Fall Colors along the Eastern Trail

Fall Colors

9 x 12

Oil and Oil Pastels on Gessoed paper

Sketching Cape Elizabeth 10-12-2017

Ink and watercolor sketch of one of the lighthouses at Two Lights on Cape Elizabeth.

Coming Home

Coming Home - Camp Ellis

9 x 12

Acrylics on canvas board

Plein Air Panel holder for tripod

Hardware:
2 ea. 1/4-20x 1-1/2 in bolts
2 ea.  cabinet wingnuts
2 ea. 1/4 washers
3/4 inch nails
3 ea. 2 1/2 x 24 Poplar
1 ea. 1 1/2 x 24 Poplar
1 ea.  quick release plate
Titebond liquid hide glue

Measure pieces leaving gap to allow bolts to slide.
Cut the desired lengths;
       Top and bottom braces , 1 1/2 x 5 1/2, nailed and glued, with Titebond, to side pieces.
        Cut support for tripod plate, 2 1/2 x 5 1/2, and screwed to side pieces.
             Used screws in order to move later if needed.
        Screwed quick release plate to support, used dowel drill bit to make allowance for screw in center of plate.
        Cut top and bottom panel holders.
             Top = 7 x 5 1/2
              Bottom = 9 x 5 1/2
        Chamfered one edge of each holder to support panel.
         Drilled holes for bolts.
              Centered 1 1/4 " from bottom of top holder.
              Centered 1 1/4 " from top of bottom holder.
Assembled top and bottom holders to unit using bolt and wingnuts.
Sanded and hand rubbed finish.

Can hold panels from 6 to 24 inches in height.

Gluing canvas on panels

Glued preprimed canvas to three gessoed wood panels using Elmer's Glue-All and Titebond. The Titebond sealed all around but the Elmer's required additional gluing at some of the corners.