Plein Air Workshops - Master Artists

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	Jeanne Mackenzie There is an energy, a freshness, associated with painting from life. Painting on location- ‘plein air’- and capturing the scene all at once-’ alla prima’- has excited artists and collectors since the turn of the century. Jeanne Mackenzie joins a select group of artists that share their love of nature by capturing the moment from life. The subject matter comes from favorite found objects, her travels, backpacking trips with llamas or her local rural surroundings. “Painting on location and from life really hones your powers of observation and helps to create your own style of interpreting nature. Nature keeps me honest and the skills learned are invaluable tools to bring back into the studio”.
	Kevin Macpherson Now in its ninth printing, Macpherson’s painting instruction book, Fill Your Oil Paintings with Light and Color, has been translated into the Chinese language and has quickly become a best-seller for publisher North Light Books. Kevin's clear, concise teaching method has inspired and directed thousands of plein air painters. He easily manipulates the elements of an artist’s "visual toolbox" to capture the mood of his subject, whether it be the dramatic light of southern France, the rugged beauty of the California coast, or the brilliance of dappled light through a floral still life.
	Joe Mancuso Some of Joe's earliest memories are camping trips to the Eastern High Sierras and taking walks with his father down the railroad tracks to the rabbit fields near his home. This was his wilderness as a child and he credits his father for his early introduction to nature and the outdoors. Joe is best known for his landscapes. He is greatly influenced by the changing of seasons and weather, and the more dramatic the weather, the more inspired he feels. "Light on the landscape and the way it plays with and reveals its forms and color is extremely seductive to me. Painting on location and in the studio is a way I can interact, participate and respond to the magnificence."
	Jeanean Songco Martin Jeanean, an experienced painter and instructor, provides the opportunity to experience the challenge of capturing the essence of the landscape, to discover how to organize elements into cohesive visual statements and to explore the shifts in light and color at specific times of day. The workshop will establish camaraderie with other artists and include a "Landscape Painting from Nature” slide presentation - Individual instruction, and daily critiques.
	Diane Maxey Diane is a signature member of the Southwestern Watercolor Association, the Arizona Watercolor Association, the Texas Watercolor Society and an associate of the American Watercolor Society. Her work is exhibited in galleries across Arizona. She teaches her innovative watercolor techniques in classes and workshops at the Scottsdale Artist's School, conducts workshops across the US and has taken workshop groups to Spain, Italy, Greece, France and the Czech Republic.
	David W. Mayer The fine art of David W. Mayer captures the beauty and color of Colorado and West, from the high plains to the Rocky Mountains and from the Pacific Coast to the desert Southwest. David's paintings let you experience first-hand the warm light of a prairie morning, the soft, cool colors of blue-shadowed snow, and the brilliant gold of a high country late Autumn day. David is an avid “plein air” painter with an emphasis on portraying the beauty of Colorado and the Rocky Mountain West as well as the Southwest, California and the West Coast.
	Barry McCuan The land has an emotional and physical effect on me. This is why I am primarily a plein air painter. My desire is to convey in my paintings the essence of a place. Sublimating the aromas of the lavender in Southern France; the fragrant marjoram as I stand on the roadside in Italy and paint a field of sunflowers or the luminescence of a late New Mexico afternoon - when the light makes that leap to another level of saturation, are all important factors. Being totally immersed in the nuances of the land is what inspires me to paint and is essential to the renewal of my spirit.
	Richard McKinley "Working very closely with nature 'en plein air', on location, has led to a much greater appreciation of the natural world around me. Photography, a useful tool, is not a substitute for being there and becoming a part of the exchange of nature, eye and mind. Light is the motivating factor; without it there would be nothing. Leonardo da Vinci was once quoted as saying. 'You have but one master and that is Nature'".
	Ann McMillan Ann studies the interaction of light and color in the tradition of California Impressionism. Her recent work emphasizes the intensity and subtlety of sun and shadow. Training has taught her to organize her painting around solid design and carefully mixed color. Ann always looks for strong and unusual compositions and color combinations. She tries to create art that reflects the vibrancy of nature and her love of close observation of the landscape. The most enjoys painting the Central Coast, the Sierra Nevada, Big Sur and the San Francisco Bay estuaries.
