I am currently on my travels and I'm at present staying in the Connemara area of Ireland. It has been cloudy for days but finally the sun came out yesterday so I immediately got my gear ready to go plein air painting.
It was a beautiful evening last night and I stopped of in this location near the village of Ballyconneely and painted this view.
'Evening Light, Ballyconneely', 9" x 12" (approx), oil on canvas, painted en plein air.
I absolutely love painting outdoors and I think there is something special about painting landscapes that I have travelled to rather than just taking photos. Plein air painting is a great way of creating a visual painting diary of places I have visited, I love the idea of travelling the world and documenting it through my paintings.
This is a photo of my pochade box easel I had set up yesterday for outdoor painting, it's perfect for travelling with.
I hope you enjoyed this blog post, I have more paintings on my website: samuelearp.com