Plein Air

Maryanne Jacobsen, Fine Art

Plein Air

I spend a great deal of time painting outdoors as the temperature of light in Florida is radiant with warmth. Painting outdoors was made popular by the French Impressionists, who were determined to capture the myriad colors of nature within the light and shadow patterns that they studied 'en plein air'. Painting outdoors is very challenging, because in addition to working against heat, wind, bugs and exposure, in order to capture that special lighted moment a painter needs to apply the paint very quickly. Painting en plein air is usually done "alla prima", or in one sitting. This is also very difficult because it is easy to create muddy colors when blending pigments on top of each other while painting wet into wet. As a colorist, I detest muddy colors and hence there is always the challenge for me to keep my colors vibrant and pure. The following paintings were all painted on location.

Note: You can click on any of the paintings below to enlarge and view the detail and impasto within the paintings.

"Luna Restaurant- Between lunch and dinner", 12x16, oil on linen on board

NOTE: "Restaurant Luna- Between lunch and dinner" is SOLD

"Basking in the Sun- Luna's Restaurant", 12x16, oil on linen

NOTE: "Basking in the Sun at Luna's Restaurant" is SOLD

Siesta Key Morning, 12x16, oil on linen

NOTE: "Siesta Key Morning" is SOLD

"View from Casperson Beach Bridge", 11x14, oil on linen

Foggy Day-Turtle Beach, 9x12, oil on canvas

NOTE: "Foggy Day- Turtle Beach" is SOLD

Tree at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, 8x10, oil on canvas

NOTE: "Tree at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens" is SOLD

"Little Blue House", 12x16, oil on Raymar panel

NOTE: "Little Blue House" is SOLD" is SOLD

Blackburn Point, 12x16, oil on canvas

Note: "Blackburn Point" is SOLD

Last Glow, Casperson Beach, 12x16, oil on gallery-wrapped canvas

NOTE: "Last Glow, Casperson Beach" is SOLD

"Pretty in PInk", 12x16, oil on masonite

NOTE: "Pretty in Pink" is SOLD

Summerville's Garden, 9x12, oil on canvas

Note: "Summerville's Garden" is SOLD

Indian Summer Morning, 12x16, oil on masonite

Note: "Indian Summer Morning" is SOLD

Sally's Garden, 12x16, oil on masonite

Note: "Sally's Garden" is SOLD

"Salt Marsh", 8x10, oil on canvas

NOTE: "Salt Marsh" is SOLD

Original art by Maryanne Jacobsen,

Contemporary Colorist:

Venice, Florida, 34293

© 2007, Maryanne Jacobsen*
*All images are original works copyright of Maryanne Jacobsen, and are protected under International Copyright laws. They are for online viewing purposes only and may not be copied, saved to a computer hard drive, reproduced or distributed without the express written permission of the artist.