I spent most of October refining my Autumn Palette and painting foliage indoors and out! Plus, I updated my “Billy Idol with paintbrush” logo, and I did a tutorial from Molly Hashimoto.
Stats:
Outdoor sketches on location: 16
Foliage paintings from other people’s photos: 2
Foliage paintings from my own photos: 5
National Parks: 1
Billy Idol gouache: 1
Tutorials: 1
Total: 26
The Paintings
Robert Frost House, Derry, NH, October 1 2023. Pondicherry Nature Refuge, NH, October 2, 2023. View from the summit of Mt Washington, NH. October 2, 2023.The Basin, Franconia Notch State Park. October 3, 2023.Fall foliage. October 6, 2023.Autumn Leaves at Franconia Notch Park, based on a photo by @connors_perceptions. October 7, 2023.Japanese Tree Lilac. October 8, 2023. New England Asters. October 8, 2023. Blue sky, Oct 9 2023. Sweetgum leaf, October 9 2023. Red maple (fall foliage plein air sketch.) October 14, 2023. Theodore Roosevelt National Park on Lanaquarelle. October 19, 2023. Orange maple. October 19, 2023. Plein air sketch of crimson ash. October 22, 2023.The Porta Potty. October 22, 2023. Detail of “The Porta Potty”Fall foliage tree with mailbox. October 23, 2023. October 24, 2023.Crimson ash (fall foliage plein air sketch.) October 24, 2023. Fall foliage at dusk, with deep blue sky. October 24, 2023.Billy Idol in gouache, using the Billy Idol paletteServiceberry. October 26, 2023. Fiery maple. October 26, 2023. Serviceberry through the bathroom window. October 26, 2023.Olympic National Park tutorial from Molly Hashimoto’s Colors of the West class. Octber 27, 2023.Mulberry tree with stoplight. I used Imidazolone Lemon (PY175) for the cool yellow basis, venturing out of the Autumn Palette. October 28, 2023. Oak in loose style. October 29, 2023.
