Thursday, July 10, 3-4 pm, Waterfront Park; Reception 5-7 pm, Orcas Art Studios
— from Maggie Sharkey —
Come and step into the illusory moments of plein air painting, captured by local artists!
Orcas Art Studios is hosting a free Landscape Painting Demo at Eastsound Waterfront Park on Thursday, July 10 from 3-4 pm with accomplished Seattle artist Barbara Noonan. The demo will be followed by “Plein Air Summer!” show reception at Orcas Art Studios from 5-7 pm featuring landscape paintings of nine local artists.
“En plein air,” a French expression for “in the open air”, has been practiced for centuries, but became popular with the help of French Impressionists. Plein air painters set up their equipment on location and in the limited amount of time they have – capture the essence of the scene that inspires them – before the sun moves too far and changes the light completely.
“Everything that is painted directly and on the spot has always a strength, a power, a vivacity of touch which one cannot recover in the studio… three strokes of a brush in front of nature are worth more than two days of work at the easel.” (Eugene Boudin)
Demo: July 10, 3-4pm at Eastsound Waterfront Park.
Show Reception: July 10, 5-7pm at Orcas Art Studios (286 Mt. Baker Rd. Suite A4 – Airport Center).
For more information visit our website: www.orcasartstudios.com/gallery/ or email us at info@orcasartstudios.com
