Plein Air Watercolor Painting
Outdoor Painting, Indoors
I went to a Spokane Watercolor Society, Plein Air Group get together at the Spokane Main Library downtown this weekend. The view from the Library windows is looking north overlooking the river.
Certainly, plein air painting the outdoor beauty of the Inland Northwest in the warm comfort of the main library downtown is heavenly.
Post Street Bridge Crossing
Today, I finished up one of the pieces started at the Spokane Library this weekend, of the Post Street Bridge crossing. The place that the Bloomsday Race used to end, with metal figures running on the sidewalk by City Hall. What a great view the third floor library windows have! This cityscape is chock full of many interesting images. Unfortunately, this large variety makes it is hard to select a specific view. Probably made more intense when you are also looking at gorgeous river and waterfall views at the same time. Decisions, decisions. Finally, significant fun was had while getting to know my plein air brush from the Derwent kit I just got. I has it's own tank of water in the pen which is really convenient. There are reasonable (under $20) kits available on DickBlick.com.
Seems, like happiness is getting the water to look like it is really falling. Hence, a waterfall. Yahoo! While learning to use the plein air paint kit well enough to try it "on location", without taking my other brushes. Even more plein air painting events, along the river, are scheduled for January at the Inlander offices and February at Anthony's Restaurant in 2019. Please feel free to contact any one of us to attend a Spokane Watercolor Society monthly meeting and/or come have fun painting with other artists at the next plein air event. Read the full article
