Featured Artist… Lisa Mitchell!

On August 7, 2013December 8, 2013 By Barbara StroudIn ART, Featured ArtistLeave a comment

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Lisa Mitchell is a fabulous plein air artist who shows her work at South Street Art Gallery. “Golden Fields” is part of the People/Places/Things exhibit that runs from 8/3 – 9/1/2013. If you’re in the Easton, Maryland area be sure to stop in to see it!

I am loving the warm colors of the foreground and that wonderful light hitting the barn… to me, those two elements make this a fabulous painting!

Lisa has a wonderful blog that shows her art as well as all kinds of painting tips – a good one to check out! Read a bit about the artist from her website, I see she’s taken workshops from some pretty fine artists:

Lisa Mitchell received her formal art education at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, concentrating her studies in Illustration and Graphic Design. Lisa found employment as an Illustrator creating storyboards and comprehensive illustrations for several leading advertising agencies in the Mid-Atlantic region. She then began a twenty year career painting children’s portraits in her home based studio and has expanded her focus to include landscapes, figures and still life subjects.

Lisa is a member of the Washington Society of Landscape Painters, (WSLP). She is a past President and Signature Member of the Maryland Pastel Society. She is now one of 5 “Signature” Member jurors for the Maryland Pastel Society, a Signature member of theMaryland Society of Portrait Painters, and a member of the Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association.

Educational Workshops Attended:

Lisa continues her art education by attending international conferences as well as national workshops and has studied with nationally known artists such as, Doug Dawson, Bob Rohm , Richard McKinley, Kenn Backhaus, Kim English, Susan Ogilvie, David Leffel, Sherrie McGrawand Peter Fiore. She attends open figure painting sessions each week at the Zoll Studio of Fine Art.

Instruction:

Lisa offers ongoing pastel and oil landscape painting instruction Tuesday mornings at the Zoll Studio of Fine Art in Lutherville, MD.

Catch you back here tomorrow!

A fabulous painting by Tim Bell… walking away…

On August 4, 2013December 8, 2013 By Barbara StroudIn ART, Featured Artist, THOUGHTS, TRAVEL10 Comments

Monhegan, ME. Artists everywhere. I. Mean. Everywhere! Everyone is busy painting away, doing their thing, and let me tell you , there are some incredibly talented artists who’s work just blows you away! We met artist, Tim Bell (pictured) on the island years ago (I’m thinking 2006?!) and have remained friends with him through the years, and have made new friends through him. He’s such a talented, brilliant artist. Tim had so much information to share that I had to go get a pen and paper. Great, useful information. One year we watched him paint this painting… and as he walked away with it… we had to have it. So it’s pretty cool that we have this painting… good memories. We love every one of our paintings, they’re all special to us in one way or another. This is a perfect example!

Have a great Sunday! Catch you back here tomorrow!

Plein Air Easton (MD) – TODAY thru July 21, 2013!

On July 15, 2013July 15, 2013 By Barbara StroudIn ART2 Comments

If you are anywhere near Easton, MD you might want to take the time to check out Plein Air Easton. This is an event filled with some of the best artists… all busily painting away… Just to name a few… Ken DeWaard, Tim Bell, Eric Bowman, Cindy Baron, the list is long, check out the LIST OF ARTISTS PARTICIPATING this year (and read a little blip about each one)!

Also find out the details, times, locations of where artists are painting by clicking HERE…

Don’t miss the Quick Draw Competition!

From the Plein Air Easton website:

Quick Draw Competition

Saturday, July 20th, 2013 – 10:00am to 12:00pm

Watch as nearly 200 artists, competition painters, professionals, amateurs, and simply the adventurous compete and have fun as they paint out for 2 hours in Downtown, Easton.

Location: Downtown Easton, MD (map)

Phone:

410-822-7297

The Quick Draw Competition is a plein air painting competition, exhibit and sale that is open to any one registered who wishes to participate. More than 160 artists, competition painters, professionals, amateurs and the simply adventurous compete and have fun. These artists have only six blocks and two hours to complete their works. During this short time, all registered Quick Draw participants will set up their supplies and paint or draw en plein air in downtown Easton.

This is one of the most compelling experiences of the week. Together, artists and spectators are immersed in the creative process. See the scenes and how the artists interpret them. Smell the wet paint and get caught up in the excitement of watching 100’s of painting come to life before your eyes!

After the paint out, an exhibit is held on Harrison Street and paintings are exhibited on the easels on which they were created. The paintings will be judeged by Plein Air-Easton! Competition Judge, Don Demers, and awards will be presented at 1:30pm. The exhibit and all of its paintings will be removed at 2pm. Winning Quick Draw paintings will be on display at the Academy Art Museum until 4pm on Sunday. Everything about the Quick Draw is quick…so do not miss out!

Click HERE for the calendar to find out what’s going on each day…

Catch you back here tomorrow!