Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Plein Air Figure on the Fourth

 "Blue Parasol"
12 x 16 inches, oil on canvas

Every Fourth of July weekend, Eugene holds an amazing art festival. My friend Farley and I got to paint there two years ago, and we were honored to be able to do it again this year! 


We got some very inquisitive spectators:


 One of the best parts of the day was working with our gorgeous model Tahni, who's been in Sweden for the past year! You may recognize her from such paintings as this and this.....


 Here's my work-in-progress:

Hope you had an excellent Fourth of July too!