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I have just released six new plein or painting sketches for the November 1-10, 2019 “Paintings of the Salish Sea” solo show. What adventures are are captured in these brushstrokes! Would you like to wander through just a few of the summer plein air adventures with me? Let’s do it!
Yes, you are seeing correctly. I used my new e-bike to transport my plein air gear to the painting location in Miners Bay in Mayne Island.
E-bike transportation to plein air paint on Mayne Island
And this small 8 x10 inch acrylic painting sketch is one of the new works released.
Miners Bay Mayne Island study by Terrill Welch
This is the start and what might be next? What an evening this was with an 11 x 14 inch walnut oil on linen board. Though released over the summer, this work is also in the current show.
The evening sunset eventually influenced both the subject and the canvas to such an extent that it was difficult to see the work until the next morning…
Then there was the evening that I painted in the shadows using a light for assistance.
The results made the effort worthwhile and the little light is now part of my toolkit.
Cotton Park Evening study by Terrill Welch
Oh why not! How about just one more? I hike in about 30 minutes with all of my plein air gear in a backpack to paint at Saint John’s Point on Mayne Island. An old stump became my painting table beside the easel.
I used a larger 12 x 16 inch gessobord since I knew it was going to be an effort just to get to the location to paint.
Definitely worth it, don’t you think?
Arbutus Tree Morning St John’s Point study by Terrill Welch
Enjoy and all the best, as always! Terrill 🙂
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Feeling The Joy of Complete
October 11, 2017October 9, 2017 / Terrill Welch / 7 Comments
In recent years, I have not asked myself to be “out there” on the stage of public life as much as in the past few months.
There are oil painting classes to teach in person and online each week.
There are new art shows to curate and hang in the gallery every few weeks.
There are new paintings to paint, edges to finish, hanging wire to add and get into the inventory to be released.
There are paintings that sell and must be packaged and funds deposited using new technology. Here are two recent works off to new homes….
I can now do  “SQUARE” with a whole new meaning.
In between there are the usual life necessities and yet we still find time for a long lunch after buying art supplies in nearby Sidney.
And there are still the daily walks, though often later in the day.
Walks with the trees and the sea of course.
Then it is back to the gallery the next morning again, refreshed, grounded and ready for another day.
What feels complete in your life at the moment?
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A Start on the PEI West Point Lighthouse Painting
February 15, 2017February 14, 2017 / Terrill Welch / 1 Comment
A warm grey ground has dried and is ready for the next work. I have decided on the West Point Lighthouse in Prince Edward Island for this 30 x 24 inch oil on canvas. I have been dancing around this work for a while. How does a painter get a lighthouse painting beyond a caricature of its own specific unique presence? Not an easy task but let’s see what we can do.
First we gather up a couple of reference images from the day at west point and a quick acrylic sketch of a location just south of the lighthouse.
The sketch holds more sensory images than the photographs and remind me of how muggy it was that day and that the back swampy area was already starting to hatch mosquitoes. The smell of the sea and the intricate lacing of greens and reds between the sand and the grasses were pulled into focus. But what was I going to do with that large black and white monstrosity!? Because of the structure I decided that I best start with a few brief lines in yellow paint to guide my hand into the composition.
Now what? Well, possibly the best approach is to sneak up on the lighthouse and let it fit into the environment rather than the other way around. I am going to need strong supporting actors to anchor this star subject.
I keep working and the palette needs additional paint now and again.
But an hour later, we are finally getting somewhere….
The painting is now blocked in. I am going to give it a bit of a break before I dig in and complete the work as I want to use it as part of an example for an advanced colour-mixing demonstration in this week’s painting class. There are lots of other wonders still to partake in though.
Maybe we could enjoy an evening sunset to watch the full snow moon rise?
Or how about a meditative walk on another day along shore by the sea? If you turn the sound up, there are sections where you can hear running water or the waves softly coming ashore or if you are really good at recognizing sounds, someone is cutting up firewood across Campbell bay.
My intention is to do more of these meditative walk clips from our wanderings. I find they hold much more sensory information then a simple photograph because of the addition of movement and sounds.
What natural wonders are stoking your creative fires?
© 2017 Terrill Welch, All rights reserved.
Liberal usage granted with written permission. See “About” for details.
Creative Potager – Visit with painter and photographer Terrill Welch
From Mayne Island, British Columbia, Canada
For gallery and purchase information about Terrill’s photographs and paintings go to http://terrillwelchartist.com
PRECIOUS SECONDS – Mayne Island in paintings and photographs
September 6, 2011September 8, 2011 / Terrill Welch / 19 Comments
What is this? You guess it. I am announcing the release of my coffee table book PRECIOUS SECONDS – Mayne Island in paintings and photographs is now available through Blurb self-publishing. You can view the first 15 of the 50 pages of paintings and photographs that you know and love.
You may make your order today. Isn’t that fun?
The material quality of Blurb books is excellent. However, they are a wee bit pricy. Therefore, I will not be carrying this publication as inventory so that I can keep the purchase price as reasonable as possible. Online in the Blurb store is where you shall find this latest addition to my printed work. Enjoy.
Sprout question: What creative surprise do you have to share this week?
Happy September New Year!
I will be sharing more about my fall schedule and offerings on Friday. Best of the week to you 🙂
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Categories Select Category A Brush with Europe Barcelona Basel California and Oregon Cote d’ zur Dijon England Florence Food France Galiano Island garden home Interview Italy Mayne Island Mill Bay NatureIsCalling Painting photography plein air painting Poems Prince Edward Island Salish Sea Sunday Savings Saturna Island Shows and Exhibitions sketching studio The Moon Is No Longer There travel blog traveling artist Tsawwassen Tutorial for painting and photography Tutorial painting photography Uncategorized Venice Victoria walks writing