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Feb 23, 2016
Media: Oil on Canvas Panel
Size: 6x6 in
This is one of those plein air paintings that is more of an experience than a representation. I will never forget this day. My friend, Lena Thynell, and I started painting on a cold winter afternoon when it started to snow. Not hard at the start, but by the time we finally gave up, I found out why it is not good to have too much snow land in your oil palette. I was trying to paint with oils the consistency of "cottage cheese". I finished this painting back at my studio remembering that day. Plein air is so fun and unpredictable...
This is one of those plein air paintings that is more of an experience than a representation. I will never forget this day. My friend, Lena Thynell, and I started painting on a cold winter afternoon when it started to snow. Not hard at the start, but by the time we finally gave up, I found out why it is not good to have too much snow land in your oil palette. I was trying to paint with oils the consistency of "cottage cheese". I finished this painting back at my studio remembering that day. Plein air is so fun and unpredictable...
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