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The artwork and outdoor painting adventures of plein air artist Jan Blencowe. Join Jan as she paints the beautiful coastal Connecticut landscape, gardens, upland wood, fields and farms. You'll also find lots of helpful resources for artists and col
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Orchard in Spring
Orchard in SpringAbout This Painting:Media: acrylicSize: 8 in X 6 in (20.3 cm X 15.2 cm)How to Purchase:This painting is sold...
No Eye Has Seen
No Eye Has Seen, acrylic, 20x24 This was a very enjoyable piece to paint, seemed to flow right out of me. I had to crop the bottom of the photo a little because the easel was visible, so the composi...
Flanders Field
Flanders Field, 30x30, oil Here's a recent oil painting. I really like this large square format, it makes for an interesting composition. This painting will be featured on the cover of the February i...
Moon at Sunset
Moon at Sunset, acrylic, 6x8 I'm having a good time with these interactive acrylics. Working on getting a scumbling method down. Scumbling (scrubbing a thin layer of a lighter color over a darker lay...
Exploring the Seasons in Acrylic
Morning Meadow (spring), 6x8, acrylicPoppy Morning (summer), 6x8, acrylicAutumn Leaves (fall), 9x12, acrylicFrozen Edge (winter), 6x8, acrylicI've always been intrigued by acrylic paints. They seem v...
Paintings BIG and small
Golden Days, oil, 24x36 Evening Falls, oil, 24x36 Luminary of the Autumn Night Sky, oil, 30x40 Whirl the Seasons Round, oil, 12x16 Beach Path in Winter, oil, 9x12It's always fun to shake things up a ...
Indian Summer Paintings
Autumn Dunes, 8x10, oil September Beach, 8x10, oil Butterflies Paradise, 6x8, oilOh boy, there is some really amazing color and texture going on out there this time of year. Late summer weeds and wi...
Plein Air Paintings to End Summer and Welcome Autumn
September Field of Trees, oil, 16x20, $500 Path Through the Cedars, oil, 8x10, $200 Headless Scarecrow, oil, 8x10, $200Some Thoughts on GreenAnother summer is coming to an end and that means I've com...
A Late Summer Symphony of Paintings
Marsh Flowers, 9x12, oil Marsh House, 9x12, oil Marsh Sunset, 9x12, oilHere are three paintings done in a series, three days in a row at the same time of day. The first and third are from the same lo...
Resting Place Along the River
Resting Place Along the River, 14x18, oilOn a sultry summer day a quiet rest beneath the trees watching the boats passing along the river is a peaceful delight. This spot is the edge of an old cemeta...
Birdland
Birdland, 14x18, oil This is the marsh in the evening. At first it seems quiet, until you become aware of all the life and activity there. Birds by the score are coming in to roost for the night. ...
Plein Air on Gray Days
Gray Day Rocks, 6x8, oil, $100 unframed View Through the Bird Blind, 6x6, $100, unframedWe're in a terrible weather pattern, lots of clouds and then the sun breaks through, and just when you get outs...
Field Studies Continued
Bold River Afternoon, 6x8, oil Summerwoods, 6x8, oil Light from the East, 7x9.5, oil Morning Sail, 7 x 9.5, oilIt's pouring rain today, but over the past week or so the weather has really been perfect...
Field Studies en Plein Air
Oyster River Evening, 6x8, oil Beach Path, 6x8, oil Morning Path, 6x8, oilEdge of the Woods, 6x8, oilSOLDI really enjoy painting small field studies outdoors. It's amazing how much you learn about na...
Westbrook Dunes
Westbrook Dunes, 16 x20, oilTo Purchase contact: jan.blencowe@comcast.netThis painting was done as a demonstration for my landscape painting class at the Tracy Art Center. I'm pleased with the variet...
April Trail
April Trail- Plein Air Impressionist LandscapeAbout This Painting:Painted on location, the colors are still subtle in New England this time of year though the red cedars retain their richness. This wa...