Billsboro Winery Plein Air

Billsboro Lavender

6x6 inches, Oil on Board, Plein Air

This is the last painting I created for the 5th Annual Billsboro Winery Plein Air Competition. This is a lot of work for the owners of the winery and I so appreciate their dedication to the arts.

The patch of Lavender in this painting is not really in bloom yet. But I have an artist's licence and took the liberty to suggest it. I've passed this rock more than a few times, telling myself...you've GOT to paint that! So yesterday, at the last possible hour of the event, I did. I love it, but left it there for sale. $ 110.00 with frame. www.billsborowinery.com

And while I'm promoting my Plein Air paintings at Billsboro, let me show you my larger piece below:

Sanctuary View

9x12 Inches, Oil on Board, Plein Air

This painting is the result of much trouble with the police and my dead battery. I was in about 1.5 hours on a dairy scene when out of no-where the Yates County Sheriffs arrive. They tell me that the property owner called them and want me to leave. Oh gee, I thought the shoulder of roads are public domain. Well they ran my plate, my licence and then ran me off!

Shaken up, I went back to the winery to report my unfortunate experience and was referred to this wildlife sanctuary. So I set up to paint, scraped off the prior work and started on this piece. Everything was going well.

I had peace and quiet. I was safe. I basked in the sounds of cows in the distance and birds at the sanctuary and I painted for about 3 hours. Just enough for my battery to drain! Yes I left my headlights on. Thank God the owners of the winery are kind folk and one of them came to jump my car.

I've been using the creative side of my brain so much, that the left side shrunk to the size of a walnut and leaving headlights on proves it. - Brande

Piglet Oil Painting, "Hay Maze" by Brande Arno

The finished "Hay Maze" Piglet Art I truly love how this piece came out. I've been amazed at the pure color and beautiful brushwork of Angela Moulton's paintings. Every time I see her latest collection on YouTube, I am awestruck at how pure the background color is. So I wanted to try my hand at upping background color value in my work. Below is how I started: Hay Maze Start Here, I establish the main layout and gesture of this piglet's face. I'm striving for something that looks painterly, yet would bring a smile to the face of the viewer, so this stage is important. Also, color values on the pig are being set. Hay Maze about halfway This is where I put that rich background color in. Notice some neutral colors in with the bright. I wouldn't want all bright green here as it would be like all caps when texting. I'll re-post the final Hay Maze below: Lots of changes from the halfway point, I added shadows in the h

Cocco and a move

"Cocco" 4 x 4 inches, Oil on Gessoboard I have some news for those who subscribe and my collectors. I'm moving back to Blogger. It's been a long time and I tried another blogging venue. It didn't work for me. This artist has spent countless hours trying to get tech savvy. I want to paint. So stay tuned. First post for 2017 coming shortly.

The Rare Snowman

The Rare Snowman, 4 x 4 inches, Oil on Panel Sold - Thank you! It's a warmer day today and the one snowman in the neighborhood is not faring well. In addition to melting he's got a problem with one of his twig arms. I take Cooper & Cookie for short walks several times a day and when I saw what was happening to this guy, I knew I had to make a painting of him. While returning home, I pondered how many snowmen are not created because of video games. I know that I don't see them much at all.

Brande Arno Art

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