Showing posts with label figurative animals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label figurative animals. Show all posts

Monday, September 15, 2014

Planning Plein Air by Pamela Blaies

Billy's Brother
6" x 6"
oil on linen

I often pass by this field with goats out grazing. There is a blue house in the distance with a fenced drive leading to it - an enchanting scene. A couple of weeks ago, I set up my plein air gear out there early in the morning to paint. I waited and waited, but... no goats! I tried it again about a week later...no goats again! I began to worry they had been sold, but recently I drove by and there they were. The light wasn't very good this week, so I did a couple of studies of the little fellas from photos I had taken. Maybe I'll do a third and name the trio "Three Billy Goats Gruff." I'm looking forward to getting back out there again and finally getting to paint them from life.

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