Plein Air Workshops - Master Artists

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	Daud Akhriev Daud studied classical painting and drawing and received his masters degree with honors from the Repin Institute, under the tutelage of the late Piotr Fomin. He emigrated from Russia to Tennessee and has remained there since. Akhriev spends his summers painting landscapes throughout the world with his artist wife and son. During the rest of the year Ahkriev paints in his Chattanooga studio.
	Scott Lloyd Anderson I love the honesty of painting from nature. It’s the painter’s direct response to the day, to the sun, the weather, the air. The speed required to express fleeting light is a good thing. It sharpens the senses. Plein air painting is a kind of performance art—the painter acting in a singular space in time. A plein air painting is like a music performance recorded live. It records a moment that will never be exactly repeated. There’s a spark in it that can be a casualty of studio productions where, in an effort to eliminate imperfection, artists (including myself), can tend to second-guess intuition and spontaneous expression.
	Concetta Antico The Salon Of Art is a unique oil painting studio experience, where students of all levels come to learn and paint. Instructional theme sessions, independent programs, private appointments, commissions, fine art lectures, plein air painting experiences, specialty oil events and luncheon gallery excursions are just a few of the exciting opportunities awaiting The Salon Of Art students.
	Joe Anna Arnett Sharing with other artists who are learning and growing in their craft is one of Joe Anna Arnett's greatest pleasures. Some of the workshops she conducts concentrate on still life and flower painting. Some are conducted in locations around the world where plein air painting is the focus. In each workshop, in addition to demonstration paintings and lectures, she strives to give individual attention to each student. Trusting that, "Nothing is truly yours, until you give it away," Joe Anna believes that the art of teaching has improved her own understanding of the art of painting.
	Jacobus Baas Jacobus will share his knowledge and techniques with a "hands-on" approach which includes demonstrations, individual instruction and mentoring, group discussions, critiques and painting. Jacobus prefers a new and different subject for each painting session and will encourage participants to directly engage with nature, experiment, and above all enjoy the painting process. Nearly all instruction will take place 'en plein air'.
	Kenn Backhaus Kenn enjoys the challenges of various subject matters, so his approach to the painting process is to involve the viewer with those subjects as much as possible, not only through those choices, but also through how he elects to portray those subjects. "I want the viewer to see the use of the medium, the end of that brush stroke, the spontaneity, the assuredness of the artist. If I can give the viewer a sense of the atmosphere, a sense of light in the scene, maybe just to open their eyes to the simple beauty around us, then I feel I have accomplished my goals. If you agree with this ideal, then come take pleasure with those artist’s efforts and share a common passion, the passion of Plein Air Painting."
	Mariellen Baker If you have never painted plein air before, you have to try it! You will be painting from life, a three-dimensional landscape - a huge difference from two-dimensional photographs. If you have painted plein air before, you will really enjoy painting the most beautiful beach in the US! Martin's Beach is a spectacular experience. Come and join us for a fun day of painting a masterpiece! Beginner to professional artists - all levels.
	Jacqueline Baldini Jacqueline is Executive Director and Founder of International Plein Air Painters. She organized the first International WORLDWIDE 'paint out' for Plein Air Painters Globally in 2003. Achieve drama in your composition, simplify chaos on location, learn the value of underpainting & stop overworking your paintings. Three day intensive plein air workshop. Monhegan Island and St. Lucia in the Caribbean provide the backdrop for the workshop on location around the island. The oil painting workshop is hands on with three full days of painting and critiques. Or paint in the medium of your choice.
	Stefan Baumann Stefan’s workshops contain a step-by-step process that will help you identify how to paint outdoors, and how to break through barriers to take action and transform your painting. Baumann's workshops are delivered with incredible passion, power, and playfulness. The process becomes not only moving, but also enjoyable. You will also learn his philosophies on painting and many helpful hints about plein air.
