Second Bali painting.

This is a more measured painting later in the day. I had breakfasted by this time, and gone for a walk around the resort, looking for subjects. Really, this is such a beautiful place. For me the tranquil pool and the palm trees make it special.



15126. "Pool side, Bali". Oil on panel. 6x8 in. $100

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First Bali painting

I have had an amazing few days, but I think that I'm back on track now. My intention was to paint en plein air every day for a year. I did not expect to be thirty six hours in transit, with all my painting gear checked through and inaccessible. Nor that I would be locked away for eight hours in the Brisbane transit lounge, unable to get outside.

I arrived at midnight in Bali. The first thing I did before I crashed was to unpack my gear. The first thing I did when I woke the next morning (ok, the second thing) was to walk out onto my room's deck.

This is the painting I did before breakfast.



15124. "View from my Deck. Bali" oil on panel. 6x8 in. $100

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Sanding, ready for anti fouling

This will be my last painting in NZ for ten days or so. I'm off to Bali tomorrow for my daughter's wedding. I will be painting there, and I hope, posting from there too.

Sanding and anti fouling in a marina of 500 boats is like painting the Auckland Harbour bridge. A never ending job. I watched these two gents hard at work today and recognised that my subject of the day lay before me.

Overcast, with rain due later, and some fitful sun breaking through from time to time. I think that we all managed to finish our allotted tasks.



15123. "Sanding and Anti Fouling". Oil on panel. 8x10 in. $150

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Kohine

Kohine is a beautiful yacht that is being refurbished at the marina. Inevitably my eye was caught as I walked through the hard stand area. One always notices the prettiest girl at a party.

This painting is not quite finished as the light changed too rapidly. Perhaps later tonight.



15122. "Kohine". Oil on panel. 8x10 in. $150

Any plein air painting from this blog may be purchased by emailing me at

rosswhitlock@inspire.net.nz

Working the Edge

This is post 120 for this year. I really was not sure how the year would work out. Painting and posting every day. As it happens it is good. In some ways not as hard as I expected. Certainly it has proven to be very enjoyable. However it has had consequences that were not entirely anticipated.

These posts now define my day. They have become what I am. My day circles them. Before post, writing post, after post. No wonder I have been so distressed after the whole posting routine was disrupted and my carefully crafted and edited posts were lost apparently irretrievably.

Whatever, the glitch seems to be sorted for now.

I feel some sympathy for the sea birds I saw a couple of days ago, "Working the Edge". As the tide turns and the sea comes back over the sandbanks at the edge of the Maitai river the seagulls wait patiently for their dinner to arrive. Their day is defined by the phases of the moon and the vagaries of the weather. Glitches happen to them too.

15120. "Working the Edge"  oil on panel.  8x10 in. 

Waiting for the Ship

15119. "Waiting for theShip". Oil on panel. 8x10 in.

When I arrived at Lake Rotoiti I was not sure what my subject would be. I was hoping for some early snow, but the recent heavy rain had washed that away. Then as I drove up Mt Robert rd t saw this gentleman standing at the end of the jetty.

I don't know what it is that draws us to go to the end of a jetty or pier and look out into the distance. The lure of eternity? Infinite distance? Or perhaps just waiting for our ship to come in.

Anyway, I had found my subject for the day.

Frustration

I have posted 177 posts to date. Up to now I have had very little trouble.
Now all at once I have attempted to publish the last three posts and they have simply vanished.
They may come back.
I'm off over seas in a couple of days to Bali for my daughter's wedding.
Honestly this is not a helpful time to have this problem.
It seems to be related to some Facebook issues.
I'm posting this, and if it works I will rewrite the lost posts and publish them later today

This is the most recent painting from my series of daily plein air paintings. 

"Branford Park in Late Autumn". 15121. Oil on Panel. 8x10 in.