Plein Air Painting at Blackheath

We joined with four other painters in a three day painting holiday at Blackheath, NSW Australia. Blackheath is a lovely old town at the top of the Blue Mountains, not too far from my home at Mulgoa.

We stayed at a rental cottage and travelled to nearby lookouts, painting all day, every day. 

John Rice (right) paints atmospheric rural scenes with huge gums and misty rivers; Don Talintyre (centre) is an established plein-air landscape artist; Bob, my husband, came for the company. (he doesn't paint.)

Salwa Woodroffe (above) is a "modern" oil painter, who paints a variety of subjects, such as portraits and landscapes, 

where as I (above) am half modern, but trying to practice a more traditional method for my landscapes en Plein air. 

We also had a talented local artist, David Landgrebe, paint with us each day (left).

Here are some random shots from the days:

Salwa near the edge.

John Rice and Salwa Woodroffe.

Painting early before the mist rose.

David Landgrebe

John Rice

Don Talintyre

Three painters in the field!

John Rice

My set up for video.

Beautiful cave formations.

Vistas to fly through! (We painted from the
hang-gliders' launch pad!)

Escarpments.

Valleys

An easel on the edge.

My first finished painting: Anvil Rock

Seven half finished paintings at home, waiting for attention. 

I'll post them when I'm done.

I'm back on the video wagon!

 After a few months break, to paint Le Tour de France, build a chicken coup and xmas of course!

I'm now back making 'Learn to Paint" videos, and this is my first one for the year. Why not jump over and check it out?

https://youtu.be/1YFHWfCdLcU

I have been doing some plain-air landscapes lately.

Above is the view out my studio window. I have a classic dam in my backyard, and here it is half full. Once a year it overflows, and often it is empty. A constant reminder of the extremes we live with.

My sister Barbara and I visited the Megalong Valley. We were able to set up our easels and do an afternoon's painting. It was warm, not hot. A slight breeze, and very sunny.

Last February I painted this beach and the village at Stanley in Tasmania. I think it was my last one for the holiday, and I've just found it in the trailer, still attached to the board. So it finally gets an airing. I really like it, and might frame it for myself.

One day, Bob and I and Honey took the motorhome and went off looking for some water to paint. We were disappointed at how many parks are still closed due to fire damage. Our closest (going south from Mulgoa) was at Thirlmere. One of the few 'natural' lakes in Australia (most a dammed rivers). So I painted this grassy scene, which had ducks frequently landing and swimming past. Magic.

A plein air day with friends at the Old Weir at Penrith. They are in the distance. When I go out with other painters we always spread out so far that its like painting alone. Except if you have a tea break, or need a colour that you left at home! It's always a treat.

After painting, we visited the Lewers Gallery to see the Warrick Fuller Retrospective. 

Left to right: Myself, Don Talintyre, Salwa Woodroffe, John Rice.

On my recent trip for a two day break, I hit the waves! 

Well, I painted them from a rock platform anyway.

 

 My open studio went very well. Sold a few paintings, and ended up with a clean, organised studio. 

My Open Studio (Sydney, Australia) 28th and 29th November

 Hello! I am having an Open Studio weekend as a part of the Mulgoa Art Trail. You are welcome to come and visit! I’d love to catch up.  

I’ll have lots of my art on display, as well as some early works from the 70’s!!

You can visit the other artists in the area, and have coffee at the nearby cafes. 

It’ll be fun! 

Hope you can come!

My 2020 Le Tour de France paintings are now finished. I have uploaded them to Redbubble and Fine Art America for people to order prints and merchandise. Mugs, bags, t-shirts!!

FINE ART AMERICA

https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/shirleypeters

REDBUBBLE

https://www.redbubble.com/people/Shirley-Peters/shop?asc=u

"Booderee Botanic Garden" is my latest painting for my Youtube Channel

Hi guys, 

Just a quick note to say I've recorded my painting this work, and uploaded it as a 'step-by-step' guide on YouTube. Lots of fun for me, because I get to chat all the way through. Hope over to Youtube and check it out. Cheers.