Exciting Exhibition News!
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Harmony Headlands, 36x48, oil on linen. $16,000
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California Impressionists: The Masters & The Greats They Inspire
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I am so excited to be part of this incredible exhibition which connects the great and timeless legacy of historic California Plein Air to the 21st Century. Forty-one of the nation's premier painters will pay homage to one of their historical counterparts by exhibiting paintings inspired by their works.
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Edgar A. Payne's work has been an inspiration since my earliest days as an artist. His use of value and color key to show time of day, place, and atmosphere have taught me the same. Now intuitive rhythm, line, and movement visible in my paintings likely originated from studying his. In "Dana Point," Payne articulated mid afternoon through color, value, light direction and intensity, and constrained, mid–dark values in the rocks and deep blue water. Designed dark-dominant, lighter tones account for only approximately 15% of the scene.
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Like Payne, I utilized complementary colors; juxtaposing warms and cools. While the hues and light direction selected for "Harmony Headlands" say mid morning, I maintained his overall value structure. This allowed me to create dramatic light and shadow. I used vertical and diagonal lines to convey vitality, and horizontal lines to evoke calm, creating contrast between the stable land and the ever-changing sea.
To the paintings on exhibition, click here.
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If you are in the area, please join me
at one of these events on Oct. 3rd or Oct. 5th.
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This"California Impressionists" Presentation by Jean Stern & Premiere Party
Thursday, October 3rd: 6 pm
General admission tickets
are $30 pp, $50 per couple.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/california-impressionists-presentation-premiere-party-tickets-69994440255
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Art After Dark Paso Opening Reception
Saturday, October 5th: 6 pm—9 pm
Free and open to all.
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CORRECTED DATES:
Exhibition runs October 3rd — November 17th
Studio on the Park
1130 Pine Street Paso Robles, CA 93446
Phone: 805-238-9800
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