SchaeferArt
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Rocks are cool. I used to hate painting rocks in my landscapes because I could never paint them realistically. It’s only when I started painting them from life that I understood them more.
I painted around 50 or so paintings last year of rocks like this. All from life. I kinda miss painting them now because they’re all submerged under the lake. Snow melt raised the lake water levels.
It’ll be a few months before the levels drop again. I guess this gives me time to explore new subjects.
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A few weeks ago I spent the morning at a new place - Folsom Lake Marina. Trying some new subjects but it’s also a beautiful place for landscapes as well. Can’t wait to go back. Right now if I go outside for more than 10 minutes, I’m dying from pollen 😭 but I’ll be back out painting more soon anyway.
2 weeks ago | [YT] | 132
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The bed is warm and comfortable but the morning light is worth braving a bit of cold. Won’t grow much staying in the comfort zone.
5 months ago | [YT] | 200
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This is a recent rock painting I did outdoors. Super cold that morning and I couldn’t really feel my fingers but somehow I was able to still paint this one.
Earlier this year I was frustrated whenever I tried painting rocks in my paintings. I was using photographs and I could never get them to look natural or pleasing.
After I started painting them from life, they’ve become something I actually enjoy painting most of the time. I’ve learned what it takes to make them look more realistic but still simple. And it’s been a lot of fun too, along the way.
I feel that 4 months of painting outside has leveled up my landscape paintings this year a lot. Looking forward to painting and sharing more soon.
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I’ve painted this group of trees countless times over the past 4 months. Folsom Lake, CA. This one’s a favorite of mine. The harmony of the colors that afternoon was quite nice.
Painting the same thing over and over eventually feels a bit boring but it forces me to think about changing up the composition and trying new things. Pushes my creativity a bit. I still have fun with it though. Hope you enjoy it.
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Morning light on Folsom Lake, CA, with some beautiful rocks. One of the most fun and magical times to paint and be outside.
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Trees at Folsom Lake.
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Rocks near Folsom Lake. Painted from life.
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If I can’t go out and paint, then I’ll just do some tiny sketches on scrap paper, learn, and have fun. Learned a lot so far actually, things I didn’t expect.
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The past 2 months have been full of plein air outings and paintings. Usually I do around 2 paintings when I go out, if I can. Having tons of fun and growing tremendously. Be sure to click the image to see the full photo 😁 just a sneak peak of some of the paintings. I’ve done over 50 new paintings recently. More to come soon.
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