Wet Paint :: The Artwork of Jon Holdredge: 2013

Friday, October 18, 2013

Ebb and Flow 8x16 oil on panel

My last chance to paint the fall trees here in Colorado. Fall happened really late, and the trees are dropping fast. Down valley, along the Eagle River is all that's left. Snow is in the upper mountains, ski slopes are open and I think I might be lucky to get one more before it's all gone.

9x12 Window of Opportunity oil on panel

My entry into the 2013 Plein Air Moab event. This painting won an Honorable Mention Award. Thanks to everyone involved with putting on this event and thanks to Peggy Immel and Vern Swanson for the award! Moab is such an amazing place it's hard not to have a good time. There are paintings everywhere waiting to happen. Can't wait to go back!

Strong Silence 8x10 oil on panel

Painted at the top of Onion Creek, near Moab UT for the 2013 Plein Air Moab event.

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Water Under The Bridge

Water Under the Bridge 11x14 oil on panel

Painted this one on a lovely New Year's Day, 2013. I met Cliff for the annual new years day paint out along the South Platte river in Chatfield State Park. A lot of people showed up this year, in the past it was just Cliff, myself and 1 or 2 other people. Met some new (to me) painters and had a very nice day along the river. I set out to do something particular but the painting wound up going in a different direction. Actually, I gave up trying to do what I wanted to do and just let the painting make itself. It came out nice despite my initial disappointment that I did not do what I wanted to do.

Since it is the start of the new year I'd like to thank some people:

Thanks to:

My wife April

and everyone at PAAC

Below this post are 4 other paintings I made this fall that I was unable to post at the time. I hope you enjoy them!