Hi all,
I was hoping for us to meet this coming Sunday, but due to family, friends and prior commitments it is not possible.
At this stage I am looking at Sunday week, the 11th January, the second Sunday of 2015.
We will meet at Branford Park, at 2pm. I will take you to one of my favoured painting spots in the valley, and afterwards you are invited to tea at my studio.
If this arrangement changes, I will post any ammendment.
Looking forward to seeing you again.
Ross
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Wednesday 31 December 2014
Tuesday 30 December 2014
Painting on location can be unnecessarily painful.
Sigh. Because it is summer, and because I was painting locally, i.e. in our valley, and because I had been wandering around our place in shorts and sandals, I did not bother to get changed into my normal painting clothes of jeans and boots.
Not a good idea. Within ten minutes of starting on this painting I was swatting away sand flies. I persevered because I am a man and therefore a bit thick at times. After half an hour I was in no doubt that the afternoon would only get worse. I was right.
I'm a bit pleased with myself that I managed to finish the painting, although at the end I was hopping from one foot to the other in a sort of frenetic dance, brush in one hand and swatting flies with my palette in the other.
On the other hand I'm more than a little irritated for putting myself in a painful but easily avoidable situation.
Painting outdoors? Simple rule of thumb. This is no time to work on your tan. The only exposed skin should be your face. And hands if you are not wearing gloves.
Cheers, Ross
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Not a good idea. Within ten minutes of starting on this painting I was swatting away sand flies. I persevered because I am a man and therefore a bit thick at times. After half an hour I was in no doubt that the afternoon would only get worse. I was right.
I'm a bit pleased with myself that I managed to finish the painting, although at the end I was hopping from one foot to the other in a sort of frenetic dance, brush in one hand and swatting flies with my palette in the other.
On the other hand I'm more than a little irritated for putting myself in a painful but easily avoidable situation.
Painting outdoors? Simple rule of thumb. This is no time to work on your tan. The only exposed skin should be your face. And hands if you are not wearing gloves.
Cheers, Ross
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Sunday 28 December 2014
PAPON.
PAPON.
The Plein Air Painters of Nelson.
2015 is upon us.
Much has changed, as all things can and do, change.
One thing that has changed is PAPON.
It began as an opportunity for artists who wanted to paint outdoors to meet once a week, usually 2 am Sunday afternoon, and paint together at a selected location for a couple of hours. It also ran an annual exhibition of plein air painting, and the occasional awards and competition.
PAPON will continue to exist, but the scheduled meetings will be more occasional. There will be an annual exhibition of plein air painting, but it will no longer be at the Suter, at least for several years to come.
I have not been able to come painting every Sunday for some time now, and I have withdrawn from the Saturday Market in Nelson. I have been travelling and painting in NZ and overseas continually over the past couple of years. Since this will continue in the future, I can no longer meet these commitments.
From now on, most of my interaction with fellow artists will have to be online, with the occasional painting session, some workshops, and exhibitions.
Hence this blog.
You may have noticed that I am a passionate believer in the pleasure and benefits from regular plain air painting sessions to landscape painters.
The aim of this blog is to inform and support those who wish to meet and paint en plein air.
It will give practical tips, discuss issues, arrange painting sessions, organise exhibitions.
Unlike my other blog, rosswhitlockdailypainter , this is not a personal diary, nor is it intended to be a one man band.
I welcome comments, and articles. If readers wish to supply any articles or arrange meetings they can either use the comment facility or email me directly, and I will post it for them.
Today I will email those who have been interested in PAPON in the past, to welcome them to this new blog. It is as much theirs as mine.
Long live the new PAPON.
The Plein Air Painters of Nelson.
2015 is upon us.
Much has changed, as all things can and do, change.
One thing that has changed is PAPON.
It began as an opportunity for artists who wanted to paint outdoors to meet once a week, usually 2 am Sunday afternoon, and paint together at a selected location for a couple of hours. It also ran an annual exhibition of plein air painting, and the occasional awards and competition.
PAPON will continue to exist, but the scheduled meetings will be more occasional. There will be an annual exhibition of plein air painting, but it will no longer be at the Suter, at least for several years to come.
I have not been able to come painting every Sunday for some time now, and I have withdrawn from the Saturday Market in Nelson. I have been travelling and painting in NZ and overseas continually over the past couple of years. Since this will continue in the future, I can no longer meet these commitments.
From now on, most of my interaction with fellow artists will have to be online, with the occasional painting session, some workshops, and exhibitions.
Hence this blog.
You may have noticed that I am a passionate believer in the pleasure and benefits from regular plain air painting sessions to landscape painters.
The aim of this blog is to inform and support those who wish to meet and paint en plein air.
It will give practical tips, discuss issues, arrange painting sessions, organise exhibitions.
Unlike my other blog, rosswhitlockdailypainter , this is not a personal diary, nor is it intended to be a one man band.
I welcome comments, and articles. If readers wish to supply any articles or arrange meetings they can either use the comment facility or email me directly, and I will post it for them.
Today I will email those who have been interested in PAPON in the past, to welcome them to this new blog. It is as much theirs as mine.
Long live the new PAPON.
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