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San Francisco Plein Air

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Ed Terpening

I’m so lucky to live in a city with so much beauty to paint!  I’ve neglected it too long, often looking for inspiration in Carmel, the Central Coast, and elsewhere. 

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Painting Snow

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Ed Terpening

I had a great time painting snow in The Seirras last week. I love the shadows, and white in light and shadow are so fun to paint.  Have you ever

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Painting a smoke-filled landscape

Posted on July 6, 2008 by Ed Terpening

I had all week off work, so spent it with a group of long-time friends at Alta Lake, in the Sierras. Unfortunately, the fires continue across the state, including two

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Telluride Plein Air, Closing

Posted on July 4, 2007 by Ed Terpening

It’s been a long 8 days, exhausting. I’m happy with the quality of my work this week, not estatic about sales (sold 4), but that is pretty much out of

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Telluride Plein Air, Day 6

Posted on July 2, 2007 by Ed Terpening

One last painting today, and my art supplies are on their way home. I turned in “Alta Lakes #2” as my personal best for judging. I do think it was

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Telluride Plein Air, Day 5

Posted on July 1, 2007 by Ed Terpening

Two paintings completed today, the Quickdraw (see previous post), and this one done in the valley. I had fun with the color in this one. The photograph is terrible, lots

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Telluride Plein Air, Day 2

Posted on June 29, 2007 by Ed Terpening

Started the day by just exploring, no particular destination. After getting a feel for the area, I decided to find a North-facing view with water, so I could paint a

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The Miller’s Stable

Posted on June 3, 2007 by Ed Terpening

This the second of two plein air studies I did at the Miller’s Memorial Day weekend at Alta Lake.  As I said, the color used to paint the barn and

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Still Life at The Miller’s

Posted on June 1, 2007 by Ed Terpening

I stayed the Memorial Day weekend at Lake Alta, a favorite get-away, owned by friends Sam and Phil.  We’ve been going to the lake now, perhaps twice a year, for

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Another Greens Study

Posted on February 5, 2007 by Ed Terpening

Painted this Sunday at Alta Lake.  Just chilled.  Didn’t focus on composition, only getting accurate Sierra greens.  As per other posts, I’ve struggled with this color (especially pine trees), so

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