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The plein air painting is done on location in a short timeframe (usually
under two hours) with the objective to capture the feeling and color of the subject rather than produce a finished result.
These are field studies used to bring the essence of nature into subsequent studio paintings. The blending of the artist
with his natural surroundings transfers an intimate sense of place to the canvas. Many collectors purchase these paintings
for the purity and sponteneity of the technique. These paintings are done mostly in oil, but, on occasion, in watercolor
and other mediums.
Also, on this page, I am including some of my small studio studies.
I will often complete a small study to test and visualize an idea prior to completing a larger painting. They, like
my plein air paintings, are taken to various stages of completion.
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| 'Sentinel' |
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| 10x15, oil on panel; NOAPS; Arts for the Parks; Paint the Parks |
| 'Below the Rim' |
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| Oil on Panel, 11x14; Arts for the Parks |
| 'Zoroaster at Twilight' |
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| 11x14, oil on panel; Arts for the Parks |
| 'Onlooker' |
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| 14x11, oil on panel; NOAPS |
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| Study - 'Winter Stream', Oil, 10x9 |
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| Pleinair - 'Mt Timp from Tibblefork', Oil, 8x10 |
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| Pleinair - 'Canyonlands Candlestick', Oil, 8x10 |
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| Study - 'Glass on Green', Oil, 9x12 |
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| 'Majestic Mt Owen' |
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| 14x11in, Oil on Panel, 2008 (pleinaire, view from String Lake Road, morning) |
| 'Cathedral Group from Willow Flat' |
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| 9x12, oil on panel; 2008 |
| 'Trinity Creek' |
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| 14x11, oil on panel; Arts for the Parks; Paint the Parks |
| 'Canyon Twilight', Oil on Linen, 14x11" |
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| Mini Top 100, 2004, Arts for the Parks; Collection Grand Canyon Assoc |
| 'Che-ops Pyramid Up Close' |
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| 11x14, oil on panel; Arts for the Parks |
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| Study: 'Spring Thaw-Upper Falls', Oil, 16x12 |
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| 'Sedona Towers', Oil, 9x12 |
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| Pleinair - 'Sheep Cabin', Oil, 10x8 |
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| Study - 'Venice Alleyway', Oil, 8x10 |
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This is a small selection (and not necessarily the best) of hundreds of pleinaire and small paintings; I do a lot
of these. I will try to change the selection as we go along.
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![Painting by RL Biddinger: Canyon Twilight](/imagelib/sitebuilder/misc/show_image.html?linkedwidth=300&linkpath=http://rlloydb.web.aplus.net/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/grandcanyon2jpeg.jpg&target=_self&title='Canyon Twilight', Oil on Linen, 14x11")
