Poplars on the Mississippi River Sandbar 11×14″ oil on linen panel $400, free shipping in the US A lot of people don’t like painting on gray days. I think they have an image in their heads of standing in front of their French easel in a field of beautiful grasses, the sun shining in from the [...]
Plein Air
Sunflowers and Silver Pitcher 6×8″ oil on panel $150.00 We have had a cold, rainy spring here in Minnesota. You have to take advantage of the sun where you can find it! This painting was done on a day that started out with dreary grey skies and falling rain. All morning long, I heard from [...]
We have finally had some sun here in Minnesota! Spring is slowly starting to reveal itself. Not weeks of sunny days mind you, and very few May flowers, but the change is underway. Let the fair-weather plein air painting season begin I lucked out with a day off during the week. I couldn’t wait another [...]
I got a message from my painter friend Elaine on Facebook. She was inviting me to tag along on a plein air painting excursion to the Minnetonka Apple Orchard just west of Minneapolis. In Minnesota, we love fall, and we love apples. And I thought, “What could be more autumn-ish than a trip to an [...]
Some subjects are just worth revisiting. My Mother and I took another painting trip back to our new favorite spot, the University of Minnesota Display and Trial Gardens. I drive by the gardens on my way home from work some days, and I noticed that the sunflowers were in bloom. Now, if you take a look through [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I remember how much I loved sunflowers when I was a kid. We had a patch of them growing alongside the house, next to the kitchen window. As I recall, the height of those sunflowers was pretty incredible especially to a kid of 7 or 8 year. These sunflowers were painted from life right in my own [...]
I just finished a fantastic plein air painting workshop sponsored by The Atelier here in Minneapolis. The workshop was taught by plein air artist, Brian Stewart. Go ahead. Click on over to his site and take a look at his work. I can wait. Welcome back. I geared myself up mentally before the workshop even [...]
Plein Air Sunflowers $250.00 Please click here to check out Jeffrey Smith Art on Etsy for purchase information. I painted the above still life on a sunny Sunday in my back yard. I love the idea of taking a still life outside. The colors are so much more intense, and I think flowers look fantastic [...]
