Mary’s Landscape Art Info

In the comfort of the studio, the artist has the luxury of time to resolve the visual problems in his/her landscape painting. Problems of composition, color and paint handling sometimes take several days or longer to resolve. In the studio there is time to put the painting aside and gain a fresh perspective days or even weeks later.

Studio paintings do not always possess the spontaneity of plein air works, and for that reason many artists do a small plein air painting as a beginning and later enlarge it in the studio.   However, the studio experience embodies everything that outdoor work does not: controlled lighting, a comfortable environment, and time to take a more thoughtful approach to the subject.  The result is the fullest expression of the artist’s work.