'Painting the Dynamic Landscape: Plein Air in Tuscany'

'Painting the Dynamic Landscape: Plein Air in Tuscany'

Dawn Comes to Paia

I see this view on the way to Paia almost every day. At dawn,
the sun rises over the side of the volcano and the sky is always filled with light-filled clouds. In this piece I sought to capture the beauty as well as the power of this moment.









"Dawn Comes to Paia"
30 x 40
Oil on Linen

Maui's Cane Fields

I live along the coast of Maui's North Shore and I am often inspired by the dynamic weather patterns that occur along the slopes of Haleakala and across the isthmus. While driving home one day from town in the late afternoon, the clouds were billowing up the slopes of the volcano and the
afternoon light made the clouds a soft warm color. I was drawn to the way the clouds were
building along the land and the cane fields below.


"A Bit of Heaven"
48 x 48
Oil

Tuileries Sunspot

Julie Has posted her recent newsletter on
the France workshop as well as other workshops for 2010.

Mountain Mist

The skies of Upcountry Maui are ever changing.
The clouds roll across the mountainside and
create a magical mist. This stand of eucalyptus was almost transparent in the clouds. I am drawn to the emotionality that the upcountry landscape presents.

Motion

I am very drawn to the square format. It seems to contain the composition within a perfectly balanced frame. I find the
square to be the most harmonious of forms. This is a direct departure from the traditional rectangular landscape format that I am accustomed to using. I find the square does not compete with the visual, but only enhances it.

The Clearing

An 18 x 24 gessoed panel is the support for this piece. I am inspired by the misty clouds over upcountry Maui on way way down the mountain late this afternoon. The clouds seem to dance along the landscape as though flirting with the trees. Can I paint this, I wonder? I use this as an exploration for larger pieces to come. I give up the small filberts I am used to using for large flats.
I work staedily,wet into wet and allow the paint to call out my next move.