	Greg Beecham Greg's philosophy in teaching is to share his own artistic journey, determine where each student is in his or her own evolution and assist them in acquiring the necessary skills to reach their personal goals. He accomplishes this via lecture, explaining the need to reach beyond simply seeing and representing a picture and describing the process of problem solving. That is, by making use of the elements involved in painting – color, value, texture, edges, composition and drawing, he reveals his vision for what it takes to go beyond mere picture to work of art.
	Brian Blood Brian's painting workshops are open to all levels of painting experience. They are geared towards helping artist deepen their insights in painting with oils. Discussions regarding composition, design, color theory and utilizing a workable palette, both in the studio and out on location, will further the artists understanding of the fundamentals.
	Carl Bork Carl draws inspiration from artists such as John Singer Sargent, George Bellows, Henri, and Fechin. Carl’s technique is applying dry brushed thin paint in the darks and dense paint in the lights often applied with a palette knife and then moved around with the brush. He composes his figures by the arrangement of lights and darks giving his work an abstract quality. Painting figures is his focus, however, he finds great joy in painting landscapes in the field or in the studio.
	Cynthia Britain Cynthia's favorite activities are twofold - painting and spending time in nature. It is the combination of these two passions that have resulted in her becoming an award winning plein air painter. "I can't imagine a more gratifying experience than painting outdoors while listening to the birds sing and feeling the sun on my face. My intent is to express the intrinsic truth and beauty of my subject. To reveal the power or presence of spirit in a place or person. I am inspired by what I feel and by what I see...They reflect one another."
	Gavin Brooks Gavin's paintings are the result of time in the company of nature. Accumulating an outdoor experience over the years has been important in landscape painting. She’s found herself on a journey of surprising complexity and perseverance where working on location is an ongoing exercise in broadening knowledge. Painting trees, clouds and rivers in deliberate study often means that many paintings won’t ever make it to a frame. These notes from the field become part an ongoing experience where each painting contributes in some way to the next.
	John Budicin After several years as a commercial artist and freelance illustrator, John Budicin took the opportunity to pursue his dream of becoming a plein air artist. John loves to paint directly from nature so he paints outdoors almost every day. John paints many of his paintings close to his home in San Bernardino, California. John is not only a dedicated painter but also spends several weeks each year teaching workshops all around the US. John also taught a workshop in Umbria and Tuscany, Italy.
	Scott Burdick Scott's ideas for paintings come from everywhere. "What makes a subject attractive to me are the same things that attract us all. The beauty of a young girl, the character of a weathered face, the solitude of a farm at sunset, or even the story itself behind someone or something that makes it interesting." Scott believes it is the job of the artist to recognize this when it happens, analyze why, and use his technical skills to convey the feeling to someone else. He notes that some paintings are as simple as stopping at the sight of something interesting, while others may take more time to research than to actually paint.
	Robert Burridge Robert's popular 'Loosen Up' workshops nurture individual success and personal enrichment with a big emphasis on daily painting projects at your own pace. His flagship workshop offers a variety of painting subjects for everyone. A highly energized painting workshop emphasizing loose and creative experimentation. Designed for the professional painter as well as for the novice, His positive approach towards the act of painting will inspire you to loosen up, have fun again and paint more! Expect an intense, concentrated and lively workshop where you will create many works of art using spontaneity for maximum effect.
	John Burton John Burton is an award-winning oil painter whose work includes portraits, plein air landscapes, still lifes, and quite a bit more. His influences range from the Russian Impressionists to John Singer Sargent, though He’s been equally affected by the narrative techniques of noted illustrators like N.C. Wyeth and Dean Cornwell. Most of all, the relentlessly globe-trotting Burton has won accolades for his remarkably vivid depictions of the human community in action, inspired by both his love o diverse cultures and passionate desire to record for posterity our swiftly changing world.
	Marcia Burtt Marcia has been a member of the Oak Group and is a founding member of SCAPE (Southern California Artists Painting for the Environment). Through exhibitions with these groups she has helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to preserve open spaces. She has been an artist in residence at Yosemite National Park, and her paintings have been included in exhibitions organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, the Weismann Museum at Pepperdine University, the Riverside Museum, the Yosemite Museum, the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, and the Haggin Museum in Stockton.
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