During the Summer months its sometimes hard to get out and paint, but there are plenty of things to do to keep our supplies ready for that window of plein air opportunity. Some of us have working studios but others of us just have a shelf or maybe a closet that we keep our supplies in. Keeping our shelves organized is an on going project, but sure speeds things up when you find you need to rush out to catch the light before it changes.
What can you do today to get ready for your next plein air outing? First of all decide what kind of set up you need. If you need a pochade (po shod) box, then either make one out of a craft box, old cigar box, or purchase one from one of the suppliers like www.pochade.com/ or www.openboxm.com/ I have the pochade box made by the Judson Plein Air Outfiters and find it meets my needs, but the Open Box M looks like it would be a good box too and it will take a larger canvas. Both have accessories for different mediums. Don’t discount just taking a back pack and filling it with what you need either. You don’t have to get fancy, just get ready. I think this would be good for us to add an activity each day that we all can do to get ready for our next outing, so if you have a tip or suggestion, just chime in. All of us like to hear what other artists do to make working outside easier.
On the other end of keeping our shelves organized is the framing issue. What do you do for framing? Do you sell your work unframed and let your client select what they want, or do you make that choice for them. Do you have your framing supplies ready? We can talk about that too. In the meantime, don’t forget that we have a great sponsor in Garrett Moulding. Visit their web site at http://www.garrettmoulding.com/
Yesterday I mentioned that Carolyn Molder had won an award and some of you wanted to see a picture of Carolyn, so I dug out a photograph of some of the painters from this Aprils paint out and posted it at the top of this message. From left to right you will see, Phyllis Franklin, Durinda Cheek, Sandra Babb, Jan Heberger, and Carolyn Molder. Tomorrow I’ll show some other photos I ran across from the April paint out. I’ll post those to http://www.callawaypainters.blogspot.com/ so we can keep an archive that everyone can see and help promote our group at the same time.
Again, if you want to get out and paint any day, just post and I’m sure someone will want to go with you. Painting from life is the best way to continue to expand your painting experience, knowledge and pleasure.
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