Impressionistic Landscape - Alau Island, Maui, Hawaii by Pam Holnback

Alau Island
6" x 8" Oil
$100.00 + $10. s/h

My husband and I just got back from 3 weeks on Maui.  It was my first trip to Hawaii and I hope not my last!  No wonder so many people talk about, love and visit Hawaii!!  Those of you who have been following my blog for awhile know that we love to travel and take advantage of every opportunity we have.  The weather was perfect for plein air painting.  I was so easy to enjoy the gorgeous scenery, to sit and relax, hike, go to the beach,whale watch, snorkel and paint!  I'll be sharing my paintings and photos in my upcoming blog posts.

You can see dirt and sand on this piece from its' fall.  I waited for it to dry and brushed them all off.  Part of the fun of plein air painting!

Plein Air Alaska: Sitka & Surrounds by Pam Holnback

I created another plein air video. This one is of our trip last May to Sitka, Alaska. I posted these paintings and some of the photos from our trip in my blog in June, so some of this may be familiar. Enjoy!

I just watched this, and when viewed on my blog, about 1/2 an inch is missing on the right side, ie: the whole front page doesn't show (some of the title is missing), some of the paintings are centered and there should be black on both sides and there isn't. I changed it in the embed section to fit, or so I thought, and it's still a bit off center. I guess if you want to see the whole page you can search for me on YouTube and watch it again there! Anyway, thanks for watching!

Serene Sunrise by Pam Holnback

Serene Sunrise
5" x 7"  Oil on board
$75.00 + $10. s/h

Sometimes the sunrises that I see out our deck are bold, bright and almost unbelievably colorful.  This morning the sunrise was a bit softer, but just as beautiful.

Morning View -- 100 Garden & Floral Oil Paintings 97/100 -- by Pam Holnback

Morning View -- 100 Garden & Floral Oil Paintings 97/100

6" x 8"  Oil

$85.00 + $10. s/h

This is another piece from a recent morning at The Garden of The Gods.

Morning At the Garden of the Gods -- 100 Garden & Floral Oil Paintings 96/100 --by Pam Holnback

Morning at the Garden of the Gods -- 100 Garden & Floral Oil Paintings 96/100
8" x 6"  Oil
$85.00 + $10. s/h

I'm lucky that I live sort of near the Garden of the Gods and can quickly head over there on nice winter days!

Mangrove Sunrise by Pam Holnback

Mangrove Sunrise

6" x 6"  Oil

$85.00 + $10. s/h

I loved seeing the early morning Florida sunrise.  There's no water in my normal sunrises!

Just One More Chapter by Pam Holnback

Just One More Chapter
6" x 6"  Oil
$85.00 + $10. s/h

I loved how this man was almost all alone on the beach continuing to read.  I agree with him;  when you're in the Caribbean, why leave the beach!?

Caribbean Sunset by Pam Holnback

Caribbean Sunset
6" x 6"  Oil
$85.00 + $10. s/h

We were recently in the Caribbean.  The sunsets over the horizon were beautiful.

Afternoon Clouds by Pam Holnback

Afternoon Clouds
9" x 12"  Oil
$155.00 + $10. s/h

I had someone ask what colors I use for my skies.  While that depends on the weather, for many of my skies I use a combination of Cobalt Blue, Cerulean Blue, Cad Red Light (for a bit of graying) and White and push this whatever way the sky, time of day, weather pattern, location, etc. call for.  As with all color mixtures in painting, there is no always perfect/, always/works color combination.   And, I don't always use this combo.  But, it is tried and true for me, especially with our incredible western skies!

May you have a Happy New Year!  Thank you to all of you who've commented on my blog in 2011.  Thank you to those of you who purchased paintings.  And, Cheers to all of you who've I've met and become friends with through blogging & social media, those vicarious friends as well as those that I've been lucky to meet "in person!"  I hope to meet more of you in 2012.

Afternoon Sky by Pam Holnback

Afternoon Sky
9" x 12" oil
$155.00 + $10. s/h

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I love how the clouds build up over the mountains in the afternoon.

Palette of Color by Pam Holnback

Palette of Color
5" x 7"  Oil
$75.00 + 10. s/h
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Sometimes in the morning our sunrises are quiet, calm, peaceful.  Other mornings I look out and see only soft blues, with very little "real" sunrise.  There are other mornings when the sky is a palette of color.

