nean12350

Anatomy of an Aspen Tree

I have always wanted to paint the gorgeous Aspen trees and camping at Bridger-Teton National forest in Wyoming, I had a great opportunity. I did a small plein air sketch and then I decided to do a larger piece in the studio based on the sketch.

Plein air sketch
Finished Plein air Sketch for Two Aspens. (11×14). oil on linen board

Back home in the Studio.

Studio Set up.

You can see the small plein air study as a refrence and I also have a photograph image. The challenge is to keep the freshness of the sketch and the natural color.

Underpainting

Laying in of color. Still very dark due to the underpainting
Almost finished, addition of top branches
Getting close to completion

Time to stop. I feel like the finished work has everything that is needed.

“Aspens, Bridger-Teton National Forest, WY” . oil on linen board
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is a painter and art educator . She has a B.F.A. from the Maryland Institute College of Art. and has been concentrating on landscape and figurative painting for thirty years. Jeanean loves painting the Maryland countryside as well as traveling to distant locations to teach and to work and is very active in the arts community with portrait, life drawing and plein air groups. She has taught at Common Ground on the Hill at McDaniel College, Hood College,Montgomery College, Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center, Rockville ArtsPlace. She has conducted plein-air workshops nationally in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia,Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Georgia, South Carolina and internationally in Ireland,England, France and Germany. She exhibits widely and has had exhibits at major universities and colleges. Jeanean is a member of the Oil Painters of America, Portrait Society of America, Maryland Federation of Ar

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