A passion project by Sarah Burns
Hiking is one of my greatest passions. Combine that with painting and I’m a happy girl. The biggest lesson I’ve learned after hiking hundreds of miles with heavy packs is that if I don’t make sketching as easy as possible on the trail, I just won’t do it. If my sketch kit is buried in […]
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Lately I’ve been diving deeper into exploring GREENS and GREYS. At first I was determined to make an entirely separate travel palette containing custom mixes of greens and greys. Upon further thought I realized that two travel palettes wouldn’t align with my goal of slimming down my travel supplies. Less is more when painting outside. […]
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This past weekend I attended my first public art meet-up in Scotland. The Art Society of Inverness organized a plein Air meet-up in Findhorn, a beautiful coastal town in Moray county. Since it was my first time, of course I over-planned and brought every art supply I owned. So in order to spare you the […]
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Using acrylic markers for painting landscapes is all about layering. I’ll show you my process as I paint on the coast.
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Behind the scenes thoughts and images of my plein air session – the perfect autumn day, gouache painting in the forest.
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Ink wash painting on the coast with process video – inside the artist’s mind.
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Getting started with watercolor plein air is easier than you think! In today’s post, I’ll share my top 5 favorite plein air painting setups.
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