Plein Air Cows Continued

"Grass Lunch" continued, 18"h x 24"w, oil, copyright Jill Banks 2013

Quick post -- but I did get back out to Kidwell Farm (in Herndon, VA) to paint today. Another uncooperative cow modeling day.  They must get rotated around the fields each day because today's pair was different than yesterday's -- but I wanted to capture the same light.

So, I didn't get very far.

I'm trying to get a little bit of plein air painting done every day this month. Right now it's two for two.

Packing Up From the Plein Air Landscape Class

And, to remain nameless but by popular demand ... here are two of my plein air painters from yesterday's landscape class heading home.  We are going to have to have a packing light lesson -- although I've been guilty of the same tendency to want to bring everything, just in case.

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Events
Women Painters of the Southeast Juried Members Exhibit and Sale
Imagine Gallery, 230 Franklin Road, Franklin, TN 37064
"Sunflowers in the Studio II" juried into the exhibit that runs April 19 to May 20.

"New Works" Exhibit: the Artists' Atelier Gallery, 1144 Walker Road, Suite G, Great Falls, VA. Open Wednesdays and Saturdays, noon to 4pm through May 31. On view in the gallery: "Ballerinas I," "Ballerinas II" and "Red Pillow." 

"Chickens!" Painting Finished

"Chickens!," oil on Raymar panel, 16"h x 20"w, ©Jill Banks 2012

I figured the title of my post would make husband Randy happy. With so many unfinished paintings, those with the stamp of approval as finished are a relief to both of us.

The subjects of "Chickens!" are one of the roosters and many of the hens from Kidwell Farm in Herndon, VA. Group dynamics is the hen house are really fun to watch. All the characters are moving -- constantly -- and they pay attention to each other while pretending not to notice. My goal was to capture their movement and relationships.

The earlier version of "Chickens!"

The changes aren't that drastic from the last time I showed this to you -- but it did take me another eight hours of work to get to this spot.

See more of my Feathered and Furry Friends Series on my web site: www.JillBanks.com.

So, this is what I was up to yesterday.

Today, I was drawing the main compositional sketch for a portrait commission. Time to show it to the client.

On Exhibit:
"Drama Queens" and "Classical Painting Atelier" are on view at the Artists' Atelier "Wet Paint!" February Exhibit, 1144 Walker Road, Suite G, Great Falls, VA. Open Hours: Saturdays, noon-4pm or whenever an artist is in ... or by appointment. Contact info below.

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