sunflower Archives - Nelia Harper

2 Sep 2018

Lessons from the Estes Valley Plein Air Quick Draw

by nelia | posted in: floral, Plein Air | 0

Yesterday, I went up to the Estes Valley Plein Air Quick Draw with friend and artist Andrea Gabel. We went to cheer on Jenifer Cline and pick up some tips and watch the artists paint, and see the art show. We wandered around, looking at easels, brushes, paint tubes, and … Read More

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Twirling Syd

A simple moment caught in time. A young girl sings a song and twirls an umbrella. A cell phone camera captures the moment. That moment is shared among friends. The artist eye sees that moment and the urge to paint is there.

I can see the painting in my mind’s eye. “Sure!” Mom says. “I’d love to see you paint this!”

We talk about what the painting could be, i throw out some ideas. Then, back in the studio, I dive deeper into the image and realize that so much is said in so little.

Pastel, 16×22

framed

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Aspen Study No. 6

Painted en plein air during the Steamboat Art Museum Plein Air event.

Steamboat Springs, CO

oil, 5×7

plein air study

unframed

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"Loveland Feed and Grain" - Pastel - 12x16 © Nelia Harper

Next Stop: Feed and Grain – Loveland, CO

It was hot! At 9 am, the ambient temperature was already reaching 90+ degrees. I searched for a spot in the shade, where I could focus and not fry my skin. Spying a level, shady spot next to the train tracks, I setup and began to outline the lines and angles of the old building. Not long into the painting, a train roared past, carrying shiny new windmill blades. Where once we were fed by the trains that carried grain, now the trains carry windmills to feed our hunger for energy. Although abandoned, the building will soon undergo a renovation and be transformed into a home for artists and galleries.

pastel, 12×16

plein air

unframed

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"Aspen Meadow", 11x15, Pastel, © Nelia Harper

Aspen Meadow Greeting Card – 5×7

5×7 Greeting Card

Blank Inside

Printed in heavy-duty #110 lb cardstock.

Includes white envelope.

~~$3.50~~ $3.00 Add to cart

Spring Blossoms, egg tempera, 6x6 © Nelia Harper

Spring Blossoms Archival Print

This Limited Edition Archival Giclée is printed on smooth 100% acid free cotton rag, natural white, heavyweight fine art paper. As an archival, museum quality paper, this print has a light fastness rating of 100+ years under normal indoor lighting conditions.

The print is shipped in a protective clear envelope with acid-free foam core, ready to present as a gift or frame.

Each print is numbered and signed by the artist.

Size: 6×6 plus a half inch white border

Limited to 250 prints.

original painting, egg tempera, 6×6

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