Oil painting – plein air – a quiet path.

Yesterday I did a plein air(sur le motif) painting…on my birthday. It was great. I’m quite happy with it in the sense that I really didn’t fiddle..I gave a first wash, then a second layer thin paint and then the final layer and lastly added fine details and I’m happy it turned out OK.

And THANK you to everybody who sent me good wishes for my birthday…I loved each one!!

…a quiet path…

oil on canvas, 38x46cm

…preparation for plein air, quiet path…

9 thoughts on “Oil painting – plein air – a quiet path.”

This is gorgeous Ronelle. You are doing the layers thing which I love so much. Very successful painting. And Happy Birthday dear one. I can get a yummy Mudcake if you pop into my Studio. Hugs, XXE

Great to see the painting at an early stage. It gives a better idea of how you proceed. Lovely painting with great greens.

Really beautiful Ronell. I just wondered about the layers and the drying of the paint? Could you do all the layers in one day? A wonderful birthday gift to yourself!

So interesting to see the bright underpainting and then how its developed into the warm and sunny finished one. This will be a lovely reminder of a happy birthday!

Happy Birthday, dear, dear Ronell. I agree with the others about the effects of the bright underpainting. I know nothing about oils so this is so interesting to me.
annie

Happy belated birthday, Ronell! I have been out of town and just now skipped over to see what you have been up to. It looks like the beginning of a good year for you! It is great to see your process. …and I adore! those watercolor market scenes on the previous post.
Hope you are having a lovely week~~
xo/Dana