Tag Archive for: painting from life

Granite Mountain Again

Another view of the mountain. I picked a spot where these really soft and fluffy looking plants were growing right in front of it. The interesting thing about them was how they glowed against the drab winter landscape. 10" x 8" oil on gessoed…

Moonrise

A very quick, perhaps a 15-20 minute painting, en plein air, trying to catch the colors of dusk with a full moon rising. It was an amazing evening. You could see the bands of colors in the sky rising out of the earth. 8"x10" oil on panel

Granite Mountain

Granite Mountain 14" x 11" oil on panel © 2014 Srishti Wilhelm Click here to view or purchase I'm revisiting this tall huge chunk of granite that is behind my  house, yet again. It just never ceases to amaze me with its grandeur…

Thumb Butte, Day 13, 30 in 30

After the figure painting session this morning, I actually also did a plein air (phew!), I am behind and I need to catch up. So here are the efforts... I am happy with it overall. I feel like I got a teeny bit closer to the look and feel that…

Aloe, Day 10, 30 in 30

Ok, yes, I promise to catch up. As I mentioned before, I have been revamping my art studio. A sort of nesting phase, cleaning up, starting over etc. So I've been devoting lot of time to that. but I am trying my best to paint as much as I can. Here…

Landscape study, Day 8 of 30

Here is an 8" x 10" study that I did plein air today for the Day 8 of the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge. Up on the hill behind our house, when the sun gets low, you can see mountains all around with a different shadow structure on each of…

Paperwhites, Day 6 of 30

Paperwhites 12" x 12" oil on panel Click here to purchase Yes, yes, I know I skipped right over the day 5, but I will catch up. Me and my husband are busy remodeling my new art studio, I will post some pictures soon. And also I have been…

“In the Shadow of the Mountain”, Day 3, 30 in 30

I had noticed while walking the Granite Mountain trailhead in the summer around 4pm, with the sun starting to go behind the mountain, how the mountain would start to become a luminescent bluish color... Well, I decided to paint at that…

Looking North, Day 2, 30 in 30

Looking North from Prescott, you can see the Bill Williams mountain due north. A Lovely view indeed. I have to hike up the hill behind my house and oh it's a 360 degree panoramic view! Partly cloudy with sun and shade playing games today…

Evening Glow, Day 1, 30 in 30

So hey... Here is another 30 in 30!  Should I say I am excited or overwhelmed? Reworking my whole website which has been taking me way more time than I expected.And I am starting the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge, hosted by Leslie Saeta. Plein…