Yardley Plein Air 2021

 The paintings shown are entries in the 2021 Yardley Plein Air Open hosted by Artists of Yardley.  (c) 2021 Charles Snell.

Yardley Canal.  14" x 18" plein air, oil on panel.
Private collection

Washington Crossing.  16" x 20" plein air.  Oil on panel.

Marc Hanson Workshop 2021

The paintings shown in this post are from a recent painting workshop with Marc Hanson.  Day 1 was focused on value studies in black and white.  The remaining paintings were painted with a split primary palette (manganese blue hue, ultramarine blue, cadmium yellow medium, cadmium yellow lemon, cadmium red light, and alizarin crimson permanent, white).  The white was a mix of titanium white and cremnitz white.  All paintings copyright 2021 Charles Snell.

Value Studies - Black & White

Forest Study - Black & White

Marsh Painting I

Marsh Painting II

Art Lesson

Chesterfield Plein Air 2020

Shown below are two paintings for the Chesterfield Plein Air 2020 event.  Both paintings are from the Walnford Park in Monmouth County NJ.  Copyright 2020 Charles Snell.

Walnford Mill #1

Oil on Canvas Board

8 in. x 10 in.

Walnford Mill #2

Oil on Board

11 in. x 14 in.

(Private Collection)

 

Blue Ridge Parkway

Paintings from recent visits to Bedford County, Virginia.

Taylor's Mountain.  11" x 14" oil on board. 
Painted en plein air at overlook on the
Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 97 (elevation 2340 ft.)

Bearwallow Gap.  5" x 7" watercolor/ink on paper.

Pine Tree Overlook.  12" x 16" oil on muslin mounted to board. 
Painted en plein ar on the Blue Ridge Parkway
at milepost 95.2 (elevation 2490 ft.)

Quarry View.  11" x 14" oil on board. 
Painted en plein air on the Blue Ridge Parkway
at milepost 100.9 (elevation 2170').

Valley View.  5" x 7" watercolor/ink on paper.
Painted en plein air at Falling Creek Park.

Bonus painting - painted at Rancocas Creek in New Jersey:

Creek Bank.  14" x 11" oil on board.

All work posted here is copyright 2020 Charles Snell.  All rights reserved.

Mark Boedges Workshop 2020 (Bluffton S.C.)

Two paintings created during the March 2020 workshop hosted by the Society of Bluffton Artists in scenic old town Bluffton.  (c) 2020 Charles Snell.

Bluffton Shop.  12" x 16" oil on board.

Bluffton BnB.  12" x 16" oil on board.  Private Collection.

2019 Chesterfield Heritage Plein Air

The paintings in this post are part of the 2019 Chesterfield Heritage Plein Air event sponsored by the Chesterfield Historical Society.  The event opening was on October 12, 2019 at the Chesterfield Historical Society's headquarters at 2 Front Street, Crosswicks New Jersey.  Copyright 2019 Charles Snell.

Walnford Mill.  11" x 14" oil on board.
(Private collection)

Walnford Lane.  4" x 6" oil on copper.
(Private collection)

Walnford Yard.  4" x 6" oil on copper.

Meetinghouse.  16" x 20" oil on canvas.
(Private collection)

Long Beach Island (NJ) Plein Air 2019

These paintings are for the 2019 Long Beach Island Foundation for the Arts and Sciences plein air event.  (c) 2019 Charles Snell.

Karen L.  9 in x 12 in oil on canvas mounted to board.

Sea Farmer.  12 in x 16 in oil on aluminum.

Cajun.  11 in x 14 in oil on aluminum.

Barges.  8 in x 10 in oil on canvas mounted to board.