Plein Air painting at Double Bluff

This painting was all about the bright overcast day.  It was very beautiful, not too hot or cold with the smell of sea air.  Perfect for me as I'm one of those people who applauds when it rains after two weeks of sunshine.
The first picture is a small sketch from the deck of the Capt Whidbey Inn in bright sunshine.     The second is from Double Bluff on the overcast day.

Penn Cove

Toward Seattle, Bright gray day!

Outside In

Whidbey Art Gallery will be having a new show in November titled "Outside In".  My simple brain takes this translation literally.  Here are a couple of entries for the show along with a redo of an 8x8 (Happy Mothers Day).

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!  The original pear was too elongated and tablecloth needed to be brighter.

MANDARINS!  I found the oval plate in Kentucky

I was painting this in reverse; looking at the subject in the reflection of a shed window.  The window was very dark and acted as a mirror.  It's too bad I didn't add the sides and edges of the window for perspective.
OLD HAY, KENTUCKY

Oils

Recently finished oil paintings.  I've been hovering over these on and off all summer.  The Fort and the mountain were painted plein air on a very hot day at Double Bluff.  I've never seen so many people coming to the beach.  Fortunately, we had primo parking places and were able to re-pack the car without traveling down the road with equipment.
Yes the pickles are dill and the lid is open on purpose!

Winter cabbage 8x8

Are they dill?8 8x10

Blossoms Peak 8x10

Cezanne's table 8x10

The Fort & mountain 8x10 plein air

Salmon berries  8x10 

Oils take time

Has it been two months since I posted?  Those oil paintings take a bit of time to dry and other events in my life have conspired to keep me away from the computer.  Here are a few more paintings now scanned, varnished and framed.  Lets hope you like them.
A couple of them were revised slightly after consulting oil painting friends.

Cle Elum (from a watercolor sketch)

Crockett Barn, Coupeville

From Alli's Driveway looking toward Useless Bay Country Club

Greenbank Hay Farmer

Holmes Harbor - Returning tide

Roslyn Wa

Useless Bay from Alli's on Double Bluff

Pat