Plein Air Painting: Spring River, with Jessica Henry Gray~ Tons of Info on Plein Air Essentials 

Hi everyone! In this video I demonstrate, first, what I look for in selecting a place to paint. Secondly, the importance of the thumbnail sketch for efficiency, and then on the painting! This painting outing took me about 3 1/2 hours, so I did have to edit it to make this video, but I wanted to concentrate on the essentials for plein air painting, with the concentration on the water and river rocks. This 29 minute video is packed with information on not just all that, but also on mixing colors, painting atmosphere, composition and more to help you on your next outing!
Enjoy~Thanks for watching!
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Materials used in this video:
Oil Colors:
• Titanium White
Cadmium Yellow LIght
• Cadmium Yellow Medium
• Yellow Ochre
• Burnt Sienna
• Ultramarine Blue
• Pthalo Green
• Alizarin Crimson
Mediums:
• Gamsol Odorless Mineral Spirits-
Galkyd Gel
Brushes:
I prefer Flats, sizes 2, 4, 6, & 8
I have a few small angled brushes and some small round detail brushes
A container to hold brushes
Small tri-angled palette knife, for cleaning the palette or sometimes for painting
Painting Box:
• Some videos, Open Box M
This video: www.artboxand panel.com (James Coulter easel)
Other:
Paper towels
Odorless Mineral Spirit container
Palette Cup container
Bungee cord to hold paper towels
Plein Air Umbrella (I prefer White, silver is also fine)
Back Pack to carry every thing
Stool (if desired)
Sketch book/pencil/eraser/view catcher
Small Garbage Bags
Hat
Sun block/chap stick/water/phone/ Personal care needs
poncho just in case
Most important!
A Vision~ have a Concept! I'll share more in the video