Painting Prairie Greens and Flowers Plein Air

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Watch nationally renowned western, wildlife, and historical Native American artist Jason Tako do a plein air oil painting of a wide variety of prairie greens and subtle color shifts to imply hills and sage brush.
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Jason Tako is considered to be one of the foremost western, wildlife and historical Native American artists. His work has been featured in Plein Air Magazine and Western Art Collector Magazine. He has won numerous national awards for his work from many organizations including Oil Painters of America, Plein Air Easton, Western Art Collector, Plein Air Magazine, the Society of Animal Artists. His work is included in prestigious collections all across the United States. He is also the featured artist for the 2020 Southeastern Wildlife Expo and for the Natureworks Art Expo in 2023. His work can be seen at https: //www.jasontako.com and he writes for his drawing blog mysketchjourna...
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[@susankahn7219]

I have just recently found your videos and find them extremely informative so thanks so much! I have learned a lot from them. I havent heard you mention what you are painting on so I wondered if it is a paper? I see it taped so Im guessing it is. Thanks.

[@JasonTako]

Thank you! I cut sheets of oil-primed linen from a roll of linen and tape them onto a piece of hardboard. Easy storage and cheaper than panels.

[@nhtrout1]

Jason, How do you mount your canvas after painting as I assume it is a canvas or linen taped to the board. Over stretchers after drying or glued to a board?

[@JasonTako]

I usually don't mount it. Easier to store since they are just sketches.

[@barbarasidel9012]

I have not watched an art video before that does not finish a painting. And said to see the rest you have become a paying member.

[@JasonTako]

Sorry to disappoint. My earlier videos were, and still are shown to the public in their entirety for free. But when you spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars on materials, equipment and editing software, drag all that stuff into the field, spend hours editing, only to have TH-cam pay you about $80/month even when your subscribership and viewship has gone up, you come to the realization that you could make more money working at K-Mart for 1980's wages. So then you either stop doing it because it isn't worth it, or find another way to get compensated. I went with plan B because I I like doing it and have a family to feed. And if I'm going to put this much effort into something, I need to be compensated. Wouldn't you want the same? And I don't think that $2.50 for a full-lengh, non-time-lapsed plein air video with commentary is much to ask.