Plein Air Painting in Cincinnati

Today, I spent the day walking and painting around cincinnati and Northern Kentucky,

sketch of over the rhine in cincinnati by artist ken swinson
Todays view from my office.
underpainting of over the rhine in cincinnati ohio by artist ken swinson
i have the composition worked out… now its time for color!!!
painting of over the rhine in cincinnati by artist ken swinson
City color: very different from country color. Im working it out…still some details to work out.
painting of over the rhine by artist ken swinson in cincinnati ohio
Im not messing with this anymore. Im happy with it.

Time to move to the next spot…i need some exercise, so im thinking of walking to a riverview with the skyline

photo of artist ken swinson with painting gear in downtown cincinnati ohio
Walking downtown. Lots of shiny glass. A perfect opportunity to show off how compact my paint studio is. Everything fits on my back
artist ken swinson at the roebling bridge in covington kentucky
Im thinking this old bridge might make a good painting…
sketch of the roebling bridge by artist ken swinson in covington kentucky
Sketch is done. Time to paint…fast. im in the shade, and the riverbreeze is a little too refreshing.
plein air underpainting of the roebling bridge and cincinnati skyline by artist ken swinson
Composition and vales more or less figured out…time for color
plein air painting of roebling bridge and cincinnati skyline by artist ken swinson
I am officially a popcicle. I might have some frostbite/hypothermia, but it is totally worth it. Look at this beautiful painting!! The wavy strokes are from shivering, lol!
plein air easel setup in front of mt adams in cincinnati ohio
im going to try for one more. In honor of easter being right around the corner, im going to paint the immaculata church in mt adams. Theres something satisfying abiut watching commuters cross the yellow bridge at a crawl while im on the purple bridge painting.
sketch of mt adams cincinnati by artist ken swinson
i have my sketch done…going to try and squeeze both the church and yellow bridge into the tiny tiny painting. Lets get started!!!
plein air underpaintingof mt adams by artist ken swinson
I have my values and composition worked out. I like this sketch so much, id almost stop and call it finished…but no, the sun is shining on my shoulder, and there is color to add. Stay tuned!
plein air painting of mt adams on an easel by artist ken swinson
its getting dark, thats a wrap!

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