	Ray Mendieta Workshops are open to all levels of painting experience. They are geared towards helping artists strengthen their plein air art skills. Ray will discuss composition, design and color theory. Focusing on a simplified process he will demonstrate and teach a step-by-step method to create a successful plein air painting. The workshop begins with an opening segment that will include a discussion on supplies, favored materials, techniques and ideas on finishing your paintings.
	Eric Michaels Perhaps the most distinctive feature of Eric's' work is its international flavor. The subject matter spans four continents and both hemispheres. Painting in these various locations enables him to achieve an understanding of local light conditions and to participate in the native experience. Michaels loves to travel. His art has taken him to exotic destinations in Africa, Europe, Central America and Indonesia. He also loves to paint the rich culture and landscapes of the region surrounding his home in Trinidad, Colorado.
	Stan Miller Stan Miller has been a professional painter in watercolor and egg tempera for more than thirty years. The artist has exhibited his paintings in numerous exhibitions, galleries and museums. A signature member of the American Watercolor Society as well as an AWS award winner, Stan teaches workshops and classes in Spokane and throughout the United States.
	Clark Mitchell As I watch more and more of the familiar countryside being gobbled up by urban and suburban expansion, I feel the necessity and power of my work to be growing. I am not only recording what it is we are at risk of losing, but also giving the viewer a calm place to recharge. Clark grew up in the country outside Denver, Colorado, and at a very early age began sketching the beautiful local landscape. His father gave him a set of fine German pastels saved from his youth, and these launched the artist on his path to becoming a professional pastelist creating landscapes.
	Larry Moore Larry has taught illustrating, drawing, creative thinking and oil and pastel workshops. In front of the classroom, he is known as an instructor, role model and mentor. Time and time again, Larry has helped promote young artists to heights they never dreamed of reaching so soon. Larry remembers clearly the day he discovered plein air painting. From that moment, he knew exactly what he wanted to do: Combine his experience, his passion for nature and his life-long goal of becoming a better painter. "It's all about the learning journey."
	Charles Muench “My goal is to be a pure painter. I want to put pigment on canvas in a way that captures the emotions of my visual experience while satisfying the demands of my intellect. Painting is eminently fascinating. I derive inspiration from Velasquez, Sargent, Sorolla, Zorn, Payne, and many others. The basic concepts of painting are relatively simple to comprehend. The subtle variations, which have enticed and challenged great minds throughout history, are what fuel my fire. Brushstrokes are the footprints of the artist’s emotions."
	Daniel Mundy Daniel’s work has a clarity of color and light that often gives the viewer the feeling that one could almost walk into his paintings. His work is constantly evolving but at present his work is moving towards a Luminist sensibility. The landscapes are capturing dramatic lighting and atmospheric effects with poetic emotion. “When you start out as a budding artist, your first goal is just learning to paint. Then it may take you some time to decide what to paint. Next you might think a lot about why you paint. And finally, you can spend the rest of your life chasing how you’re going to paint.”
	Hilda Neily Hilda works outside only on landscapes and inside in natural light on still lifes, using oil paints and a palette knife to capture nature's infinite visual permutations. The Impressionist Style of painting is marked by it's primary emphasis on how light conditions affect the eye's perception of color. Neily's interest in the Impressionist Style led her to study with Henry Hensche, himself a master Impressionist and disciple of Charles Hawthorne at the Cape Cod School of Arts. Studying with Hensche for 15 years, Neily today is a master painter in her own right, and is considered to be one of the Cape School's most adept practitioners.
	Michael Obermeyer When painting outdoors, en plein air, I must work quickly due to the changing light. Therefore I have a limited palette of four to seven colors. This orderly layout also enables me to mix clean, fresh color. I try to find subject matter that fascinates me. Nature provides the perfect balance of shape, value and color - the three elements that I find most important in painting. It can be so satisfying and I feel blessed for that.
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