Category Archives: en plein air

Still painting and stuff

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Mary Beth Frezon

This morning I stopped at a local park and painted the lake in between rain sprinkles. There was some sort of fishing event going on, the place was packed but as far as I could see I was the only … Continue reading →

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Sunday at The Clark

Posted on June 10, 2018 by Mary Beth Frezon

I went over to see the new exhibit at the Clark: Women Artists in Paris, 1850-1900 and had a good time looking at the paintings. First off, they are, as a whole, much larger than you might expect. I will … Continue reading →

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Sorting Through the Paint Bag

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Mary Beth Frezon

Tonight I sorted through the paint bag that lives in the car. I was trying to make a lighter bag, because you know it’s hard to haul all that stuff up hills etc. I was a little amazed (and embarrassed) … Continue reading →

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Sunday at The Clark & Sketchbooks

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Mary Beth Frezon

Painting up on the hill: Tomorrow I start a short online course about using sketchbooks so these warranted another look at in the last tour of Drawn from Greatness. Degas and Cezanne! There was also a sketchbook (noted that it … Continue reading →

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Tonight’s experiment and Tuesday’s

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Mary Beth Frezon

I was driving home thinking about clouds and paper and paint and had a “wonder what would happen if…” So after playing with the cats a little, I sat down and did a very quick experiment. This was taken very … Continue reading →

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