An American painter in Greece

American Contemporary plein air painter in Greece.

Oh, those Greeks...
This was our charming tour guide during our time on Mytilini
a beautiful island in Greece


www.permissiongranted.org

American Contemporary Plein Air Painter - 2011 thoughts

American Contemporary plein air painter.
Artworkshops in Fabulous locations !

No guarantees in life...
I take everything at face value...
I try not to have expectations...
I appreciate what is...at the moment.
I believe everything happens for a reason.
If things do not occur as I imagine, I look inward for the lesson I'm being shown...

Artworkshops in Fabulous locations !

Plein Air Painter - Last workshop & LOCAL COLOR the Movie

Plein Air Painter - Last workshop & LOCAL COLOR the Movie



The last of the outdoor workshop in Niagara Falls was this past weekend.
The weather was a bit chilly but the creativity and enthusiasm was flowing !



On Sunday we painted at the School of Horticulture and on Monday, we painted
at Dufferin Islands.

Last month I got the chance to work with some of the best Artists working today.
American Artist magazine Masters Weekend featured Richard Schmid, Kevin Macpherson,Frank Serrano, Skip Whitcomb to name a few.
I also met Director/Producer/Artist George Gallo who did a sunrise demo in Glen Eyrie
Park in Colorado Springs.
If you have not seen his life inspired film LOCAL COLOR - see it soon.
We had a showing in Colorado & just today, I received my own copy.

A heartwarming film.
Artworkshops

Plein Air Painting - Niagara Falls art workshop June 6-7

2 day Oil or acrylic outdoor workshop painting Niagara
Falls.Experience level : Beginner to Intermediate

Prerequisite Student Skills: It is suggested that beginners have the
experience of at least one drawing course.


Students bring their own supplies: The workshop is taught using a limited
primary color pallette.
A complete list of suggested oil & acrylic pigments is supplied.
Canvas board or stretched canvas 12 x 16 or smaller. A support for
canvas and carrying materials.
Incidental list also provided. A painting umbrella is strongly
suggested.


Class maximum : 15 students
See previous student comments http://artworkshops.homestead.com/comments.html
and more info on website


Other workshops in Niagara Falls and Niagara on the Lake listed on
website http://artworkshops.homestead.com/niagarausa.html
Call 1 800 393-7270 or see website for details

Plein Air - and painting from life

For the past 4 years, I have painted on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day en plein air.
This year, though this painting was done from life, I was warm inside a second floor room overlooking this pond scene, that was visible in the early morning and quickly became covered with snow. The scene is Higby Hill which runs from Genesse St in Utica to Frankfort, New York
It's called "Home for Christmas"
24x24x1.5 Acrylic on Canvas

Sorry, painting not available
See website for other available paintings

Plein Air Painter WORLDWIDE

Plein Air Painting Worldwide organization International Plein Air Painters is celebrating its 7th Birthday.Help us celebrate 7 great years of bringing plein air painters together via the www.

Thanks everyone for your support,the Advisory Panel, Ambassadors, Signature Members, General Membership and especially our Charter Members who have been here from the beginning.

We value all of you as friends and creative individuals and invite you to share feedback with us always, so we can continue on the worldwide scope.

Already there are new plans for 2009 at IPAP and we'll be ready to share them at the end of the year with our year end newsletter, so make sure you have islandartist@yahoo.com in your address book to not miss out on any of the news.

Happy Birthday IPAP...
J.R. Baldini, Executive Director and Founder
aka Jacq
www.i-p-a-p.com

Plein Air Painting - Niagara Falls workshop

Niagara Falls plein air painting workshop October 4-5
Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Tomorrow we'll be painting in the newly revamped Arts District downtown.

We'll be in the vicinity of Dean's Niagara Gallery - look for us set up.

So many cool things going on downtown.

Check back for more info.

www.jrbaldini.com

Plein Air painting around the world

Reports and images, press release, etc. are coming in daily from the 6th annual Great WORLDWIDE Paint Out held this month.

Our largest gathering of artists this year were in Brazil.
Congrats to Sandra Nunes for making this happen !

As the info is organized,a slide show will be produced and available on the internet and the link will be posted here and on the International Plein Air Painters website and blog.

Check back in a few weeks for progress - so much to do - so little...time

www.jrbaldini.com

Monhegan island and Cushing Maine en plein air painting

View August newsletter on maine online here
You will also find the video of Monhegan Island there.

Upcoming plein air workshops in Niagara on the Lake.

Still time to sign up online FREE for the 6th annual Great WORLDWIDE Paint Out.

Remember the 'inner child' ?

Many of you just starting to paint outdoors, mention that you can't find the time to do plein air painting as much as you would like to.

Like anything else, painting outdoors has a learning curve and eventually you learn to paint more quickly and so finding time to paint might become easier.

In the meantime, remember that inner child and the feeling when you got a brand new box of crayons ? Give yourself a new set and a sketchbook and keep it handy to doodle and play - no serious stuff here.

The next time you get a chance to paint outdoors, it'll be more like play than serious work.

Niagara Falls plein air painter - Spring thaw

WET PAINT
Niagara Falls Dufferin Islands -
Oil Painting on linen
8" x 8"
AVAILABLE
This was the first fairly warm day with no rain or strong winds.
The islands area was quiet and it was good to get out to paint again.

Jacqueline uses M.Graham oil paints
(click on image to enlarge)

www.jrbaldini.com

World Tour of Contemporary Landscape Artists

CALL for LANDSCAPE ARTISTS WORLDWIDE
Please see all info at
http://www.l-a-i.com/World_Tour/TourProspectus.pdf
Only 12 artists will be juried to fill the tour to 30 artists for the 2008-2009 TOUR
Listen to an audio interview explaining the
World Tour of Contemporary Landscape Artists
VISIT HERE

Maine - Monhegan Island - George Bellows

Painter George Bellows best known for his paintings of boxers, who died at the early age of 37, exhibit of lesser known more rustic works, painted on Monhegan Island, Maine.

"The Paintings of George Bellows," exhibit at the Mennello Museum of American Art through Feb. 24.

Beautiful Monhegan Island has been an artist colony for centuries with many great artists like Rockwell Kent, George Bellows, Robert Henri, as well as modern artists Andrew Wyeth, Jamie Wyeth, James Fitzgerald, Lawrence C. Goldsmith and others too numerous to mention being drawn to her mystery and spectacular plunging cliffs, as well as the simplicity and beauty of island life. Monhegan is enchanting and seemingly caught in a time warp of its own choosing with no cars and in most places, no electricity. The island has a working lighthouse and museum full of island history and artists.
Monhegan boasts some of the rarest birds and wildflowers in North America and wildlands protected in a trust by Theodore Edison.

Monhegan Island paintings and plein air painting workshop by J.R. Baldini