Plein Air Painters

Queen's Buyway, 114 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA 02540 Cape Cod (508) 548-2100

Notes on Landscape Painting

Hillary Osborn painting en plein air in Cataumet. Doug Rugh painting en plein air on Monhegan Island.

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Painting on Location

Hillary Osborn's and Doug Rugh's studio/gallery is in Falmouth, MA on Cape Cod surrounded by an endless source of inspiration for landscape painting. The artists avoid the use of photographs in landscape painting which, even at their best, aren't able to capture nuances visible to the average eye. The artists believes that spending a few hours in a location under changing conditions is the best way to study optical effects that take place in nature and that a painting is not a snapshot copied dab for dab from a photograph but a collection of observations enhanced by: perception of an infinite number of tones (unlike the camera lens which sees colored darks as black and multiple tints of light as white); a sensitivity to color temperature (otherwise bleached out in photos); the observation of chromatic pure colors (rather than false intensities) and direct observation of depth and three-dimensional texture -- all aspects specific to the genre and a technical command of which is necessary to create a sense of place.

Small and Large Landscapes
Small to mid-size paintings are created on location with a concentration on observation and study of the landscape: the quality of light, the mood and the time of day. These are then brought back into the studio to create larger works in which formal and aesthetic decisions are brought to bear on the final painting. In essence, the process begins with the scientific and ends with the artistic. Occasionally the end result is an entirely different painting at an entirely different time of day while at other times it remains true to the original inspiration.

Landscape Commissions

The artists gladly accept commissions to enlarge smaller works or create new works based on a desired location. All enquiries are welcomed. Only a handful of large landscapes are produced each year and collectors are encouraged to ask to be emailed when new works of a preferred area are available.

Commissioned Landscape Painting Prices
Custom frames are included in the price (unframed paintings will be discounted) and the following sizes are for canvas size (add 5" - "7 to each dimension for total framed size):

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6" x 9"
$650 8" x 10"
$900 8" x 14"
$1200 9" x 12"
$1200 11" x 14"
$1600

12" x 18"
$2100 14" x 16"
$2100 16" x 20"
$2900 16" x 24"
$3400 18" x 24"
$3500

18" x 30"
$4500 20" x 30"
$4900 18" x 36"
$5000 24" x 30"
$5300 24" x 36"
$6200

30" x 30"
$6300 30" x 36"
$7500 30" x 40"
$8300 40" x 60"
$12,000 48" x 60"
$14,000