August Paint Out: Miracle Meadows was a PRIMO spot...

OOPS artists enjoyed a beautiful spot to paint and the company of some new friends. Stephen and Donna G. pictured below painting away...



Our host, Linda and Miracle Meadows, were very gracious. Here's some of the group that painted Sunday... LtoR: Donna T., Mitchell, Penny, Donna G., Stephen, Patsy, Bernie, Mackenzie, Olivia, ???, and Dean. Not pictured... Eileen and our new friends... Art from Washington, plus Susan and John from Oriental.

Bernie's spot...

Mackenzie and Olivia joined in on the fun...

Patsy moved to her van when it began to drizzle.

Donna T. posing with her usual smile.

Dean really dressed up for the paint out... actually he had to leave to take photos at a wedding but returned...

Our new friend, Susan, artist from Oriental, NC.

Another new friend, John, an artist also from Oriental. Sorry John... this was the only shot I had of you. Seems the ones I took earlier of you painting and the ones of Art Tyndall did not turn out... sorry Art. Art is an artist from Washington, NC... check out his website... HERE!

The two Dudettes (Mackenzie and Olivia) had a blast the whole time... poor Linda... they had to wear her OUT! She's pictured below with them...

More info and finished paintings to come....

Be sure to check out Art Tyndall's webpage... he has some photos from the outing HERE...

Paint Out this Sunday... Dean will be there early if anyone wants to come earlier...

Just a reminder that our August Paint Out is this Sunday the 17th at 1:00 PM. Dean wants everyone to know that he will be there at 10:00 AM if anyone wants to come early to beat the heat... well if anyone wants to come early... don't think we can beat the heat!

The Paint Out location is Miracle Meadows... details and directions HERE.

CHALLENGE....
If anyone is open to a challenge for the Paint Out... I have one! We have been studying the old master, Anders Zorn, at Wet Canvas for the August/September Master of the Month (MOM) and I plan to use Zorn's limited palette. If anyone wishes to join me it should prove challenging and rewarding. A good test for someone unsure of their current palette choices... one can learn a lot about mixing colors from a limited palette and gain color harmony as a bonus.

The Zorn Palette is basically a primary palette with a low chroma blue (ivory black), a low chroma yellow (yellow ochre), and a high chroma red (vermillion, or, today, cad. red light) plus white. Ivory black in Zorn's day was said to have had more blue properties so many modern day artists add a bit of ultramarine blue to their ivory black... I plan to do this.

New Modified Zorn Palette:
Cad Red Light
Ivory Black w/Ultramarine Blue
Yellow Ochre
Titanium White

The Zorn Palette was:
Vermillion
Ivory Black
Yellow Ochre
Zinc White

I look forward to seeing everyone Sunday!
Bernie

August "Paint Out" set for the 17th... Make plans to attend.

WHAT: OOPS August "Paint Out"

WHEN: Sunday, August 17, 2008 at 1:00 PM

WHERE: Miracle Meadows Farm, Ramsey Road, Jacksonville, NC (140 Catino Farms Lane... just off Ramsey Road... One mile from Kellum Loop end of Ramsey Road... Phone and 910.938.9221)

Directions... Traveling on Highway 17, just NORTH of the city of Jacksonville, turn onto the southernmost intersection of Kellum Loop Road; proceed approximately one-tenth mile and turn left onto Ramsey Road; proceed one mile; Miracle Meadows is on the right .........; turn onto Catino Farms Lane and continue past the pond to the barn.

WHY: Plein Air Painting... we're addicted and we work well in the HEAT!!

Newbies welcome... all mediums and skill levels... simply show up with your gear and be prepared to have fun!