Sunday, November 21, 2021

End of Autumn, November 10, 2021, plein air oil painting

End of Autumn, November 10, 2021

POSTED ON NOVEMBER 21, 2021 BY CHARLENE MARSH

First, I want to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving

Have a wonderful day with family, friends and loved ones! Praises to God for all the blessings He has given us.

And, now, to the last of the fall plein air oil paintings.

You can check out the earlier ones HERE and HERE.

Some leaves still hung on the trees, even at this late date, so I headed out with my backpack into the woods. Another gorgeous day to spend in the forest. The deer firearms season starts on Saturday, November 13, so, while I still hike every day in Yellowwood State Forest, which borders my property, I normally do not set up and paint.

Peaceful Forest

However, in recent years, the woods have been pretty quiet and I rarely see a hunter so, who knows, if I have time, I may go out to paint anyway. The colors of the forest, after the peak, are still so lovely, Rusts, oranges, and violets predominate.

But I have other deadlines looming so I may have to be satisfied with the fall paintings I have done.

Details

So, here are some detail shots of the painting.

Fall Colors, November 10, 2021, plein air oil painting, — Detail, End of the Fall Colors, November 10, 2021, plein air oil painting.

Last of the Fall Colors, November 10, 2021, plein air oil painting, — November 10, 2021, plein air oil painting.

Signature Detail, November 10, 2021, plein air oil painting, — Signature detail, End of the Fall Colors, November 10, 2021, plein air oil painting.

I sign the painting in the field in the wet paint with a rubber tipped “shaper”. The red tinted panel shows through from underneath. But the signature melds perfectly into the painting without sticking out like a sore thumb..

End of the Fall Colors, November 10, 2021, plein air oil painting, — End of the Fall Colors, November 10, 2021, plein air oil painting.

Final Painting

Field Notes on the back of the painting:

“Mid-60°s, nice, 1 1/2 miles back in Yellowwood State Forest, Brown County, Indiana. Jack met us at the back gate to go home. So glad he didn’t run off! Third day in a row. Plein air oil. “End of Autumn, November 10, 2021,” Sciscoe Creek, Brown County, Indiana, Yellowwood State Forest.”

Coming Up

In upcoming blogs, I will share the new holiday oil paintings I am working on.

2021 Christmas Art Launch

The 2021 Christmas Art Launch, tentatively scheduled for December 6-8, 2021, is fast approaching. I will have original oil paintings at the best prices of the year. I will also have gift items featuring the paintings and fiber designs that are great for gift giving. Prints on canvas, mugs, tees, yoga mats, leggings, and other gift-ables will be available at special pricing and free shipping, exclusively for Marsh VIP Insiders. If you are not a VIP yet, please join here:

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration with your friends and family!

Happy Trails,

Charlene

Monday, November 15, 2021

Late Autumn in Yellowwood, November 9, 2021

POSTED ON NOVEMBER 16, 2021 BY CHARLENE MARSH

Late Autumn in Yellowwood, November 9, 2021

Autumn is super late this year. As late as I have ever seen it. There are still some green leaves in the forest on November 9! Here is the plein air painting I did November 4, 2021. You can see how much more green there is in the forest at this late date.

Lots of gold and orange and rust colored leaves on the trees. Glad the season is running late because so am I!

Detail, Late Autumn in Yellowwood, November 9, 2021, plein air oil painting

Gray, overcast day in the mid-60°s. Gray days create a wonderful light in the forest. Ethereal and shimmering.

I hiked my three mile circuit in Yellowwood State Forest, stopping at the farthest point to set up my tripod, pochade, and paints. Does my pack get heavier every year or what?

More details:

Lots of energy exudes from the forest and into the paint!

So much rich color from greens to chartreuses to oranges, golds, and rusts. And cool blues and violets.

I work back and forth between the foreground, background, middle ground , sky, and creek.

Trees are painted in and then over and pushed back. Then pulled forward again until there are multiple layers of depth with the leaves and trees.

Some of the leaves are rich golds and oranges.

Other parts of the painting are cool and restive.

Detail of the signature in the wet paint:

This time I packed the wet painting in a Raymar box instead of the other carrier I had that doesn’t protect it quite as well. Check out last week’s blog for the story on that. Not to mention, I had to do some repairs on the other carrier.

When I get back to the studio, I usually wait a few hours before pulling the painting out of the carrying box so I can see it with “fresh eyes”. Then I write my field notes on the back of the painting.

Finished Painting:

Field Notes on the Back of the Painting

Gray, overcast, mid-60°s, Tommy stayed with me, Jack explored the forest but was at the back gate when I got there. 1:30-4:30 p.m.. Cools down. Yellowwood State Forest, Brown County, Indiana. Plein air oil. “Late Autumn in Yellowwood, November 9, 2021.”

Mark your calendar! The 2021 Christmas Art Launch Is Coming Soon!!

I will be getting the Christmas Art Launch ready soon so keep an eye out for more news on that in the next 2-3 weeks. The tentative dates are December 6-8, 2021. Original oil paintings in a variety of sizes as well as prints on canvas will be specially priced just for my VIPs. I’ll have some new releases and surprises, too.

This event is exclusively for my VIPs.

There will also be a selection of fine gift items like artistic mugs and tee shirts. Yoga mats, leggings, rash guard shirts, and swimsuits over on my Charlene Marsh Designs website will be included, too. At least, that’s the plan. I’m probably going to need some help from Santa’s elves to get it all done in time, along with some other deadlines I have.

So, that’s it for today! Thanks for tuning in.

Happy trails,

Charlene

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Sunday, November 21, 2021