Gray Raining Sea

17.5cm x 25.5cm
Oil on panel
This is the second plein air I did this afternoon except I did it inside of the gym of Princess Hotel. As I have mentioned at my last post that I was mad at the rain because I still wanted to paint. So I went to the Hotel's gym where had a perfect view of thus gray raining sea. Maybe it's because the atmosphere, I had to say that it felt totally different than actually working outdoor. There's less connection with the scenery I paint. And, yes, despite the sun, wind or drizzling, I still prefer to work outdoor. I need to feel it closely so I could creat a better work. To me, it's a sense of satisfaction!

Afternoon Rain

17.5cm x 25.5cm
Oil on panel
It was rough when I was painting this plein air.  As usual, I headed out to do my afternoon work around 1pm. It was drizzling when I just starting to paint but never though it would rain really hard. Well, yes, the water poured down with wind. I tried to work under my sweet umbrella but soon, it was impossible to continue. I had to stop and rushed back to my car... I was even a little mad at the weather... why couldn't you rain later when I finish my work??!! Since it wasn't finished at all, I continued to work on it back to my studio. Call me a stubborn person. It looks ok now but it isn't the same scenery anymore! 

Nude study with white sofa in progress

45cm x 53cm
Oil on canvas
The whole composition is a little too low. I need to repaint it. Well, I was awared about it but I didn't take it seriously. So, now, I have to spend more time to fix it. My fault and it's a very bad habit. I thought that I can ignore it or fix it by adding something else... I'd better be honest with myself next time. Guess, I'll change the position of my sitter's legs and add a white drapery up high on the back of the wall. Although it's not finished yet but I think I did make a little progress on her skin tone.

The Sea and the Shadow of Coconaut tree

25.5cm x 17.5cm
Oil on panel
Two hours on this afternoon work. This sunny sea looked completely different than this morning's gray color. Luckily, I was working under the shade because the mid day sun was fierce, not even an ant was crawling there!

Portrait Stephanie D.

45.5cm x 53.5cm
Oil on canvas
This is my second work this morning. This photo looks brighter compared to the actual image. Despite the technical problem I really like how it turned out in 3 hours. It doesn't need further work. It looks just fine. This is her face expression after I put the music of Bijork. She looked serious....and that, again I forgot to take a photo of her and the portrait! She is a young talented lady with great personality! Love her smile!

Gray Sea and Sky

25.5cm x 17.5cm
Oil on panel
This morning I thought I had the whole morning for my plein air but my sitter called and asking why I didn't show up to pick her up.... Oh....my...Well, so, I spent only  20 minutes on this Gray Sea and Sky then rushed to my next subject. I wished I had more time for this small plein air because the scene of this morning was phenomenon....and, again, I totally forgot to take a picture. You would love it too!

Sketch at Easter Concert

8.9cm x 12.7cm
Pencil on paper
I did couples of sketches at the Easter Concert last night at the Wesley Church. In order to spend time with my kids, I haven't work seriously during this Easter holidays. Tomorrow is Monday. All of schools resume their classes tomorrow. Feeling excited already, finally I can go out and do one or two of plein air tomorrow. Then, the the rest of the weekdays I have to work indoor. Models are coming to my studio and most of them are new faces. I cannot wait to start to work everyday again!