Workhouse Small Works Exhibit ~ Potomac Artworks

11.24.2009

Workhouse Small Works Exhibit

The WorkhouseAnnual Small Works exhibit will include all Guild, Associate, and Studio artists combined in W-16. We will offer up to five works each with a framed size of 8x10" or less and a value well above the cost. Fine art will number in the hundreds!

Black Friday has special hours and deals, but the exhibit runs through December 24 for you last minute shoppers.

Consider attending this exhibit and simultaneously buying your ticket for the Collector's Showcase on December 12:

1 couple

$175

1 evening out

1 lottery

1 fantastic work of art

Get ready for the holidays. Give fine art.

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The Charm of en Plein Air

Much of my work is done en plein air, French for "in the open air." People often associate it with the Impressionists, but the move to paint outside preceded them by a number of decades. The trend to appreciate landscapes as a genre at all was new for the time.

Several characteristics contribute to the distinctive beauty of en plein air painting. They are generally smaller in size in order to be able to capture a scene in a single sitting. Because of the time limit and environmental factors such as the sun and shadows moving, they often lack extensive details and might appear slightly fuzzy or unfinished. Lastly, they tend to have a freshness and spontaneity which makes them impossible to compare to traditional and methodological studio work. That said, my own studio work tends toward the same feel as en plein air, which then identifies my overall style: softness with an edge.

My aim when painting en plein air is for alla prima paintings, which roughly translates for me as "what happens outside, stays outside." It adds another level of difficulty to the work.

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