Showing posts with label plein air. Show all posts
Showing posts with label plein air. Show all posts

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Exploring Saint Lucia Plein Air Pastel Phyllis O'Shields Contemporary Impressionism Artist


Exploring Saint Lucia
Plein air pochade - Pastel on Mulberry Hand Laid Paper
11 x 14 inches

This pochade was done on a beach in Saint Lucia, one of the Windward Islands, Eastern Caribbean.  These studies are quickly done to become familiar with my surroundings.
  I like to use rough mulberry or banana paper which has texture that adds to the environment on the beach. This will be used in a series of my plein air explorations of islands recorded in journals.
 These are going into a current book under  construction now.

Phyllis O'Shields Contemporary Impressionism Artist  Miami

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Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Jamaica Greater Antilles Pastel Seascape Painting Phyllis O'Shields Contemporary Impressionism


Jamaica Greater Antilles Seascape
Pastel on Paper unmated 19 x 24 inches
  ©PhyllisO’Shields 2010
Jamaica's beaches are beautiful and private.  I visit Ocho Rios for at least  two weeks each year for plein air painting, usually in pastel. Ah, the joys of painting plein air... This was a challenge - I started early in the morning but as the morning progressed I was attacked by sand fleas... really a labor of love, but worth the effort. The next morning I went out equipped with bug spray.

 This pastel was painted at one of my favorite desolate beaches. Jamaica is beautiful in its combination of beaches with aqua water and the heavy  foliage in the Blue Mountains.
  I hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed creating the painting.  

Phyllis O'Shields Contemporary Impressionist Artist