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Northern Neck Artisan Trail · oil painting · Pastel painting · Plein Air · Sketch

Plein Air Season Starting Soon

March 1, 2019 Cate Kauffman StudiosLeave a comment

Last year I did not get out much, at least not much with a paintbrush in hand and I aim to remedy that this year. I think there were just too many rainy days and it got a bit dull painting fog and rain week after week. Hoping for some more sun this year but… Continue reading Plein Air Season Starting Soon

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Wytheville Adventure: Part V

July 6, 2018July 2, 2018 Cate Kauffman StudiosLeave a comment

Saturday, our last day at Page’s Farm, came much too soon. I missed my hubby terribly but there was still so many things I wanted to see and experience on the farm and in the Wytheville community. Fingers crossed that Page is able to find time to have us come back. I forgot to mention… Continue reading Wytheville Adventure: Part V

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Wytheville Adventure: Part IV

July 5, 2018July 2, 2018 Cate Kauffman StudiosLeave a comment

I don’t even remember what day it was that Brenda and I went into town and managed to take a wrong turn but ended up with lots of fantastic photos. And Page and Joe took us on another tour of local farms one day. I’m sure the locals wondered what in the world was going… Continue reading Wytheville Adventure: Part IV

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Wytheville Adventure: Part III

July 4, 2018July 2, 2018 Cate Kauffman StudiosLeave a comment

I painted a second painting on Thursday, this time I set myself down on the front porch and decided to focus on staying as loose as I could and capturing temperature. We got a short visit from a couple of does and a fawn with spots, but Lucy (the dog) was too alarmed by these… Continue reading Wytheville Adventure: Part III

oil painting · Plein Air · Step-by-step

Wytheville Adventures: Part II

July 3, 2018July 2, 2018 Cate Kauffman Studios2 Comments

We arrived at Page’s Farm on Greasy Creek about 5 p.m. on Wednesday. We had left my house about 7 a.m. . So much for the 5 and a half hour drive! Again, the camera came out and I started taking photos. What an amazing place! Page and her son, Joe, gave us a tour… Continue reading Wytheville Adventures: Part II

Historic Sites · Plein Air

Wytheville Adventure: Part I

July 2, 2018 Cate Kauffman StudiosLeave a comment

Last Wednesday I headed down to Page’s farm just outside of Wytheville, VA for a change of scenery and an opportunity to spend time with other artists, paint at least two days and take lots of photos of scenic views for future studio paintings, and talk about some business plan ideas that have been floating… Continue reading Wytheville Adventure: Part I

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Barns, Horses and A Beautiful Day

June 7, 2018June 7, 2018 Cate Kauffman StudiosLeave a comment

Daphne invited Brenda and I over today to paint at their family farm. She has horses and one of her mares is expecting any day, so she did not want to go to far from home. So we got to spend a lovely morning enjoying some really lovely views and I tackled a small 5X7… Continue reading Barns, Horses and A Beautiful Day

News · Plein Air

What a delightful surprise!

May 31, 2018 Cate Kauffman StudiosLeave a comment

The Plein Air Unleashed event sponsored by the Allure Art Center in White Stone was written up by Outdoor Painter Magazine (their on-line edition). You can read it here: Article Looking forward to participating in this event again next year. It really is a lot of fun.

The Cidery
Historic Sites · Pastel painting · Plein Air

The Cidery

May 12, 2018 Cate Kauffman StudiosLeave a comment

Me, and three friends, were given a unique opportunity to go out to Ditchley yesterday and paint. Ditchley will be the newest, top notch, must see destination in a few months — not just in the Northern Neck, but on the East Coast! All I can say is wow! And I should have take a… Continue reading The Cidery

Pastel painting · Plein Air · Technique · Uncategorized

Windmill Kayak Launch

April 14, 2018April 14, 2018 Cate Kauffman StudiosLeave a comment

Went late yesterday morning into the early afternoon to the Kayak Launch at Windmill Point in Lancaster County, VA to paint. There are gorgeous views of the swamp as you drive down to this site, but all the property is privately owned and they are not happy to have visitors stopping to paint along the… Continue reading Windmill Kayak Launch

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