Hank Buffington
@hankbuffington.bsky.social
Artist, plein air landscape painter, oils, acrylics, watercolors. Pennsylvania.
http://www.hankbuffington.com
http://www.hankbuffington.com
I just can’t leave it alone.
November 8, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I just can’t leave it alone.
I have paintings that I’m never happy with. I can pull them off my pile at any time and continue to play with them. This is one of them. This morning I changed it for the third time.
November 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I have paintings that I’m never happy with. I can pull them off my pile at any time and continue to play with them. This is one of them. This morning I changed it for the third time.
Some drawings from figure group yesterday.
November 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Some drawings from figure group yesterday.
A couple more sketches.
November 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A couple more sketches.
I’m experimenting with gouache in a small sketchbook of toned paper. The paper is lightweight and designed for drawing and sketching with dry media. A little water with watercolor makes it buckle. Hopefully using gouache thicker will reduce the warping.
November 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I’m experimenting with gouache in a small sketchbook of toned paper. The paper is lightweight and designed for drawing and sketching with dry media. A little water with watercolor makes it buckle. Hopefully using gouache thicker will reduce the warping.
I’m having trouble choosing which Halloween costume for tomorrow.
October 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I’m having trouble choosing which Halloween costume for tomorrow.
It was another beautiful evening here. I had to get out and paint. It was either that or do yard work. Tough choice.
October 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
It was another beautiful evening here. I had to get out and paint. It was either that or do yard work. Tough choice.
I liked the atmosphere at the edge of this meadow on a rainy morning a few weeks ago. Acrylic on canvas mounted on panel, 9x16”
October 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I liked the atmosphere at the edge of this meadow on a rainy morning a few weeks ago. Acrylic on canvas mounted on panel, 9x16”
If I paint outside I can’t eat all the Halloween candy.
October 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
If I paint outside I can’t eat all the Halloween candy.
Thicker paint on board. Just having fun. Not sure about that shadow in the foreground.
October 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Thicker paint on board. Just having fun. Not sure about that shadow in the foreground.
A squishy version of a recent landscape. The thicker paint creates some visual vibration that I like.
October 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
A squishy version of a recent landscape. The thicker paint creates some visual vibration that I like.
I could no longer tolerate my last figure painting continuing to exist in this world. I cut it in half and this is the top half. I may use the bottom half to try this scene again. This was just supposed to be the underpainting to map out the shapes, but I feel like it concluded prematurely.
October 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I could no longer tolerate my last figure painting continuing to exist in this world. I cut it in half and this is the top half. I may use the bottom half to try this scene again. This was just supposed to be the underpainting to map out the shapes, but I feel like it concluded prematurely.
Another small, fast one before breakfast. Acrylic on paper. 5.5x7”
October 1, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Another small, fast one before breakfast. Acrylic on paper. 5.5x7”
I’m glad I’m not the only one. I think my brain too quickly crosses wires with viridian.
September 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I’m glad I’m not the only one. I think my brain too quickly crosses wires with viridian.
I skipped my pre-breakfast physical workout today to do a little painting workout instead. Many of my views are from a road. I usually omit signs and telephone poles and electric lines. Putting them into the painting once in a while creates a tension that provides some interest.
September 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I skipped my pre-breakfast physical workout today to do a little painting workout instead. Many of my views are from a road. I usually omit signs and telephone poles and electric lines. Putting them into the painting once in a while creates a tension that provides some interest.
Just a small and quick cloud study after lunch today. Acrylic on paper.
September 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Just a small and quick cloud study after lunch today. Acrylic on paper.
This is the point where I decide to either leave it alone or start adding the texture and leaves to the trees and grasses. I’m gonna pin it to my wall and live with it the way it is for a while. For now it’s done. Acrylic on paper, 7x11”
#acrylic #acrylicpainting #landscape #painting #pennsylvania
#acrylic #acrylicpainting #landscape #painting #pennsylvania
September 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
This is the point where I decide to either leave it alone or start adding the texture and leaves to the trees and grasses. I’m gonna pin it to my wall and live with it the way it is for a while. For now it’s done. Acrylic on paper, 7x11”
#acrylic #acrylicpainting #landscape #painting #pennsylvania
#acrylic #acrylicpainting #landscape #painting #pennsylvania
I finished that plein air sketch from Sunday morning.
#pleinair #landscape #painting #acrylic #acrylicpainting
#pleinair #landscape #painting #acrylic #acrylicpainting
September 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I finished that plein air sketch from Sunday morning.
#pleinair #landscape #painting #acrylic #acrylicpainting
#pleinair #landscape #painting #acrylic #acrylicpainting
I hadn’t painted outside in a while so it was nice to get out this morning. I think I might work on this more in the studio this week. #pleinair #landscape #painting #acrylic #acrylicpainting
September 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I hadn’t painted outside in a while so it was nice to get out this morning. I think I might work on this more in the studio this week. #pleinair #landscape #painting #acrylic #acrylicpainting
I changed the shirt a bit.
September 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I changed the shirt a bit.
This one is as small as the recent landscapes but a little slower. I’ve had bad eyesight most of my life and it’s only getting worse with age. I wonder if that contributes to me being more attracted to blurrier paintings.
#acrylic #acrylicpainting #selfie #portrait
#acrylic #acrylicpainting #selfie #portrait
September 13, 2025 at 12:11 PM
This one is as small as the recent landscapes but a little slower. I’ve had bad eyesight most of my life and it’s only getting worse with age. I wonder if that contributes to me being more attracted to blurrier paintings.
#acrylic #acrylicpainting #selfie #portrait
#acrylic #acrylicpainting #selfie #portrait
And I did another quick, little landscape today. #landscape #painting #acrylic #acrylicpainting #worksonpaper
September 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
And I did another quick, little landscape today. #landscape #painting #acrylic #acrylicpainting #worksonpaper