Carmel Art Festival 2013 Paintings

Santa Lucia Shadows 12 x 12

Top of the World Carmel Valley 11 x 14

Painted Hillside, Carmel Valley 11 x 14

Rolling Hills 12 x 12

Getting Ready for the 20th Carmel Art Festival

This is the twentieth Carmel Art Festival and it looks like a great group of artists and a forecast for good weather.
I will be painting tenatively in the beautiful hills of Carmel Valley.
This is a plein air competition and auction to benefit art education.

I will also have several paintings on display at the Chapman Gallery as guest artist during the festival.
The Chapman Gallery is located on 7th between San Carlos  and Mission.

This blog does a great job of linking to all the artists' websites:

http://villageinforest.blogspot.com/2013/05/20th-annual-carmel-art-festival-2013.html

Carmel Art Festival P.O. box 7191 Carmel, California 93921

Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Signature Membership

Great News in my email today:

" Dear Robin,

I am pleased to inform you that the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association has selected you as a one of ten new Signature Members of the organization, effective immediately. This membership is acknowledgement of the superior talents and artistic leadership that you bring to the plein air genre. Congratulations on your achievement!"

This was juried by Jean Stern, Director, the Irvine Museum and ten paintings were submitted. The Signature Members of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association are painters whose work I deeply admire and I am thrilled by this acceptance.

 Here is a link to this great organization:

http://www.lpapa.org/index.html

The Results Are In!

Thank you to all the amazing artists who submitted their work for review.
We would like to acknowledge the superior talents and artistic leadership that you all bring to the plein air genre´.

Congratulations on your achievements!

 

 

Two paintings, "Arche At Point Lobos" and" Pacific Swirls" to be displayed at the California Art Club "On the Water" exhibit

Pacific Swirls 14 x11

Arche at Point  Lobos 13 x 18

On the Water
The Old Mill, 1120 Old Mill Road, San Marino, CA 91108; May 7 – September 1, 2013

Reception:
5/9/2013
5:30-7:30
626/449-5458

This is an exhibit of paintings by California Art Club Artist and Signature Members, so I am looking forward to seeing many wonderful ocean and beach paintings. It lasts all summer,  if your travels take you to Southern California this summer, I highly recommend it.The exhibit is  viewable online at http://www.californiaartclub.org/on-the-water/

"Breathing Room" new plein air landscape of the Northen California Hills, demonstration and set up

Breathing Room 12 x 22


In honor of Earth Day, I 'm posting this painting of the open space close to my home. When I drive here to paint I heave a sigh of relief as the  open fields and hills come into view. This is a rural area and my painting sessions are only interrupted by curious cows.

My process was pretty much my usual, horizon as the starting point and working my way down the paper.

Here's my SUV Studio  set up ,with my stool pulled out of the way.

A passerby kindly took this "'Action Photo " I sit on the stool or in the car depending on the placement of the sun ( I keep it off the paper always!) The SUV  liftback helps shade me and my paper.

"Curve of the Earth " Honorable Mention Prize in 2nd Annual Plein Air Salon

I just found out "Curve of the Earth" won a $500 honorable mention in the 2nd Annual Plein Air Salon Competition.
Thrilled especially when I look at the other paintings and painters in the contest.
 Thank you to the editors of Plein Air Magazine and Michael Zakian.

 
The Grand Prize winner: "Alterations," by Shelby Keefe, 2012, oil, 20 x 16 in. Private collection


2nd Place winner: "Big Sur," by Jesse Powell, oil, 16 x 24 in.
Second place in the 2nd Annual PleinAir Salon Competition and a check for $3,000 went to California artist Jesse Powell for "Big Sur."
 
3rd Place winner: "Sunflowers and Gladiolus," by Jim McVicker, oil, 36 x 30 in.
Third place and a check for $1,500 went to Californian Jim McVicker for "Sunflowers and Gladiolus."
 
Honorable Mention: "Chasing Light," by Kim Casebeer, oil, 36 x 36 in.

Honorable Mention: "Hills Above Nicasio, by Davis Perkins, oil, 30 x 30 in.

Honorable Mention: "Curve of the Earth," by Robin Purcell, watercolor, 21 x 16 in.
Honorable Mention awards worth $500 were presented to Kim Casebeer, Davis Perkins, and Robin Purcell.
You can read more  about the contest here:
 http://www.outdoorpainter.com/awards/winner-of-2nd-annual-pleinair-salon-competition-receives-$15000.html