Kind of like the composition on this 10x8 gouache study. I think I'm going to do a larger oil painting of this.

I've been trying my hand at Gouache for the first time. I think it will be better suited for me when Plein Air painting so I'm practicing in the studio first. It's a really interesting medium. Love that it's water based, opaque (or transparent) and edges can be manipulated with water after drying, unlike Acrylics. Both paintings are 8x6 on watercolor paper.

Here's another attempt at a linen outdoors, 10x8. I can't really call this one plein air with the amount of work I did in studio afterwards. It came it out kind of dark and different than my usual style. I feel like I'm fighting with the surface for the style I want and will probably not work on linen going forward. I do like that I can just tape the canvas sheet to a board though. While I'm learning I really don't want to accumulate a pile of thicker boards. I might try arches oil paper next, any thoughts are welcome! My wife does seem to prefer both the linen paintings though, so who knows. 😀

Joined a local painting club who goes out weekly to paint, this was my first outing with them. It was nice to paint with others. 8x6 oils on linen canvas.

8x6 oils on wood panel plein air practice. Not happy with the position of the church in the background. Too close to the top and should have moved it more to the left.