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“Today’s Plein air painting of fog looming over the foothills. Toward the end, the oil began to freeze a bit, as the temperature hovered at 23°F (-5°C). The fog stuck around just long enough for me to record it in paint.” ~ Remington Robinson

Plein air painting is a form of concentrative meditation to me.

I explore how humanity touches the spaces we share: the urban environments in which we live, and the natural world that we either cherish, protect or destroy.

I hope that the viewers will depart from my work with a renewed sense of hope about the world—with a feeling of a more genuine connectedness to nature and reality.

 

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“Saturday Evening at the Sledding Hill”, oil on panel, 11″ x 48″- a quick one hour plein air oil painting at Scott Carpenter Park in Boulder, CO. #pleinairpainting #oilpainting #pleinair #scottcarpenterpark #bouldercolorado #sledding #saturdayevening #winter #oilonpanel

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Plein air painting in Aruba. #oiloncardboard #pleinair #pleinairpainting #oilpainting #aruba #prolificpainter #paintingonthebeach #palmtrees #beach #beachpainting

A photo posted by Remington Robinson (@remingtonrobinson) on Dec 11, 2016 at 5:42am PST

Freshly completed plein air painting “Bluebird Winter Flatirons”, oil on panel, 18″ x 24″. This was a two day plein air painting, which I was only able to work on for about an hour and a half each day due to lighting conditions. Today, on day three, I went back to take this photo, and as soon as I had set up the (still wet) painting, a rogue gust of wind sent it face down into a gravelly snow bank! Also, all my turpentine spilled, and one of my tripod legs bent. I spent about 45 minutes restoring the painting to nearly its original state, and learned my lesson: make sure the easel is secure FIRST THING! I guess things could have been worse. Monet once was painting in a storm under some cliffs next to the sea, and a rogue wave came up and carried him and all of his things into the sea, nearly killing him!

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Plein air from today: “Sunday Afternoon at the Sledding Hill”, oil on panel, 12″ x 16″. #pleinairpainting #pleinair #coloradoartist #bouldercolorado #scottcarpenterpark #colorado #sledding #youth #fun #sleddinghill #january #oilpainting

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More plein air on the beach in Aruba. This one was 6 hours. Maybe really more like 5 hours of actual painting, from all the beachgoers stopping to chat! #oilpainting #impressionism #pleinair #aruba #paintingonthebeach #beachpainting #prolificpainter #oiloncardboard

A photo posted by Remington Robinson (@remingtonrobinson) on Dec 13, 2016 at 1:52pm PST

Plein air painting amongst the majestic Boulder Flatirons during a light snow shower as the temperature slowly crept further below freezing and the dimmer on the giant overhead ambient light had begun to turn down. Treacherous hike out. . . . #flatirons #oilpainting #pleinair #pleinairpainting #mountains #photooftheday #paintingoftheday #paintingoutside #chatauqua #bouldercolorado #coloradoartist #hiketopaint #boulderflatirons #treacherous #twilight #ice #snow #freezing #freezingcold #thirdflatiron

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