Workhouse Arts Center Collector's Showcase ~ Potomac Artworks

2.05.2013

Workhouse Arts Center Collector's Showcase

February 23 marks annual Workhouse's Collector's Showcase.

This is how it works. Workhouse juried artists contribute artwork for event attendees to win by lottery. The pieces are judged for the artists to win prizes and are available for viewing until the event.

My "Cape May Inlet" received an Honorable Mention from judge, Dr. Joann Moser, Deputy Chief Curator Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Attend February 23 for the gala evening to see if you might be able to choose it in the lottery. Look to the link for ticket info.

In the mean time,

Saturday, February 9, 2013 - 12:00pm to 9:00pm

Price: Free

Venue: Campus Wide

To give or to collect, a question for any art owner.

To celebrate the Collectors Showcase exhibit and the Valentine holiday, the Workhouse encourages you to do both. Explore 7 open studios buildings, meet the artists, and purchase art for a loved one, or because you love it. For Love: Collection Saturday will feature free artists demonstrations, performances, food and beverages, discussions on art collecting, and unique works of art guaranteed to impress the one you love.

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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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