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Plein Air Artists Painting on Location in Sonoma: September 16-21, 2002
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35 TOP-RANKED PLEIN AIR ARTISTS PAINTING ON LOCATION IN SONOMA
SEPTEMBER 16-21, 2002
Sonoma Plein Air 2002, a celebration of outdoor painting, in which 35
jury-selected, nationally recognized artists will paint en plein air ?
in the open air ? for five days throughout Sonoma County and exhibit
their works in Sonoma Plaza amid food and live music.
The Saturday Exhibition and Art Sale includes plein air painting
demonstrations, a Quick Draw Competition and an outdoor painting class
for children taught by Keith Wicks, a prominent Sonoma plein air
artist and founder of the event. Sonoma Plein Air 2002 Exhibition &
Art Sale: Saturday, September 21, 10am ? 5pm. Open to the public.
No admission. Artists Preview: Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, September
16-20, 11am ? 5pm Daily. For information: 707.933.9756 or
www.sonomapleinair.com
Sonoma Plein Air is presented by the Sonoma Plein Air Foundation, a
non-profit charitable organization established in 2002 to promote
outdoor painting and benefit art education programs in the community.
This year, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Sonoma
Valley Museum of Art.
Painting en plein air originated in 19th century France when the
invention of the collapsible painting tube made it possible for
artists to head into nature. Degas, Renoir and Monet made sketches
outdoors, producing more finished works back in the studio. Today,
there are more than 500 registered plein air artists in the United
States who paint in the open air ? capturing landscapes and
slice-of-life vignettes.
SEPTEMBER 16-21, 2002
Sonoma Plein Air 2002, a celebration of outdoor painting, in which 35
jury-selected, nationally recognized artists will paint en plein air ?
in the open air ? for five days throughout Sonoma County and exhibit
their works in Sonoma Plaza amid food and live music.
The Saturday Exhibition and Art Sale includes plein air painting
demonstrations, a Quick Draw Competition and an outdoor painting class
for children taught by Keith Wicks, a prominent Sonoma plein air
artist and founder of the event. Sonoma Plein Air 2002 Exhibition &
Art Sale: Saturday, September 21, 10am ? 5pm. Open to the public.
No admission. Artists Preview: Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, September
16-20, 11am ? 5pm Daily. For information: 707.933.9756 or
www.sonomapleinair.com
Sonoma Plein Air is presented by the Sonoma Plein Air Foundation, a
non-profit charitable organization established in 2002 to promote
outdoor painting and benefit art education programs in the community.
This year, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Sonoma
Valley Museum of Art.
Painting en plein air originated in 19th century France when the
invention of the collapsible painting tube made it possible for
artists to head into nature. Degas, Renoir and Monet made sketches
outdoors, producing more finished works back in the studio. Today,
there are more than 500 registered plein air artists in the United
States who paint in the open air ? capturing landscapes and
slice-of-life vignettes.
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