Blessed View by Pam Holnback

Blessed View
5" x 7"  Oil
$75.00 + $10. s/h
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As we have family in town for the weekend, I'm not getting any painting done.  We've gone for walks, have had great meals with lots of visiting, went to the movies.  These sunrises from our deck were painted a short while ago to be posted this weekend.

The title for this piece is complements of Dean Haven who told me in a comment yesterday that I was "more than lucky to have this view...Blessed is more like it!"  He's right!  I thought that that made a great title!

Quiet Dawn by Pam Holnback

Quiet Dawn
5" x 7"  Oil
$75.00 + $10. s/h
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We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with delicious food, great friends and family.  I am thankful for all of that and more.  I am grateful for all the friends I've made and the many people that I've met through blogging.  I am so thankful that I can spend my time painting.  I would also have to say that I'm lucky to look at this view in the morning.

Distant Light by Pam Holnback

Distant Light
18" x 24"  Oil
$595.00 + $20. s/h

I loved the way the distant canyon was lit up with the afternoon sun light.

Canyonlands After The Rain by Pam Holnback

Canyonlands After The Rain
18" x 24" Oil
$595.00 + 20. s/h

Our first day in Utah was cold (39 degrees) and rainy.  Because of that the next day gave us Maynard Dixon clouds.

Plein Air Moab 2 by Pam Holnback

Near Canyonlands
9" x 12" Oil
$195.00 + $10. s/h
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This is the second plein air painting from my recent trip to Moab, Utah.  We stopped painting around 4:00  because we wanted to head further down the road to photograph the late afternoon shadows on the canyon walls.  At the time, I thought I'd come back and add more to the piece, but now, I'm not going to.  It works as is.

Here I am painting away...I know, my umbrella should be all white on the outside and gray on the inside.  But, my all white umbrellas is so large (it covers my easel, me, anyone who's looking) that I use it only in my back yard.  This one was left over from when the kids were small, and being my frugal self, I'm using it!

Plein Air Moab by Pam Holnback

Late Afternoon On The Colorado
11" x 14" Oil
$295.00 + $10. s/h

I just got back from a 10 day trip to Moab, Utah.  It is an incredibly beautiful location and should be on every one's bucket list.  It's like Disneyland for the outdoorsman with 2 National Parks (Arches and Canyonlands), hiking, touring, mountain biking, river rafting, 4 wheeling, ATVing, OTVing, so many photo ops;  the list goes on and on.  

Moab is about 7 hours from Colorado Springs.  We took 1 1/2 days to travel each way stopping numerous times.  

While there I participated in part of the 2nd annual "Plein Air Moab."  It's a week long event where artists can paint within a 50 mile radius and be involved in 3 Quick Draw paint outs.  This was my location, and painting, for the first Quick Draw which was held at the Red Cliffs Lodge Winery which sits along the Colorado River. 

Sit A Spell by Pam Holnback

Sit A Spell
11" x 14" Oil
$295.00 + $10. s/h

This rock is on our property in the mountains.  When our kids were little, we'd climb up on the top and "sit a spell."  We decided that if we were a mountain lion, this would be our look out!

Paint The Parks Top 100 by Pam Holnback

Afternoon Light

16" x 20" Oil

I'm thrilled that my piece, Afternoon Light, got juried into the Top 100 of the National Parks Show, Paint The Parks.  The exhibit celebrates our country's national parks, with a portion of the proceeds benefitting the National Parks Foundation.  The painting will be a part of the Paint the Parks National Exhibition, as well as presently in the PaintAmerica online gallery: www.paintamerica.org.

Those of you who follow my blog know that my husband and I love to travel and as often as possible our trips include National Parks.  This light house is from Cabrillo National Monument in San Diego.  I just happened to be there when there was an incredible sunset and the light was right on the light house.

Fall Morning by Pam Holnback

Fall Morning
11" x 14"  Oil
$295.00 + $10. s/h  click here to bid

The colors in Colorado in September can be amazing; they almost speak for themselves.  For this one, I wanted to pay close attention to the values as the colors were already there.

I did this quick value study prior to the painting.  I made a few changes in the composition and drawing, ie:  less sky, changed the shape of the small tree on the left, but stuck pretty much to the values.