A friend and I drove out to Ranier, OR to paint at the defunct Trojan Nuclear Plant (now a park) but there was not much there we were interested in painting so we drove on into the nearby town of Ranier, which is right on the Columbia river. These 2 paintings were done from a parking lot in the town.
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9X12 oil on linen panel
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9×12 oil on linen panel
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Bill Sharp - paintings blog 
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Your work always stays beautiful Bill..
Ronelle
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Hello, Ronelle. It’s so nice to hear from you. Thank you for the kind comment.
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“Plein air”? You mean outdoors? On site? Open air? Plain ol’ outside? Your paintings and sketchings are beautiful Bill, art snobbery is not. You know like calling an inkjet print a “giclee” just to hide from people what it actually is. Help keep art honest Bill, by not contributing to the snobbery.
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Paul, I appreciate the compliment you give my work. It was not my intention to sound hi falootin’. Plein air is a term commonly used in the US for, as you point out, paintings done in the open air. It is the term that I and other painters I know use when referring to painting this way. I’m sorry if you are offended by it.
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Inspiring, Bill, and a bit intimidating. You are a great talent.
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