Welcome to PART 3 of my series about Open Air Painting! The weekly painting gatherings with my Hull Artists group motivated me to check out other locations and practice my craft. I rarely finish paintings on location. Around the 2 hour mark, fatigue, hunger, and the need for a rest room set in. So, I […]

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Welcome to PART 2 of my series about Open Air Painting! New easel! Shortly after I began painting with the Hull Artists, my trusty Andersen Swivel Easel began to show its age. There was wear and tear in various places, with notable looseness and swaying on the easel and legs. There didn’t appear to be […]

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Sunny Skies None of us suspected what nature had in store for us. The morning started out with sunny skies, moderately chilly temperature, and a comfortable breeze. Our Hull Plein Air Painters group gathered at 2 private homes on Hampton Circle, overlooking the bay. The ground was damp from an earlier rain. I didn’t want […]

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After moving to our new home a few miles south of Boston, I started looking for an art community. A few months ago, I joined the Hull Artists. For many years, my parents owned a cottage in Hull where we would spend our summers, so I felt a familiarity and a connection. I also like […]

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As I was nearing the completion of my treatment for breast cancer, I decided to reward myself with an online art class Birds & Words taught by Jean Mackay. She’s one of the wonderful teachers I met through a nature journaling conference (also online) I’ve been attending in recent years. Our Birds & Words class […]

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