Right in my Own Backyard</h1> <article> <h1>Right in my Own Backyard</h1> <p>Dorothy — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:59:53 +0000</p> Why do I have this feeling of not doing anything? I don’t feel like I have accomplished a thing in days. And what, pray tell, do these little paintings from my vegetable garden have to do with it? Jim and I took the holiday weekend and built a yellow oblisk for the garden. We had planted [...] Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://wetpaint.dorothyfagan.com/?p=46' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Silver Lining ~ Right in My Own Backyard'>The Silver Lining ~ Right in My Own Backyard</a></li><li><a href='http://wetpaint.dorothyfagan.com/?p=872' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Blooming in the Square'>Blooming in the Square</a></li><li><a href='http://wetpaint.dorothyfagan.com/?p=629' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Red Bird Sings'>The Red Bird Sings</a></li></ol><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dailypaintingjournal?a=bG1dBmvqlig:9y4NPIWqSt0:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dailypaintingjournal?a=bG1dBmvqlig:9y4NPIWqSt0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dailypaintingjournal?a=bG1dBmvqlig:9y4NPIWqSt0:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dailypaintingjournal?a=bG1dBmvqlig:9y4NPIWqSt0:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dailypaintingjournal?a=bG1dBmvqlig:9y4NPIWqSt0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Bluebirds in the Hay</h1> <p>Dorothy — Wed, 27 May 2009 11:20:51 +0000</p> Take time and enjoy yourself! That is the message of the bluebirds I saw flitting in this hayfield late yesterday afternoon as I set up my easel to paint. I needed the message to be sure. I had been working all day teaching artists to write about their work. The day had taken it’s toll on [...] Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://wetpaint.dorothyfagan.com/?p=872' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Blooming in the Square'>Blooming in the Square</a></li><li><a href='http://wetpaint.dorothyfagan.com/?p=64' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Where Do Paintings Come From?'>Where Do Paintings Come From?</a></li></ol><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dailypaintingjournal?a=NtZlF8aIZnA:Owl0y7rJ4is:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dailypaintingjournal?a=NtZlF8aIZnA:Owl0y7rJ4is:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dailypaintingjournal?a=NtZlF8aIZnA:Owl0y7rJ4is:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dailypaintingjournal?a=NtZlF8aIZnA:Owl0y7rJ4is:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dailypaintingjournal?a=NtZlF8aIZnA:Owl0y7rJ4is:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Plein Air Painting, What is it?</h1> <p>Dorothy — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:07:15 +0000</p> Many people ask me this question. Literally translated from the French, en plein air, it means in open air. It began in the late 1800s with Impressionist painters such as Monet, Pisarro and Renoir. Before them, oil painters had to grind and mix their own pigments in the studio. Now the artists were freed to [...] Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://wetpaint.dorothyfagan.com/?p=210' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Plein Air Painting Retreat'>Plein Air Painting Retreat</a></li><li><a href='http://wetpaint.dorothyfagan.com/?p=1' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Plein Air Fuels Studio Paintings'>Plein Air Fuels Studio Paintings</a></li><li><a href='http://wetpaint.dorothyfagan.com/?p=607' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Plein Air Painting Workshop'>Plein Air Painting Workshop</a></li></ol><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dailypaintingjournal?a=pFLot63-ajc:ZjSc9l24eZw:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dailypaintingjournal?a=pFLot63-ajc:ZjSc9l24eZw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dailypaintingjournal?a=pFLot63-ajc:ZjSc9l24eZw:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dailypaintingjournal?a=pFLot63-ajc:ZjSc9l24eZw:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dailypaintingjournal?a=pFLot63-ajc:ZjSc9l24eZw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> </div> </article> </main></body></html>