"Brew Fest" Poulsbo plein air painting by Robin Weiss

"Brew Fest"  12x9 oil on panel  $600

 They call it Brew Fest but it's really a bike race that ends with a bear garden at the waterfront park in Poulsbo. I didn't know what was going on till I came to town for a morning painting session. I found this shady spot and set up. There are several design concepts I like about this composition. A strong vertical shape, the perspective of the street in the fore ground to draw you into the scene, an interesting distant back drop and a bit of story. I like the challenge of taking a non-descript scene like this and making a decent painting.  

"Monroe Street" Port Townsend plein air painting by Robin Weiss

"Monroe Street"  9x12 oil on panel   $600

 

I was riding around Port Townsend on my scooter a few weeks ago looking for a spot I have not painted from before and this corner was where I ended up. There was a shady place under a tree and that clinched it for me. I have talked about this before. If you don't stop and paint you will drive around endlessly looking for the "perfect" location and no painting will happen...It's just the way we are..

Oh ya,  I bought an electric scooter. It's a Highboy and you can email me if you want the specifics. I got it at Best Buy for about $400. I should be walking for the exercise but this thing is not only fun it helps me cover more ground and not get worn out before I start painting.  I originally got it so I could park out of the newly voted in paid parking in Poulsbo and scooter into work at the Front Street Gallery when I have a shift. I am finding out that it can also be a great help in certain urban painting adventure settings. The one I have doesn't work well off road....but you can get one that does!  Depends how much you want to spend. 

"Clouds over Liberty Bay" Poulsbo plein air painting by Robin Weiss

"Clouds over Liberty Bay" 6x12 oil on panel   $500

It's been fun going back through my Daily Painters Gallery to find other the plein air paintings I have done from this spot on Liberty Bay.  

It's one of those "Painters spots". A location that a painter would immediately recognize as a great place to paint. Hidden behind Liberty Bay Auto there is room to park and set up an easel but you wouldn't find the public hanging around here. Perfect!!

"Rest"

Here is a link to another blog post from this location called "Rest".

 

"The Sheep Barn" Bloedel plein air painting by Robin Weiss

"The Sheep Barn"  6x12 oil on panel  $500

 

Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island is a magical place especially this time of year when the rhodies are blooming and spring is in the air. My last post talked about the art program at the reserve and you can learn more about it HERE.

This was the second painting I did on my Bloedel Reserve painting day last week.  As I was painting it was great running into my friend Darrel Anderson. Gigi Godfrey was on the grounds painting as well. Both artists are mentors in the reserve painting program and you can register to join us in classes or plein air painting days. Hope to see you there!! 

 

"Reflecting Spring" Bloedel Reserve plein air painting by Robin Weiss

"Reflecting Spring" 9x12 oil on panel   $600

 

Spent some time painting at the Bloedel Reserve on a beautiful, sunny spring day last week.  If you get the chance to wander through the gardens and trails of the Bloedel Reserve you will not be disappointed especially when the rhodies are blooming in the spring!

Workshop 2024

The Bloedel Reserve has a lot of opportunities to explore art and creative pursuits with it's residency program and art classes and mentorships.  

I will be teaching a master class on plein air painting in the fall, most likely Sept. 30th and you can get more info and register HERE once the schedule is posted.

"The Red Rhodie" Poulsbo plein air painting by Robin Weiss

"The Red Rhodie" 9x12 oil on panel $600
Poulsbo plein air painting

 I've passed by this red rhododendron on the way to the coffee shop in Poulsbo hundreds of times. Can't believe this is the first time I have tried to paint it!  It was fun talking to folks as they walked by. One of the benefits of plein air painting....or not, depending on how comfortable you are talking and working at the same time.... I love it!

"Hostmark to Liberty Bay" Poulsbo plein air painting by Robin Weiss

"Hostmark to Liberty Bay" 9x12 oil on panel  $600

Sheesh, I hate updates!  On anything!  Just seems to make everything harder to use, harder to see, harder to figure out....but I am rapidly approaching 70 so, guess I'm just another dinosaur complaining...Sorry!  (Blogger just did something to their interface.....=(

That out of my system.... about this painting...   It's Poulsbo. The nearest little town to where we live. Although rapidly growing and changing it is still a quaint little bayside town with a marina, shops, restaurants, art galleries and coffee shops.  Lots of tourists show up in summer.  I really enjoy painting in town and talking to people as they pass by. I spent an enjoyable day doing just that this week and have a few paintings to post.

  

If you are local or planning a visit to Poulsbo stop by the Front Street Gallery. You may see some of these paintings or drop me a message if you are interested..  =]

 

"Kingston Marsh" plein air landscape painting by Robin Weiss

"Kingston Marsh" 6x8 oil on panel  $350

 

There is a salt marsh not far from home in Kingston that has always caught my eye as a beautiful natural  painting location. I have painted it from different vantage points but have not been very successful in getting a great painting from this great location.  I stopped again last week and did a small 6x8 study. The time of day and the light quality has a lot do to with how the painting turns out. It's a good idea to record time of day and location either in a notebook or on the back of the painting. I carry a marker in my back pack for that reason.