Part -2 of Paint Historic Waxahachie Plein Air Event 2022

Welcome to My Crazy Plein Air Adventures blog.

Beauty is where you find it. And sometimes it’s found by climbing over a few fences to get to an unusual subject. 

That’s part of what makes outdoor painting (Plein Air) so interesting to me. There are always new and interesting things to be discovered and painted.

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As I had said in my last post my allergies where kicking my butt and I was not alone. Other artist were painting at home too.

This was the first year that I could actually see the pollen flying through the air. So I too opted to stay home and try my hand at using my color pencils to draw the Texas State Flower, the wild Bluebonnets that are growing wild in my back yard.

In the evening when the wind would start blowing and cooling down the air so hubby and I would sit outside as I attempted to color in the leaves. But I abandoned this drawing 1. I was not happy how it was turning out & 2. I felt just like this little cartoon character below.

So I waited a couple of days before I head back out to try my hand again at painting those beautiful Bluebonnets. But this time I am going to have to create these in stages. You guess it AHHHHHH- CHOOOOOO!!!

I choose this Bluebonnets to use as my model as I sketch it out. I knew I did not want to use my Acrylic paint for this so I tryed my hand at using my watercolors pencils to paint with. Now I am not a watercolorest and I have only try painting once with any watercolors pencils back in the early 2000. But here I am about to try my hand at them again.

I spent sometime studying the colors of the Bluebonnets and just enjoying the feel of the pencils in my hand. It would take me back to my childhood when I would carry a box of Crayons and my coloring book every were I went.

Here is my 5″x 7″ Watercolor pencil painting call: “Lone Star Blooms.” This will be hanging at the gallery call Art on the Square, 113 W. Franklin St, Waxahachie, Texas.

What do you think of my painting. Did I capture the likeness of the State Flower? Is the Bluebonnet one of your favorite flower? I would love to hear what y’all think. 😉

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This is me in the middle with my two plein air friend Barbra Malmberg on the right and Bonnie Kent on the left.

Until next time my friends. Keep creating and God Bless. 

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Paint Historic Waxahachie Plein Air Event 2022 – Part 1

Welcome to My Crazy Plein Air Adventures blog.

That’s part of what makes outdoor painting (Plein Air) so interesting to me. There are always new and interesting things to be discovered and painted.

Beauty is where you find it. And sometimes it’s found by climbing over a few fences to get to an unusual subject. 

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I know I have not posted in a long time but …

This year Paint Historic Waxahachie Plein Air Event along with Waxahachie Historical Society “Save these Places” has resume after being close for two years due to Covid.

Well that explain why I can see color but i can’t read the highway, street signs until I am right on them. Don’t worry I am having hubby drive me around for now until I can have my cataracts remove.

I sign up for this event knowing that I was and still am having problems walking and seeing clealy right now. It seem that my C.K. Levels are still every high and is damaging my body. Plus I am told that I now have moderate cataracts. As Charlie Brown would say …

Now for some catch up on this year plein air event in Waxahachie, Texas.

This event always dose a pre-paint for the month of April. The gal’s that I hang out with would post were they were going to go out to paint, hang out and even go out to dinner. This year I am still in recovery from my C.K and my levels are going up, which means I am fall risk again plus my allergies are so bad that I have to stay in side most of that month. But when you been bit by the plein air bug you can’t wait to get out there and paint and that is what I did.

One of the gal’s who lives on a deer preserve invited all the plein air artist to come out and paint the lakes, Bluebonnets, 300+ old oak trees and the land.

I had hubby drive me out to the place. Once we got onto the property we had to cross over a narrow road or I should say a narrow road that cross over by one of the lakes.

Now I have a big fear of heights so I was so glad hubby was driving. I’ve found a spot away from the group.

Note: I did not want to be in competition with every one painting the same scene so I found a old tracker to paint but could not see it clearly. DARN CATARACTS!

This is what I was thinking of painting.

Here is a close up of the tracker.

When I turn to my left I saw this scene. So I decided to paint this tree which for some reason fascinated me.

I started with the bones of the tree but it felt like it has been forever since I plein air and I felt really rusty. Wouldn’t you not know it as i started to paint my allergies start to kick in.

As you can see here I have started the bones of the painting. I really like what I see and I am tempted to just leave it like this but I know that is not my goal.

Here is the finish painting. Title: Sweet Scent of Summer. It will be hanging at the Art on the Square, 113 W. Franklin St, Waxahachie, Texas

As you can see from the original photo I use my artist license to remove some items. I also move the Bluebonnets up into view of the painting too.

Once I finish the painting I was ready to go up front to see what I could paint again. But my crazy adventure has just be gone.

As we were heading to the front lot hubby ask me which way to go. That was the wrong thing to ask me. I told him to follow the tires tracks.

We drove and drove (I am told that there is 600 acres of deer preserve) and at times we could not see any tracks but lots of lakes.

As we drove around one of the lakes we came up to what look like a old barn.

Now if you know me you know I love old dilapidated barn. There are what help build America. They were the working man’s office.

By this time my legs are in pain from setting to long but when I saw this beauty I had to jump, will snail craw out of the car to go take pictures and explore.

What a gem to fine. I found out that this was an old cow pasture. Unfortunately I was not able to set up to paint that day but I will be back this fall to paint again. I just have to try and remember how we got there. 😳

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This is me in the middle with my two plein air friend Barbra Malmberg on the right and Bonnie Kent on the left.

Until next time my friends. Keep creating and God Bless. 

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Thank you for your interest in my art. Be among the first to know when I have new paintings available to purchase by following my “Art Alert” on my website http://www.jdfieldsartist.com

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So if you know of someone who could enjoy reading my crazy plein air adventures, please send them over to this page so that they can join.

    Thanks once again for taking the time to read this blog