by Jill Stefani Wagner

“The Grog”    Plein air landscape oil painting    12 x  19 inches       See Pricing

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The last couple of days at Wayne Plein Air Festival went by in a blur. I always start loosing energy at the end of 5 or 6 straight days of painting. Working on 3-4 paintings a day, standing at the easel and lugging your art supplies takes a toll. At the end there’s a feeling of both elation that the festival is over, and sadness that it won’t continue indefinitely.

“Wayne Late”    Plein air landscape oil painting  10 x  8 inches   SOLD

But I love the total immersion in painting that these events provide. I can’t do laundry, or dishes, or pull weeds, or clean closets. All I can do is paint. And when you keep painting, you get better. I can allow myself to indulge my obsessive side with no guilt! And best of all, I have made unbelievable friends on the circuit who I have come to love. No one understands or loves the nomad painting life like we do.

“Saturday Wayne”    Plein air landscape oil painting   12 x  9 inches       See Pricing

The photos below show the high caliber of the Wayne show, which is hung in huge, museum-like art center. They really do it up right, allowing the artists to enter up to 15 paintings for judging, providing wine and a full meal to hundreds of paying guests, and creating fine marketing materials. Plus, they always of LOTS of sales. I sooo hope they’ll ask me to return next year!

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This artwork was created on: Linen Panel
Medium: Sennelier, Gamblin, Michael Harding and Richeson Oil Paints