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Camille Przewodek Takes 13th Annual PleinAir Salon 1st Place

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Cherie Dawn Haas

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May 31, 2024

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CEO and Publisher Eric Rhoads, Artist Camille Przewodek, and PleinAir Salon Manager Kari Stober

“This has been my goal for eleven years,” said landscape painter Camille Przewodek when she won the Grand Prize of the 13th Annual PleinAir® Salon.

There were 278 paintings included in the judging for the 13th Annual PleinAir Salon Art Competition. This year’s competition drew almost 11,000 entries from nearly 3,000 artists, representing 73 countries. For her painting, “Sonoma Farm Vista,” Camille was awarded a $15,000 cash prize, and her work will be featured on the cover of PleinAir® Magazine.

Camille Przewodek, “Sonoma Farm Vista,” Oil, 9 x 12 in.

“It’s my favorite painting spot,” Camille said of ‘Sonoma Farm Vista.’ “I cannot paint a painting from this spot that does not sell. Now I never paint to sell. I try to just paint the best painting I can, and it’ll eventually find an owner.”

One reason Camille returns to this location, which is in Petaluma, California, is the versatility of the views. She explained that because it’s from the top of a hill, she can choose any direction for the view she wants to paint at that time. “I will paint at the same location over and over and over again,” she said. “Even when I return to the same spot, it’s going to be a completely different painting.”

In addition to her art training at Wayne State University in Detroit, and earning a BFA in Illustration at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, Camille studied painting with master colorist Henry Hensche at the Cape School of Art in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Camille is a Signature Member of the Laguna Plein Air Painters and the California Art Club; and a Master Signature Member of the American Impressionist Society, Oil Painters of America, and American Women Artists.

Watch the 13th Annual PleinAir Salon Awards Ceremony:

Left to Right: Eric Rhoads, CherieDawn Haas, Suzie Baker, Rick J. Delanty, Deborah Chabrian, Camille Przewodek, Lisa Mozzini-McDill, Linda Delaney, Steven Walker, Charles Newman, Kelly Kane

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Rest in Peace, Art Advocate Roy Chief Rose

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Fine Art Today

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May 31, 2024

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Painting of Roy Chief Rose, by Joe Paquet

A tribute to Roy Chief Rose (1935-2024)
by Joe Paquet

With the passing of Roy Chief Rose, the plein air world lost one of its most ardent advocates.

He was a gentleman of the old school, a brilliant entrepreneur, art collector, and patron with a touch of visionary too.

I was fortunate to call him a friend.

Art was his passion and after initially investing in the early California Impressionists he decided to change his focus to the living artists. He encouraged many others to do so as well and many of us were the fortunate recipients.

In the very early years of the Plein Air movement, he and an amazing group of volunteers created the group SAPAP (Society for the Advancement of Plein Air Painting) and worked tirelessly with the Plein Air Painters of America to host a yearly exhibition on Catalina Island. In those early, lean years he purchased many paintings to help keep the show afloat.

In later years the show’s extraordinary success was largely due to his efforts and attention to detail.

He believed in doing things well and elegantly.

To those of us whose work he collected, I can fairly say he changed our lives.

In my own case, I can track an extraordinary series of events that stemmed from the first painting he purchased.

His quotes are memorable:

“Never buy art for an investment; buy it because you love it and want to live with it.”
“There is a vast difference between a collection and an accumulation.”

To the wider world, the ripple effect of his support and guidance to so many will be felt far into the future.

I personally will miss my friend and our talks about art and life while sipping a cocktail above Avalon Harbor.

I’m grateful our paths crossed.

Cheers to you Mr. Rose.

~Joe Paquet

Virtual Gallery Walk for May 31st, 2024

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Fine Art Today

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May 31, 2024

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As part of our effort to continue to help artists and art galleries thrive, we’re proud to bring you this week’s “Virtual Gallery Walk.” Browse the artwork below and click the image itself to learn more about it, including how to contact the gallery.

Vineyard Showers, Larry Cannon, watercolor, 11 x 14 in; Larry Cannon

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For Miles and Miles, Paula B. Holtzclaw, oil on linen panel, 18 x 28 in; Illume Gallery West

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The Magic Hour, Kim Lordier, pastel, 24 x 30 in; Huse Skelly Gallery

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Sombras de la Tarde, George Hallmark, oil, 24 x 30 in; Artzline.com

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Breathtaking, