– Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today –
Brian Blood knows the winds along the coast at Garrapata State Park in California can be fierce. But he boldly strode out there recently with a 24”-x-30” canvas.
Lead Image: What wind?
“This was just the result of trying to mix it up a little by painting larger on location,” Blood explains. “Often artists tend to work on smaller, more manageable canvases out on location — a 24” x 30” is rather large for working out in the field. Still, it took almost the same time, about three hours, for me to complete it. It does require more attention to weather conditions. If it were to get windy, for example, the canvas can act as a sail and be blown away, which has happened to me. Not good. Also, you need more materials —bigger brushes, a larger pail, and the like. But the results can be rewarding.”
