Painter of Southern California's
Changing Vistas

Hi All--

As of May 1st, 2010 this blog will no longer be maintained by me. I'll leave it online for a while and then the URL will be redirected to my web siteat www.DianeWeintraub.com

I can no longer go out painting on site and have only been able to go three times since the car crash of 3/13/2008. All three outings were a disaster and worsened my knee paint greatly, sad to say. So it doesn't make sense to have a blog about painting in plein air. That's why I've posted so infrequently on this blog.

I have been painting in the studio and working on a new project. Please visit my web site to see what I've been up to.

I am very thankful that I got to meet so many worderful artists out on location and the great times I've had.

Diane Weintraub

Contact me by email at justpleinair@hotmail.com.

Also on this site and of interest to the plein air artists are these articles:

Five Tips for the Plein Air Artist
Painting From Photographs

Read the Story of Tom's Commission and See Progress Photos

Sometimes this landscape painter starts a painting in the studio, gets it going like a house-afire. Then, due to unforeseen circumstances, must leave it for a while. Such is the story of a painting started last year. Here we are at the very beginning of spring, and with all else on my easel (or at least wanting to be there) I'm yearning to return to that painting, the subject of which is Otay Lakes. Right now I'm trying to get back in the mood of it... but need help.

To that end last week we went on a tiny road trip to Otay. Gosh, how it's getting all built up there!! Housing developments everywhere and shopping complexes that offer everything you'd ever want or need. But where did all the open land go?!!

Some slice of open space is still left starting right close to the shores of Otay Lake. Here's a photo I took looking east and a bit north. To my back is all the development.



Still beautiful, right? That ought to get me in the mood!!!