Gallery West's The Power of Color II ~ Potomac Artworks

11.13.2010

Gallery West's The Power of Color II

RECEPTION

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 5-8PM

Meet the Artists ~ Light Refreshments

All are Welcome

Please look for the two pieces I have in the exhibit.

Welcome to The Power of Color II show.

This exhibition explores color in the creation of artwork.

Sometimes we use the same colors in all of our work, avoid others, and use others to cue our viewers

into our meaning of a specific piece. Sometimes we make statements with color.

This juried exhibit features drawings, paintings, photography and mixed media in all styles, as well as

custom made jewelry and pottery. All artists live within the Washington DC metropolitan area.

1213 King Street • Old Town Alexandria, VA 22314 • gallerywest@verizon.net

Open Wed-Sun, 11-6 • 703-549-6006 • www.gallery-west.com

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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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