{"id":7922,"date":"2025-04-01T09:43:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T16:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/?p=7922"},"modified":"2025-04-01T10:04:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T17:04:32","slug":"my-new-direction-in-plein-air-painting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/my-new-direction-in-plein-air-painting\/","title":{"rendered":"My New Direction in Plein Air Painting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After years\u2014no, decades\u2014of pouring my heart and soul into my art, refining my craft, marketing endlessly, chasing gallery deals, and struggling to sell my work, I sometimes wonder\u2026 Am I doing this all wrong?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I mean, I watch someone duct-tape a banana to a wall and sell it for $6 million. I see paintings featuring a single dot, a lonely square, or a barely-there brushstroke go for tens of millions. Meanwhile, fresh-faced artists\u2014who\u2019ve barely unwrapped their first canvas\u2014are raking in millions selling political connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, folks, today marks a turning point. Looking to turn plein air painting into minimalist art, I am revolutionizing my plein air painting with an entirely new genre: Stucco Art en Plein Air<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s right\u2014while others paint landscapes and seascapes, I paint the beauty of stucco walls. My first masterpiece? A stunning, textural tribute to gray stucco. It is shown below. But this is just the beginning! Imagine the endless possibilities:  My next work will probably be white stucco, then blue, green, red stucco.  Maybe even avant-garde multi-tone stucco!  I can paint stucco in sunlight.  I can paint stucco when cloudy.  I can paint stucco in the fog.  I can paint stucco in the rain.  I can do a nocturne stucco!  The possibilities are almost endless!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And when I\u2019ve mastered stucco? I\u2019ll push the boundaries even further\u2014introducing Siding Art<\/em><\/strong>! Wood siding, metal siding, vinyl siding\u2014I\u2019ll capture it all, in every shade and every season. And then might come brick walls! How exciting!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best part? No travel necessary. My canvas is everywhere. My neighborhood is my gallery. My backyard is a goldmine. No more trips to the seaside, ventures to the mountains, sitting by rivers, or watching thunderous waterfalls for me!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here I am in my first outing enjoying the sublime side of my house. Notice all the subtle variations of gray on my subject matter. An artists dream!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Art world, brace yourself. Suddenly, the future has brightened up and I am so excited!  Forget the beauty of nature!  The Stucco Art Movement<\/em><\/strong> has begun!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gray Stucco, 12×12, oil on board, plein air<\/strong>, available<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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After years\u2014no, decades\u2014of pouring my heart and soul into my art, refining my craft, marketing endlessly, chasing gallery deals, and struggling to sell my work, I sometimes wonder\u2026 Am I doing this all wrong? I mean, I watch someone duct-tape a banana to a wall and sell it for $6 million. 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