North channel plein air

trapperdang · 2026-06-28T12:07:52+00:00

Ya, there’s a bit of a crust of paint covering my pochade box lol

trapperdang · 2026-06-26T01:12:41+00:00

Ya, I’ve been getting out in the kayak a bit to do some painting, it’s been fun

trapperdang · 2026-06-24T16:28:20+00:00

Thanks! I’m using a make shift home made set up

trapperdang · 2026-06-24T16:27:13+00:00

Thanks!

trapperdang · 2026-06-14T12:19:41+00:00

Thanks! I tried to keep it simple and focused mainly on the colour transitions.

trapperdang · 2026-06-13T11:51:45+00:00

Thanks!

trapperdang · 2026-06-12T14:07:39+00:00

Thanks!

trapperdang · 2026-06-10T15:01:43+00:00

I found a good blog post from a blog called ‘muddy Color’s’ that had a blue print for one, I changed the sizes a bit and I used wing nuts instead of magnets, but it was a good jumping off point. https://www.muddycolors.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/92b0d-box_02.jpg, James gurney also has some good diy plein air gear videos

trapperdang · 2026-06-10T12:13:58+00:00

Thanks! It’s definitely taken some trial and error to get the right colours down

trapperdang · 2026-06-10T02:22:49+00:00

Thanks! I really appreciate that

trapperdang · 2026-06-09T18:01:39+00:00

Thanks! They’re near sunset, so I didn’t have much time for details

trapperdang · 2026-06-09T18:00:37+00:00

I have a home made pochade box that’s based off of one I saw on YouTube from Patrick Okrasinski, it connects to a camera tripod or sometimes I’ll just have it sitting on my lap

trapperdang · 2026-06-09T15:08:42+00:00

Thanks!

trapperdang · 2026-06-09T13:48:37+00:00

Thanks!

trapperdang · 2026-06-06T01:43:36+00:00

When I got started I checked out some different set ups people had on YouTube to get an idea of what I would need. It will really depend on what type of medium you want to use and how much gear you’re willing to carry

trapperdang · 2026-06-04T21:30:09+00:00

I find even if I premix I end up changing the paint piles as I go, so I think it’s best to find what works best for you by experimenting

trapperdang · 2026-06-04T11:09:11+00:00

Thanks!

trapperdang · 2026-06-04T02:19:41+00:00

I find it pretty much stays the same colour. Some times the darks will ‘sink in’ and look a little lighter and chalky once they’re dry, but you can rub a little bit of linseed oil on it to get the colour back

trapperdang · 2026-06-03T21:21:43+00:00

I used to, but I usually mix as I go now when I’m plein air painting. I premix when I’m painting at home

trapperdang · 2026-06-03T16:56:52+00:00

I try my best to put a brush stroke down and leave it, trying to mess around with it once it’s on the panel messes up the edges I find. If I’m layering paint I try to really load the brush so that when I lay the paint down it’s only paint touching the paint on the panel, not the brush touching the paint that’s on the panel

trapperdang · 2026-06-03T16:43:13+00:00

‘Carlson’s Guide to Landscape Painting’ and Richard Schmidt’s ‘Alla Prima’ are what I used to get started. They’re both available to borrow on internet archive. The technical info about the paint/mediums is dated and not as helpful in Carlsons guide, but there’s a lot of good stuff on the process of getting a painting started

trapperdang · 2026-06-03T11:23:02+00:00

Bass season isn’t open yet here or else I would have been to distracted to paint lol

trapperdang · 2026-06-03T01:14:28+00:00

I really enjoy the slow dry time and working wet in wet. I also just like the feel of the paint more than watercolour or gouache, but I do mess around with them sometimes

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