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Mississippi River Reflection | plein air painting on the colorful side of the river

Thumbnail image for Mississippi River Reflection | plein air painting on the colorful side of the river October 3, 2009

I have been doing a lot of painting set up on the banks of rivers in the last few months.  I have noticed in my own paintings that some days the colors reflected in the water are quite intense. More saturated.   Other days, the reflections are a bit more washed out.  Still beautiful. Still a [...]

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Mississippi River Rocks in Full Sun | plein air painting to last the whole winter

September 19, 2009

You know how you sometimes stop and think to yourself, “I’m going to have to remember this feeling?” I had one of those moments while I was out painting last Sunday.
I was down on the Saint Paul bank of the Mississippi River with my mother for another plein air painting outing.  The sky was blue [...]

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Mississippi River Reflections | plein air painting on the St. Paul shore

September 1, 2009

Just a quick post to announce a new painting;  I’ve been working on upgrading my website.  I am finding out all I don’t know about web design and site development.  I suppose that I am learning a lot, but I’m taking a somewhat frustrating road to get there.
The above painting was done on a beautiful [...]

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Cloudy Day on the Mississippi River | plein air painting on the river’s edge

Cloudy Day on the Mississippi River, 8x10, by Jeffrey Smith August 3, 2009

It was a great day for plein air painting in St. Paul… at least it ended up as a great day for plein air painting in St.Paul.
I made my way to the park this morning, and with view finder in hand, began looking for inspiration and the next subject to paint.  I set up my pochade box [...]

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