Today in my painting class I talked about Plein Air painting over the summer break. So I thought I’d share the shelf palette I showed everyone. When painting in Plein Air it is useful to have your palette set ahead of time so as not to take too much time getting set up in the […]
Yarka Russian Field Easel
The Yarka Field easel for plein air painting
Spring always makes me want to get outside to paint. A while ago someone wrote to me and asked about my Yarka plein air easel. It is a wooden field easel similar to the French easel, but with the materials compartment in the front of the easel instead of behind. So it opens more like […]
Painting demo with Russian easel
Two weeks ago I did a quick painting demo at the Botanica show along with Tauna Cole Dorn. There’s a gorgeous plant in the courtyard at the Adobe-Patio Gallery, the name of which escapes me, that has brilliant pink blooms. Quinacridone magenta blooms! The setup I used is a Yarka Russian Field Easel meant for […]