air artists, demonstrating my technique and visiting with curious onlookers. Now the question is, should I bring oil or my ever faithful pastels?
The piece above was from deep within the vault, created some eleven years ago or so when I first began painting with pastels in earnest. Sorry it is a bit blurry, but I don't have a good photo of it and has since been purchase by a collector. Whenever I see crocus, it is a reminder that spring is just...around... the...corner!
Labels: crocus, Field Artist, mentoring artist, pastel, Plein Air Convention, Spring
posted by Brenda Boylan at
February 21, 2013
4 Comments:
Ah, Brenda! Thank you for this beautiful color and the reminder that more is on the way. I'm looking forward to spring so much.
Beautiful and I'm glad to see spring. Nice pastels
Thanks Jenny,
Yes, spring is on it's way! :)
Hi Diana, there are reminders everywhere. I've even noticed that the clouds have been breaking up a bit, allowing the occasional peek of blue to shine through. The plein air season is on it's way.
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