An Artist's Sketchbook

Here are a couple of plein air painting. This first one is a quick study I did before meeting a friend for some beers. This is at a local bike trail that runs along the Youghigheny River. This particular spot is in a small town called Little Boston. It was a nice spot to paint with lots of subject matter. I would like to get back there when I would have more time paint. This is a small 4x6 painting that I pounded out in about 30 minutes, including set-up.

"Little Boston Bridge" 4x6 oil on panel



This plein air was done in Polish Hill. I had painted the buildings to the right of this on another outing to this spot. Once agian, I had somewhere to be and was running out of time. There was a house right next to this on eon the left I had planned on painting but ran out of time. So I filled it in with sky and went on my way.

"Polish Hill Home" 10x12 oil on panel