PLEIN AIR OIL PAINTING ALPINE GROVES PARK 2009 - Gary Garrett painting demo

[LuC1800]

I love your paintings...glad you are doing oils... now I can learn more from you....I am trying oils and learning to paint....

[lucaddragon]

You are truly an expert! Wonderful

[gundalowman]

Thanks for another educational video. I have never painted with oils and have signed up for a 3 day plein air workshop this summer. Did you find your choice of 7 colors adequate? Did you use them all? Why did you choose them?

[GaryGarrett]

Hi... those 7 colors are mostly what I have been limiting myself to in acrylic. these 7 do not duplicate the scene, but through values and subtle color, I am capturing a "sense" of the scene, maybe not so much in this particular painting, but there is a wide range of color values associated with these. A lot of my acrylic application techniques don't work in oils, so this will take some getting used to. Thanks for watching. :-)

[GaryGarrett]

My reason for limiting the colors is that I was carrying into the field a toolbox with 80+ tubes of paint. I felt that my finished paintings were looking like paint-by-numbers, as well as the weight... and I am close to 60. I was returning exhausted and decided to iighten my load.  My wife bought a half-box French easel, and I find it will hold around 8 tubes of paint... so with that limit, I have been experimenting. I hope this helps.

Thanks for watching

[Topdoginuk]

Very good and inspiring.

I'm a Bob Ross CRI Landscape Instructor but, not actively teaching.

[GaryGarrett]

Thanks... I have ALWAYS painted plein air with acrylics.... so this was a definite challenge for me... but it's good to REALLY challenge one's self now and then LOL... thanks for the compliment and thanks for watching.

[pelforthpelforth]

So worthwhile as usual, sir, but the shadows flickering across the canvas

would drive me nuts!!! Keep 'em coming...please!

[GaryGarrett]

I needed an umbrella to have more uniform light on the painting for the camera, as I edited out a lot of video that you could see absolutly nothing due to the dancing shadows and BRIGHT sunlight. I will try to improve that on the next video. Thanks for watching

[PuppyZwolle]

It sure looks very different from your acrylic work. A whole new vibe to it. More fluent. Love how the colors work in this one. Very intence cold an warm tones.

And bringing the frame to a plein air painting session... how incredibly clasyy is that? Almost a magic trick. ;^)

I would have never thout of that as a practical solution. Thanks for the tip.

[GaryGarrett]

Hi again.... This looks different as the application of the oils is different... a learning curve for me, but an enjoyable one. I was surprised that the majority of the painting was dry to the touch in 2 days, with the "impasto" areas dry in 5 days.. the last oil painting I did (in 1969) took 3 weeks to dry... I really like these Winsor & Newton Professional oil paints. It really took just very small dabs of paint from the tubes to paint this scene. Thanks for watching

[PuppyZwolle]

*nods*

I realize that different paint makes for a different result. I mean sure it works differently but that it would be this big a difference in the end result. The difference in fluidity and brightness of the oil sure surprised me.

I may just have to try that paint myself (some day)

[psychodelicdragon]

love your work, looks absolutely beeuuuuuttttiiifffuuullllll!!!­!!!

[GaryGarrett]

Thank you, this was an unsure experiment... never painted plein air with oils before (had my acrylics with me though ... sorta like my safety net LOL). Thanks for watching