The Things They Carry and How They Set Up Their Plein Air Kits(61 minutes)
Watercolorist Karen Beauprie painting from her bike;
Kathleen Newman on a windy beach with pastels;
Rich Weber in the field painting with a French easel;
Stephanie Weidner and Don Yang showing small, light pochade boxes they built and how they pack (very) light.
Demo: Skiing into Glacier for the Perfect Snow Scene with Scott Tallman Powers (60 minutes)
Demo: Painting Light in the Dark of a Nocturne with Michael Latala (97 minutes)
Demo: On the Cutting-Edge Using Palette Knives with Maggie Capettini (47 minutes)
How to Be Your Own Best Critic - Salvaging Your Paintings with Steve Puttrich discussing and demonstrating (68 minutes)
Blick Utrecht Color Theory for Painters with Joe Gyurscak (38 minutes)
Painting Fast - Stop Chasing the Sun with the Efficient Palette with Mary Gingrich (12 minutes)
Marketing Your Art:Mark Cleveland discusses Creating a Web Presence (36 Minutes)
How to Make a Plan for Your Art (41 minutes)
Save the Bees and Finding Personal Meaning from Mary Longe;
Finding Your Niche with Zhanna Biletska;
Exhibiting Sketches and Paintings with Karen Beauprie;
Improving in a Year of Painting by Hannah Heyer.
Nancie King Mertz presents Beyond Raw Talent - How an Internationally Acclaimed Artist Does It (24 minutes
How to Photograph Your Art using a Cell Phone with Errol Jacobson (12 minutes)
Using Square to Accept Money presented by Marcy Calkins (12 minutes)
Chat with Tim Powers Wilson on His Residency Painting Maine Coastlines 10/5/21
A Chat with Philip Juras - Painting the Praries August 10, 2021
PAPC Demo by Errol Jacobson Lincoln Square, Giddings Plaza, June 16, 2021
Errol’s demo discusses perspective, people in paintings and design. This painting was so good, it sold on the spot.
PAPC Demonstration by Frankie Johnson, Lincoln Park, July 10, 2021
PAPC Demo by Stephanie Weidner, July 3, 2021 Chicago Riverwalk
On a glorious Saturday, July 3rd, Stephanie Weidner, a founder of the PAPC, demonstrates a plein air oil painting focusing on the iconic multi-story American Flag hung each year from the Wrigley building. This is a PAPC member favorite because it is an iconic scene and, the site along the Chicago Riverwalk is festive and full of non stop people on the walkways, and boats, barges, kayaks and tours on the water.
Andrew Conklin Critic for 09 02 2020 PAPC Virtual Paint Out 1
Scott Tallman Powers 4/25/2020 PAPC Virtual Paint Out & Critique
Founder of the Plein Air Painters Chicago in 2003, Scott Tallman Powers showed why his reputation as a painter and a teacher has continued to be legend among plein air painters in Chicago.
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Plein Air 2021
Videos of Key Note speakers and facilitated discussions of the above videos.
Keynote 1
Activating Color – The Nourishment Projects with Soma Roy.
Soma Roy, founder of The Nourishment Projects gives dimension to color. She weaves art, history, science and poetry, making choice and use come alive.
Packing Your Plein Air Bag – Discuss the supplies used for plein air.
Facilitator – Ray Vlcek
Artist Panel:
Karen Beauprie – Watercolors
Kathleen Newman – Pastels
Rich Weber – French Easel
Stephanie Weidner – Light and DYI Pochade Box
Don Yang – Light and DYI Pochade Box
Demos: Discuss the Techniques of the Guest Artists
Facilitator – Laurie Kennard
Artist Panel:
Scott Tallman Powers – Snow Scene
Michael Latala – Nocturne
Maggie Capettini – Palette Knives
Color Theory with Joe Gyurcsak
Facilitator – Barbara Herring
Photographing Your Art with Errol Jacobson
Facilitator – Jerry Stevens
Creating a Plan for Your Art
Facilitator – Howard Crystal
Artist Panel:
Karen Beauprie
Zhanna Bieletska
Hannah Heyer
Mary Longe
Being Your Own Best Critic with Steve Puttrich
Facilitator – Fabiola Roquena
Marketing Yourself and Your Art
Facilitator – Mark Cleveland
Artist Panel:
Marcy Calkins
Nancie King Mertz
Sue Whitney
Efficient Palette with Mary Gingrich
Facilitator – Deborah Paige Jackson
Keynote 2
The Art of Inspiring the Next Generations with Barbara Rosenstock and Mary Grandpre’
Facilitator – Robin Strand
Author Barbara Rosenstock and Illustrator Mary Grandpre’ collaborated to educate and inspire children through four gorgeous picture books about artists, Claude Monet, Vincent VanGogh, Wassily Kandinsky and Marc Chagall. With Robin Strand facilitating, Barb, writer of 18 nonfiction stories, and Mary, illustrator of the Harry Potter books, will discuss their inspirations and process for creating these wonderful books. They’ll offer insights on how we, as artists, can impart our knowledge and enthusiasm for art and plein air painting.
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