The Excitement Of Creating A Plein Air Painting Puts Life Into My Work

EXCITEMENT... is the KEY WORD for DOING a PLEIN AIR PAINTING. I have to feel excited with anticipation and eagerly looking forward to immersing myself into my painting supplies. My excitement of being an artist shows up in my artwork." My art teachers used to say, "The proof is in the pudding." How do I feel about the piece when I have completed it? In my humble opinion, it seems as if there is more "life" in my work when I do plein air paintings. I see a kind of "energy" in that type of painting compared to studio still life's that I like a whole lot better. I '''feel''' better about my painting results when there is that type of "energy" in it, The result is...that I "loved what I was doing"...while I "was doing it." In my painting RED ROCK CROSSING I had that kind of experience.
Who cannot love spending time in a landscape scene such as this? I went back to the same scene two days in a row and then added refinement later, although 90 percent of the painting was done on location. It is what I love most about being an artist, plus...I enjoy meeting nice folks during my painting journey.

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