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"Golden High," by Jane McGraw-Teubner, pastel, 8 x 10 in. |
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"The Long Road," by Jane McGraw-Teubner, pastel, 8 x 10 in. Private collection | PACE Faculty: Pastelist Jane McGraw-Teubner New York artist Jane McGraw-Teubner has a very succinct and strong reason why participants in the Plein Air Convention & Expo should check out the event's pastel track. [read more] |
"Dot Island From Grass Meadow," by Trish Harding, oil, 20 x 20 in. |
My Favorite Place to Paint: Trish Harding Trish Harding talks about her favorite place to paint, near her home in Bellingham, Washington, but it sounds like she's actually talking about her favorite place to simply be. [read more] |
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Dr. Amy Scott, of the Autry National Center in Los Angeles, will take the main stage at PACE for a presentation focused on the art historical aspects of plein air. |
People Learn at PACE Even When Brushes Are Put Away The knowledge participants will gain at the Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE) won't just be related to the process of painting. For example, Dr. Amy Scott, the Marilyn B. and Calvin B. Gross curator of visual arts at the Autry National Center, will offer some crucial insights into why American plein air painting looks the way it does -- how, indirectly, your own plein air pieces have been shaped by American art history. [read more] |
"Light on Great Hall (Crystal Bridges)," by John P. Lasater IV, oil, 18 x 18 in. |
Building an Audience for Art -- What Can We Do? John P. Lasater IV, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, has been cooking up events to raise awareness about art -- his own, and art in general. And now he's wondering what else he can do, and asking for a general brainstorming session with all artists. [read more] |
Leon Holmes's setup in the Flinders Ranges in South Australia | Next Winter's Getaway: Australia So you've had it with cold weather. Scraping the car, layering the clothes, Jack Frost absolutely biting your nose. Maybe it's not too early to plan next winter's plein air painting getaway. And you know, it hit 101 degrees Fahrenheit a couple of weeks ago in Brisbane. [read more] |
Thomas Jefferson Kitts working from plein air sketches in his studio |
Plein Air to Studio: Thomas Jefferson Kitts It may be hard to overstate the importance of the plein air experience for Thomas Jefferson Kitts when he decides to take an on-location study up to the size of a large studio piece. The Washington State painter, a featured instructor at the Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE), looks to his plein air studies for an immense amount of information, from color notes to composition, and he relies on his memory of the experience for verisimilitude and a sense of spontaneity. [read more] |
This is where we want to be in April: in Monterey, painting at the Plein Air Convention & Expo. Photo: Steven Smith |
PACE's Early-Bird Deadline Comes Flying In Spring in Monterey sounds pretty good right now, and it's also more affordable right now -- admission to the Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE) is going to get more expensive after February 14. [read more] |
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"September Color," by Tom Hughes, oil on panel, 11 x 14 in. |
EXHIBITION: "Marin Masters" at Outdoor Art Club Eight artists take the spotlight in a new show that runs February 7 and 8 at the Outdoor Art Club in Mill Valley, California. [read more] |
John Guernsey won First Place and received a $5,000 cash prize at least year's Plein Air Richmond event. | OPPORTUNITIES: Flowers in Monterey, Fast and Fresh in Virginia Two events with nearing deadlines warrant the attention of artists -- one in California, the other in Richmond, Virginia. [read more] |
"#240, Delavan Road @ Lincoln Hill Road," snowbound. Matt Chinian went back to the location the next day and finished the piece, sans snow. | Parting Shot: S'no Problem Good thing he was painting in oil. [read more] |
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