Nothing strikes joy in the hearts of young children and intrepid plein air painters like the call for a snow day. Here, several artists braved the elements to give us their responses to the snowy landscape.
Jim Rehak, “Winter Holly,” 2019, oil, 12 x 16 in., Private collection, Plein airEllen Howard, “First Glimpse of Snow, Tuolumne Meadows,” 2021, oil, 9 x 12 in., Collection the artist, Plein airFarley Lewis, “Footbridge,” 2020, acrylic, 12 x 16 in., Private collection, Plein airJill Banks, “Day on the Slopes,” 2021, oil, 12 x 16 in., Available from artist, Plein airJill Basham, “Majestic,” 2018, oil, 14 x 12 in., Private collection, Plein airJacalyn Beam, “Packed,” 2021, oil, 12 x 16 in., Available from artist, Plein airTheresa Grillo Laird, “A Wet Snow,” 2019, oil, 12 x 16 in., Available from artist, Plein airScott Hamill, “Winter Light,” 2020, oil, 12 x 12 in., Studio from plein air, Private collection
Bonus! Watch Poppy Balser* paint “The Deer Blind” on location:
