Horse Farm - Work In Progress and Photo

This photograph is a reference for an oil painting I began this morning.   It is a horse farm on the North Shore of Oahu, just after leaving Haleiwa Beach.   Below is the beginning stages of the painting.

Work In Progress

9" x 12" oil on panel

Yes, I will include the flowers and the mailboxes in the final stages of the painting. There was also some deep pink bougainvillea along the fence farther to the right that I might include as well as, or instead of, the pale blue flowers shown in the photo above.

I also began another oil painting of the same area last night, reference photo below. 

Stayed tuned for the completed paintings!   Thank you for stopping by to visit my blog.

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Work In Progress And A Fantastic Plein Air System

This landscape reference photograph was first posted here on Tuesday, May 12, 2012 and I thought I would give you an update on the progress of the painting which is shown below. 

Work In Progress, Stage 2

8" x 16" Oil on canvas

I thought some of you might like to see my well used easel      ;-)    I changed the composition quite a bit from the reference photograph. Right now I still intend to include some horses or maybe only one horse.     Below is a photo of the first rough lay-in of oil color.

I am pretty excited about the Coulter Plein Air System  .   If you go to that link there is information about James M. Coulter's art box and links to videos about the set-up of the system.   Or go here for the videos.  The mixing area  for your paints on the standard plein air system is a large 12" x 16" and has a couple of "trays" on either side of it.  Check it out !

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