IPAP Feature Artist - Tina Bohlman

Plein Air Feature Member - February
Texas atist Tina Bohlman
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Painting the Figure en Plein Air in Cortona Italy June 27-July 4 2009 - special discount

Ciao! Toscana Americana is offering $200 off of the workshop below up until January 31, 2009. This is to celebrate the inauguration.

Painting the Figure en Plein Air in Cortona Italy June 27-July 4 2009
*deadline for registration is February 28, 2009
http://toscanaamericana.com/busillofigurepainting.html

For more information on Painting the Figure en Plein Air, please go to the link above. You will find the supply list as well as various price listings for accommodations and an itinerary.

Submitted by Kathy Busillo

7th annual Great WORLDWIDE plein air Paint Out

7th annual Great WORLDWIDE plein air Paint Out

is officially set for
September 11-12-13, 2009
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Sense and Sensibility: The paintings of Patricia Woodley and Brandy Gale

Sense and Sensibility: The paintings of Patricia Woodley and Brandy Gale

Both artists explore the landscape from two different perspectives, Brandy Gale from a Plein Air (in the field) perspective and Patricia Woodley from a perspective of, "the internal landscape". Patricia Woodley is an emerging regional artist and Brandy Gale is an emerging artist who resides in Prince Edward County (Quinte's Isle.) (Neither one of them are aware of each others artistic practice.)

Dates: January 8 - February 1, 2009
Opening: Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.

Helen & Arch Brown Centre for the Visual Arts One Georgian Drive, Barrie, Ontario, Canada L4M 3X9

Plein Air Florida Workshop Feb 21-22, 2009

Plein Air Painting workshop Longboat Key/Sarasota area
Oil/acrylic

Each day starts with a morning demonstration and lecture focusing on bold composition with underpainting.
You will learn to make quick decisions and simplify for the most impact. We will discuss Color relationships, detail, form and edges
Put the brakes on and learn to 'bake the cake' before you apply the frosting (accents)

Participants should be able to start a second painting for the afternoon session so it is suggested to work no larger than 12x16

Supervised painting until 4 pm each day

This workshop is focused on making you a faster and better painter, capturing the essence of the landscape

Workshop is from 10:00 - 4:00 pm
2 day Workshop Cost pp is $250.00 US

Plein Air painting TIP

With plein air painting, I often see artists confused about what to focus on outdoors. Some truly don't know where to begin painting something in front of them. What plein air painting is about, is relating
your feelings about the scene, and not about copying nature.
I have seen artists walk around endlessly looking for subject.

A much more dramatic way to paint is to look for 'light'.

Subject is secondary for me. An ordinary object in a wondrous light becomes extraordinary !

And when you have excitement starting your painting, you can more easily carry that through to the finished piece, instead of deciding at the finishing what you can do to make the painting
more exciting.

Is your painting missing something but you can't put your finger on it ?

It probably wasn't there to begin with...

Go for the drama !

Contact
J.R. Baldini workshops HERE
or call us at
1 800 393-7270
IPAP Executive Director

Plein Air Painter - IPAP Feature Artist Lori Putnam

click any image to enlarge - see FEATURE PAGE HERE
Artist's Statement

“Like a candid snapshot, I strive to record my first impression, to capture a moment in time or everyday life. I express the effects of light and atmosphere, translated so that viewers can experience the beauty in something seemingly ordinary – something they may never have seen in that way before.”
—Lori Putnam

Plein Air Painter applications for Signature Membership

Images are Juried Jan 20-27 annually.

Submit 6 images 300 dpi,500 pixels on the longest side, cropped and in focus on CD/DVD All images should be of professional quality and should show only the art image, resume and a 100 word Artist Statement to the address below with a $25.00 jurying fee made out to

J. Baldini
If awarded Signature Status, you will be entitled to use IPAP after your signature, as long as you remain a paid annual member in good standing.
Also included with your status is a webpage hosted on www.i-p-a-p.com with up to 10 images
(can be changed twice a year), CV, statement and link to your own website if applicable.

If you are not a current member, please add $25.00 annual membership fee.

($50.00 total per yr - Jan 1 - Dec 31)

Images on CD/DVD must be properly focused,cropped and professional looking. Please don't send a poor quality reproduction representation, as you are being judged according to how the digital image appears
Sorry we can't accept Microsoft Word files.
Please send resume etc. as pdf file.

Please be sure we have all contact info when submitting.
All image files on CD/DVD should be listed with your name & title

Your CD/DVD should include a text caption for each image with title, medium, size.

ALL IMAGES FILES MUST START WITH YOUR LAST NAME

or we can't find identify them as yours in the editor software.

We will be unable to return CD's/DVD's and/or other info sent unless a Return, Addressed envelope with proper postage is enclosed


Please read before submitting.

Applications will be accepted between Jan 20 - 27, 2009
No application will be accepted later than these posted dates to be fair to everyone.

Applications will be juried by an IPAP Advisory Panel of IPAP members elected by the IPAP membership

All applicants will be notified in Feb

We assume artists integrity that pieces submitted are plein air and no more than 10% was altered as finishing in studio.If it doesn't appear to be plein air, the Panel will disqualify the application.


ck should be payable to

J.Baldini
P.O. Box 2332
Niagara Falls, NY 14302-2332

ONLINE,(click Here) you may pay by PAYPAL (you do not need a PAYPAL account)