Between the Rain Drops

Yes, rain again. We haven't  had much luck in painting plain air because of the rain. Today was no exception.
Plein Air Thursday group hiked to the 3rd floor (elevator still broken). We are firming up our thighs and butt.
This week was an exciting one....Liz is back.
Carol joined us for lunch....she lunched while we painted. Nancy didn't bring her paints but did bring some paintings that well be in the HSSC calendar.
Here is some exciting new paintings...

Terri started this acrylic painting today. She is painting the same scene
that she had but is painting it larger. Great start , Terri

This is Terri's small version(acrylic). The brush stokes are really great
and the painting has atmosphere. Beautiful Terri!

Terri painted this flower using acrylic. The complimentary
color background makes the flower pop. Very Nice.

Michelle painted this shadow picture using pastels. The composition
of this painting is exceptional. Great values also.
Wonderful, Michelle

Michelle painted this rock using pastels. The
green slim on the rock is colorful. Very abstract and beautiful.

Sheila painted this watermelon using watercolor. Don't  you
want to take a bite? Beautiful gradation and colors.
Wonderful Sheila.

Gloria painted this using acrylics. It is a window
in one of our local churches. Great start Gloria.

Liz painted flowers in a vase using pastels. She created
a very contemporary design. This will be great framed.
Good job

Liz painted this Carribean scene using pastels. The perspective is
from the people in the painting and designates the scale of the
mountain in the background . Beautiful painting, Liz

Priscilla painted this painting using acrylics. The movement in the
piece is wonderful. Great job Priscilla!

Gail painted this underpainting using watercolor pencils. The
wash creates a soft effect on the fire weed.
Painting is in progress.  Great Job Gail.

                                                                

Gail painted this Maine scene using watercolors. The ink drawing
with the watercolor over makes for a beautiful effect.
Wonderful, Gail 

Gail painted these leaves using watercolor pencils. The yellow
of the leaves contrast with the purple outline and the red stem.
Great Job Gail.

Sue finished her oil painting from last week. The Stonington scene is
one that is painted by many artists. Thank you to Nancy
for her help on this one.

Sue sketched this scene using ink. This will be her next painting.

Priscilla, Liz, Gloria and Sheila 

Gail, Michelle and Terri discuss their work

Terri, Priscilla and Liz during the critique.

Artist gather to create

The Plein Air Thursday group gathered today at the Senior Center. We decided to paint inside since the sky was a bit threatening.
The creativity was so exciting in the room today.Some artist created their paintings with oils, some with watercolor, some used pastels and some did sketches with pen.
We did have some visitors to the art room...Kathy Bernier and a tour group of new members. It was fun to show our paintings.
Missing Gigi and wish her a speedy recovery.
We did make a tour of the vault with the mat cutter. Hopefully we can get someone to do a tutorial. We need help.
 Rita and Sue are entering some of their pieces to the Waterville Arts Gallery.

Rita used pastels to create this beautiful ocean scene. The
water is captivating.
Great Job, Rita

Rita painted this scene of the Bangor Waterfront using
pastels and it was painted plain air. Great Job, Rita

Rita used pastels to capture a bit of the downtown architecture.
This is a small but powerful piece. Kudos, Rita

Rita used pastels to paint her garden arbor. The
garden and the painting are beautiful. This was
painted plein air. Lovely!

Rita used pastel to paint this Island of Manana just off
Monhegan. The composition os this piece is strong and Rita used strong
bold strokes that make for an interesting painting. 

Sheila painted this lighthouse using watercolor. This difficult
subject didn't deter Sheila she forged on to create
this beautiful piece. Great job Sheila!

Michelle used pastel to paint these leaves. She sketched them last week
when we were outside near Charlie's garden. Her subtle use of color
creates curves in the leaves and makes for a great composition.
Fabulous, Michelle!

Sheila start this watercolor. She has sketched in the
painting and will be finishing it next week. Great start, Sheila

Nancy put down the first layer on this oil painting. Her underpainting
is already very interesting with the shadows. Hope to see this next week
Great start, Nancy

Nancy painted this farm scene using oils. The soft colors
make for an idilic scene. The Composition is interesting
and inviting. Fabulous, Nancy

Rita painted this using pastels. The cropping of this picture
made for a very nice composition. Rita is entering this
in the Waterville show. Nicely done, Rita

The Cherry Blossoms are in bloom and Rita captured
them using pastels. This is another painting she is
entering in the Waterville show. Beautiful, Rita

This is a pastel that Rita painted. The composition is
unique with the low horizon line. She is entering this
one in the Waterville show. 

Rita painted this ocean scene using pastels. She is entering
this in the Waterville show. This is wonderful, Rita

Sue painted this downtown scene using oils. She started this
last week and it is now finished

Stonington is the scene and Sue is painting this using oils.
Painting is in progress.

Rita getting ready for critique.

Sheila and Michelle discussing a painting during the critique.

Michelle and Sheila looking over the mat cutter during out field trip to the vault.

Out and about in Bangor

The Plein Air Thursday group painted outside since the weather cooperated. It was a beautiful sunny day, just perfect for painting. Here is the results of our delightful afternoon.

Terri sketching some flowers

Michelle, Charlene and Priscilla working on their sketches.

Such a beautiful day!

Sue's underpainting of downtown Bangor- work in progress

Michelle sketched some leaf patterns.

Michelle drew this tree with lots of values. Wonderful
sketch, Michelle

Terri's sketch of flowers.. Good composition, Terri.

Terri sketched some buildings hidden behind trees. The
composition is balanced and interesting. This
would make a great painting, Terri.

Charlene sketched these buildings in Bangor and added
some pastels. This made for an interesting composition
and value change.

Charlene sketched this building in  Bangor hidden
behind the trees. Great sketch with great values.

Nancy sketched this building in Bangor. The trees
add perspective and the values on the trees create
lots of interest. Great job, Nancy!

Nancy sketched this scene by the river. The trees
are drawn with such interesting lines. This would
make a great painting, Nancy.

Priscilla sketched this building in Bangor.  Her line quality is fine and
it creates a soft effect. Very interesting, Priscilla

Priscilla painted this scene using watercolor. The perfect
summer seat. Great composition.

Priscilla painted this rooster using watercolor. This bird
has attitude. Very expressive. 

Sheila painted this little boy and his dog using watercolor.
This painting is still in progress. Fabulous job, Sheila!

Sue sketched this downtown scene of the
Bangor Savings Bank and clock.

Gloria painted this train using acrylics. The perspective is
wonderful in this painting.  Gloria, can't wait to see
the finished painting. Great Job,