Plein Air Painting

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Topical Information: Plein Air Painting

Articles and essays from Resource Library in chronological order:

From other web sites:

Plein Air Painting by Teta Collins, from AskArt.com
Childe Hassam en plein air, Dec, 2004 by Margaret E. Bullock from Magazine Antiques
Plein-Air Painting Explained from Plein-Air Painters of America.

Online videos:

from Brightcove.tv see artist-instructor John A. Parks' 3-part plein air demonstration from MyAmericanArtist.com. Part 1, (16:36) This installment focuses on the underpainting. Part 2 (17:08) Parks begins adding color to his painting in this installment. Part 3 (24:02) The final installment of artist-instructor John A. Parks' plein air demonstration. Posted Oct. 22, 2007. In "Purchase Street, Rye, New York" posted Oct 24, 2007 (1:08) viewers see a plein air demonstration of Nestor Mandalengoitia painting on the streets of Rye, New York..

Jack Stuppin, a noted California plein air artist, presents on his website a professionally presented online video several minutes long on the process of plein air painting. His art is included in many public and private collections. The session takes place on a Summer day at Bodega Head on the Pacific coast in California.

Skip Whitcomb conducts a plein air painting demonstration. The video, presented without audio, follows the artist's brushstrokes in creating a plein air painting. From YouTube.

DVD/VHS videos:

Plein Air: Painting the American Landscape episodes take the viewer on a journey, from Cape Cod, where the Atlantic meets the land, to the peak of Denali, the "Great One," North America's tallest mountain. Other episodes feature the Tongass Rain Forest; Seward, Alaska; Taos, New Mexico; Trinidad, Colorado; and central Michigan. Plein air artists featured in the series include Matt Smith of Scottsdale, Arizona; Kenn Backhaus of Robesonia, Pennsylvania; Jean LeGassick of Silver City, Nevada; Connecticut artist Charles Sovek; Utah artist Ron Rencher; and Frank LaLumia of Trinidad, Colorado. Episodes features one or two of the contemporary plein air painters and examine their technique plus history of the plein air genre. Plein Air: Painting the American Landscape appeals to art lovers and outdoor enthusiasts alike and helps viewers to understand America's own naturalist art form. For more than a century, a unique group of American artists ventured out of their studios to capture the essence of the American landscape. Some learned their craft from the French Impressionists, others through trial and error. What unites them is their dedication to the interplay of land, water and sky, and the study of how light, shadow and color form the varied and rich masks of the natural world. This six-part series premiered in August 2007 on PBS and was presented in high definition. Underwriters for the series are Rasmuson Foundation and Joan Irvine Smith & Athalie R. Clarke Foundation. The producer is Greg Bombeck of Bombeck Productions and the PBS presenter is KTOO Juneau. DVDs are available through Bombeck Productions, LLC, 18016 Kamkoff Ave., P.O. Box 770302, Eagle River, AK 99577.

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