Art in the Courtyard, Lorton Tomorrow ~ Potomac Artworks

10.19.2012

Art in the Courtyard, Lorton Tomorrow

Art in the Courtyard
Lorton Station Blvd
Saturday, October 20 noon-4pm

Come see over 20 local artists with booths of fine art to jump start your gift giving! MIX 107.3 radio will be there with music and giveaways from 12 to 2 pm, followed by smooth jazz from DJ Duane Williams. There will also be a complimentary wine tasting from local VA Greek Wine Distributor, Dionysous.

(Complimentary?!)

It's near the VRE station, so there's plenty of easy parking, too.

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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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10.19.2012