U City in Bloom ( Univeristy City, MO)

Yesterday I painted at Jerry Birkhead's Garden in University City for the U City in Bloom benefit Garden Tour.  It was a beautiful day, cool, sunny, just wonderful. His Graden is replete with many garden statues, lights, furniture on a cobblestone patio. Here's the putti from a fountain. Another painting from the day will be posted shortly. !6"x12" oil on canvas mounted on wood.

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End of Summer New Plain Air Paintings

The summer has Flown away., Never did as much painting as I wanted since I was involved in working on a major commission.  I'll post on that separately.  I did do some painting and up to now have been unable to share them as I have had time to post them here.
I've recent listed several paintings on eBay.  Here they are with their links in the captions.  All painted plein air, in oil.

Garden & House Next Door 12X16'

Garden Lily at the Fence 12x16"

Pink Lemonade - Pink Sky on the Fields 6x8"

Add Moon Lit Night Plein Air in the Backyard - 6x8"

Park Fountains Impressionism - 6x8"

Last Plein Air Class Bowl Lake in Forest Park

Last Plein Air Class in Forest Park.  The weather forecast the night before had called for severe thunderstorms, possible tornadoes.  The day turned out to be warm, sunny with a slight breeze and some clouds.  I did two demonstration watercolors for the intrepid artists who came. Each is 12 x 16 inches on  300 lb paper. They were painted at Bowl Lake in Forest Park.

Old Stable Bridge Forest Park, Saint Louis MO

I painted this yesterday at the Old Stable Bridge, Forest Park, Saint Louis MO. This was the demonstration done for my Forest Park En Plein Air class.
Watercolor 12x16 inches.

Lotus Pond, Forest Park St. Louis MO

 This original unframed painting measures 8x10 inches. It is painted on canvas mounted on a birch panel. The painting is signed on the lower left. This painting was painted in plein air in Forest Park, St. Louis, MO This bridge is behind the Muny, just east of the Jewel Box.

    
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Bridge Near STeinberg Rink Forest Park St. Louis MO

 This original unframed painting measures 6x8 inches. It is painted on canvas mounted on a birch panel. Looks like I forgot to sign this painting. I'll sign it now, so it will be signed when you get it.. This painting was painted in plein air in Forest Park, St. Louis, MO. This bridge is near Steinberg Skating Rink. I painted this painting just a couple of weeks ago.

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The Grand Basin Forest Park St. Louis MO

 This original unframed painting measures 6x8 inches. It is painted on canvas mounted on a birch panel. Looks like I forgot to sign this painting. I'll sign it now, so it will be signed when you get it.. This painting was painted in plein air in Forest Park, St. Louis, MO. This is a view of the Grand Basin below Art Hill viewed from the Picnic Island Bridge. I painted this painting just a couple of weeks ago.
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Last Snow, Forest Park, St. Louis MO

Forest Park St, Louis, MO. Early March, 2013.  The last snow of the season. This painting is 9x12", oil painting on linen panel.

Maple Island, Missouri Side at Alton IL

Sunday morning I set out to meet up with the Missouri Plein Air guys in Alton. I found a shelter, but it wasn't the right one, as I never saw them. I didn't like the location so I went over to Maple Island and painted there. It was a wet cold day. I think I saw an eagle in the tree. This painting is 8x10 inches. Oil on canvas panel.

Painting at Castlewood State Park

At the end of my session painting at Castlewood, while the other painters were taking a lunch break, I started a small painting of them.  Naturally, I no sooner started than they got up and either left or went back to painting.  This is the small sketch.  Oil on 6x8" on panel.