Paintings of France, Italy and Beyond

Fall Harvest

31 10 2006

Well, my workaround for posting to my blog while painting in the mountains was short-lived. In fact two of my previous posts were lost in the internet ethers, so I’m having to “retro-post” after the fact. This is one of the paintings I completed en plein air while at the workshop. I felt like I was finally finding a groove with this one, and thankfully we had a lovely mild day to work with!

The model posed only in brief intervals for us, so we had to work fast to get her “attitude” AND get the color notes and values that surrounded her. It was fun and challenging, but I am really happy with my results. There is something about painting en plein air that really helps to inform the light. I love backlit scenes like this one, even though it can be hard on the eyes if working in this way for a while. Ken’s only critique when I was done was to say that the background trees might compete with the figure, leading the eye away from the center of interest. While this may be true, my feeling was that the fall colors helped to “set the tone” of the painting. Plus I am a color fiend and that fall foliage was too seductive to overlook. I did end up toning it down a little though.

This painting was done in oils on canvas-mounted hardboard. It measures 11×14″. For more information please click on the image or contact me.

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Date : 31 October 2006
Categories : Southern Landscapes, Painting Technique, Art of the American South, Plein Air Painting, Art Instruction, Art Travels

4 responses to “Fall Harvest”

1 11 2006: Wodjo (11:32:25) :

I love the way the sunlight pours through this painting.
1 11 2006: jennifereyoung (13:31:03) :

Thank you Joe! It had been such a cold, windy and rainy week, so I was really celebrating the respite and the sunlight. I’m glad it came through in my painting

Jennifer
2 11 2006: Rob (18:17:02) :

lovely bit of backlighting going on
i like the fresh happy mood!
3 11 2006: jennifereyoung (08:19:14) :

Thanks Rob,
It was freezing cold and windy the previous day we went out to paint. I was shivering so hard I could hardly put down a brush stroke. I know there are lots of painters who paint in all kinds of weather, but I just didn’t pack the proper gear for such conditions. My mood was happy indeed on this day full of bright sunshine and warmth!

Best wishes,
Jennifer

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