Comments on: Get Out Painting – Hereโ€™s Why! https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/08/get-out-painting-heres-why/ Info, opinion, and training on how to pastel with artist Gail Sibley BFA, MA Wed, 04 Sep 2024 16:56:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/08/get-out-painting-heres-why/#comment-59680 Wed, 04 Sep 2024 16:56:26 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=31279#comment-59680 In reply to Dana.

Thanks Dana! It did feel strange to put out such unsatisfactory sketches but this is the truth of what sometimes happens and I decided if I’m going to write about it I needed to show my work too. So I am so happy to hear it’s encouraging to you. I love that you agree that is IS fun…just enjoy the doing and understand the purpose of it. Yay!

]]> By: Dana https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/08/get-out-painting-heres-why/#comment-59676 Wed, 04 Sep 2024 01:11:02 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=31279#comment-59676 Dear Gail,
Thank you for sharing this and sharing your not perfect sketches. This so encourages me!! I am new to sketching from life and my sketches are not great. So, seeing that you feel the same about yours encourages me to keep doing it. It IS fun if you don’t worry about having a beautiful result. You make good points about seeing. I am making notes on the sketches to remember what drew me to the scene and taking photos to possibly paint from later. I’m going to try the water color pencils next time!
Thank you!
Dana

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/08/get-out-painting-heres-why/#comment-59663 Sat, 31 Aug 2024 19:27:18 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=31279#comment-59663 Happy painting as the weather warms up!!]]> In reply to Carmel.

Thanks Carmel – yes, I have such a wonderful relationship with my Mum – it’s so cool to have an interest in art in common.

thanks for sharing your own experience painting on location. I’m glad you’re open to people coming up and showing interest in what you’re doing! This aspect can cause resistance for some to working en plein air so I’m delighted to hear it’s not an issue for you ๐Ÿ‘

Happy painting as the weather warms up!!

]]> By: Carmel https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/08/get-out-painting-heres-why/#comment-59662 Sat, 31 Aug 2024 11:51:03 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=31279#comment-59662 Your own story about being out in Plein Air with your 94 y o Mum was beautiful. How wonderfully close your must both be to each other, enjoy each others’ company and share such a wonderful creative history together. Beautiful story.

I’ve only been out drawing/painting en plein air a few times but I have felt the pleasure of sitting and recording the gentle ‘being’ at one with my subject. Also, so nice for people to be interested and stop to ask questions or chat for a bit with me. Winter is slowing bowing out from the stage here in Australia. I am looking forward to being outdoors again en plein air, and am getting re energized now after your article. Thank you.

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/08/get-out-painting-heres-why/#comment-59660 Sat, 31 Aug 2024 04:00:45 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=31279#comment-59660 In reply to Kathy Johnson.

OMG Kathy, this is an AWESOME plein air story!!! Thank you for sharing it. I now have a big smile on my face!

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/08/get-out-painting-heres-why/#comment-59659 Sat, 31 Aug 2024 03:59:05 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=31279#comment-59659 In reply to Jeni.

Ahh Jeni, what an amazing backyard view to have! It sounds so beautiful and I can see why you are drawn to paint it especially in the afternoon light. I always think timed work is a great idea. That way, you have to focus on the essence. And….maybe you can get two done! Perhaps a series?
Have you seen/heard of Kevin Macpherson’s Pond series? He did a painting of the same view each day for a year. He wrote a book out on it or you can see them online.

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/08/get-out-painting-heres-why/#comment-59658 Sat, 31 Aug 2024 03:50:30 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=31279#comment-59658 In reply to gwendolin lewis.

Thanks Gwendolin! And ahhhhh Tassie. Rain or shine, I’m sure you’ll have a wonderful time!!

]]> By: Kathy Johnson https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/08/get-out-painting-heres-why/#comment-59657 Sat, 31 Aug 2024 02:46:01 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=31279#comment-59657 Way back when I first started plein air painting, I decided to drive to the Oregon coast and paint three rocks that, for some reason, really resonate with me. I was naive and even had diagrams on how to set up the easel. I wanted the rocks to be in a certain spot in my composition. I was in a wayside park by busy Highway 101. No matter where I stood the rocks would not move into position. In the end I had to stand right by the guard rail for the highway to get the view I wanted. I was focused on my painting when I heard someone yelling. I turned to the sound and discovered that a man was leaning out the window of a car yelling “Hey Lady, that’s a beautiful painting!” I took it as a compliment even though at 40 miles an hour, I’m sure he could not tell if it was beautiful or not. I had a big smile on my face and felt encouraged.

]]> By: Jeni https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/08/get-out-painting-heres-why/#comment-59655 Sat, 31 Aug 2024 02:25:29 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=31279#comment-59655 How wonderful to have your mom to do art with! Thanks for this post. My home has a beautiful setting right outside my back door, and find the late afternoon my favorite time to try a “quick” sketch that can turn into an hour’s time. It’s a coastal scene with tidal marsh and rapidly changing light. I think I’ll try doing shorter, timed sketches as I find myself hanging onto the bitter end of the light so that I can’t even see what the real color of the pastel I pick up is! – and end up with a lack of value change. I think if I did a series of shorter sketches I might begin to “catch” the essence of what first draws my out the door to begin with.

]]> By: gwendolin lewis https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/08/get-out-painting-heres-why/#comment-59651 Sat, 31 Aug 2024 00:40:35 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=31279#comment-59651 Love your Article about Plein Air Gail as always, none of us do enough or make excuses. I am going to Tassie this coming week so there will be some indoor and some outdoors drawing. Thats if it stops raining.!!

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