Four Seasons Publishing Art Calendars and Wall Calendars

This 2008 set of Calendar Paintings by Peter Rolfe is our 16th edition. As you can see, Peter loves to travel and he always brings his paints. Most of the painting's were done on the scene (en plein air) and all at once (alla prima) this is quite a different experience from painting in the studio. Peter says that when painting outside there is a sense of urgency and being on the edits, because you have to get an image onto the canvas while conditions are changing. Inside, you can be too comfortable, and you can get too focused on details instead of the big message. Outside he has to very quickly capture a fleeting moment in time and sometimes the light and atmospheres are changing so fast al he has time to paint is a small 6" x 8" size panel where the essence of the scene can be captured in minutes. He also contends with the heat and cold, the rain and snow, and other problems, but the sparkling results are worth all of the effort!