Plein Air 2010 Competition:
May 16 - 22, 2010
Plein Air Gala Preview:
Saturday, May 22, 2010 6 - 9PM
Download the 2010 Prospectus
2009's Participating Artists:
Anthony Allman
Lauren Andreach
D. Eleinne Basa
Tim Bell
Claudia L. Brookes
Michele Byrne
John Caggiano
Paul Casale
Edward Cooper
Valerie Craig
Donna Cusano
Matthew Deprospero
Jennifer Holmes
Peter Hunt
Madeleine Kelly
Abby Laible
David Lussier
Edward D. Morris
Bongkyun Noh
Barbara Nuss
Kerry Sacco
John Slivjak
Julie Spahr
Carol Lee Thompson
Robert Thoren
Nancy Wallace
Kathie Wheeler
Stewart White
Priscilla Whitlock
Will Williams
Plein Air 2009 Sponsors
Wayne Art Center
413 Maplewood Ave.
Wayne, PA 19083
610-688-3553
www.wayneart.org
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What is Plein Air...?
Painting outdoors or en plein air began in 19th century Europe, when Englishman John Constable and the French Barbizon painters sought to depict everyday subjects in their natural settings. Using sketches made directly in the field, these Realists inspired the Impressionists, who sought to convey light with color. Today, painting from life is a pursuit that continues to challenge the finest artists in the world.
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2010 Juror: William Scott Jennings
William Scott Jennings is a master oil painter at the forefront of the exciting new emergence of Western Plein Air Painters. He is drawn to the vast expansive landscapes of the southwest, where he works through the dynamics of light and color on large canvases. |
Starting as a commercial artist in the early seventies he inadvertently gravitated away from the office and into the grand landscapes of southern California. He quickly discovered that the pursuit of a career in fine art could be just a lucrative.
Scott developed the course of a very successful career as he moved on to Taos New Mexico for 15 years and then to Sedona, Arizona where he enjoys working in colorful canyon country drenched in unfiltered sunlight.
His paintings hang in many prestigious corporate and private collections including The United States Capitol, Ford Motor Corporation, and in the homes of William Shatner and Goldie Hawn.
Among his many honors and awards, Scott is a Master Signature Member of the Oil Painters of America , Signature Member of the Laguna Beach Plein Air Painters and has had cover displays and feature articles about his work in many of the most read art magazines of our times.
Roughly 35 professional painters from up and down the east coast and mid-west will arrive to paint “En Plein Air” in and around Wayne Wednesday through Saturday.
Visitors and locals alike will have the opportunity to observe some of the nation’s best artists capturing the essence of the moment. The resulting body of work will be hung Davenport Gallery at the Wayne Art Center and will go on sale at the Gala Preview Party and Artist’s Reception on Saturday, May 16...
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Plein Air 2009 Award Winners
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