Painting at Armstrong Valley Winery

 

 

On Mother's Day I was the only artist to represent SVPAP at the winery. They invited us back for their other two festival in July (13-14) and September (28-29). Hope we can make it next time. It was a sunny yet windy afternoon. I painted poppies and enjoyed the wine tasting. See everyone at the Camp Hill Festival!

Camp Hill Plein Air Festival June 5-10, 2012 I am one of the 40 selected artists who will be painting at the Camp Hill Plein Air Festival. We will be painting in Camp Hill and the surrounding boroughs. There are many events planned, such as art workshops, music, exhibitions, etc. Come out to see us paint in your neighborhood for five days. Check out www.plainaircamphill.org for details. Hope to see you there! The Cornerstone Cafe on 2133 Market Street is going to be the artist headquarters for the week. We will be exhibiting at two different galleries in Camp Hill, PA

Flowers at the York Garden Show

I had a great experience at the York Garden Show this past weekend. Claire and I painted in two different landscaped areas of the Expo Center. Many people stopped and looked at our work or talked to us. It was very good exposure for us, and we could even finish some great work, despite interrruptions. I hope to do it again next year.

Winter Abstraction

I know by now everybody is tired of snow. However, when I went out to paint in February I noticed that my paintings were becoming more abstract due to the limited palette of the landscape.
On the day I was painting, there were a lot of stripes in the sky. I assume those lines were made by clouds intersecting with the lines from airplanes. The result was an interesting, assymetrical grit of lines all over the sky. Plein Air painting can be a lot of fun even on a cold, sunny day.

Winter Landscape

Winter Landscape 1                                   Jan. 2011

On Sunday I had the chance to go out and paint the lovely winter landscape of Etters. I went to my favorite spot and stayed in the car. It got so warm that I had to take off my jacket. The sun just warmed me up and dried my paintings really fast on the dashboard.

I will show some of my new work at the Artist Market in Carlisle next month. The opening is from 4-6 pm on Saturday, February 12, 2011. Everybody is welcome. Hope to see you!

Joined SVPAP - It has been a good year

"Clouds over Lake Pinchot"   Watercolor     4/2010

I started painting with the group in April since Sue Gray invited me. It was a cold day at Pinchot Park, but it was great to talk with other artists and take a peak at their work while being encouraged to come out and paint yourself. Everyone was welcoming and I felt very comfortable talking to everybody. I liked looking at Ralph's artwork and sharing stories with Pat.
After painting several times with the group throughout the summer, I joined the group officially after our paint out at the Governor's residence.
Looking back, it has been a good year for me. I have been painting much more, since I now have the encouragement of a group of likeminded people and fellow artists.
Thank you Susan for inviting me,
Johanna
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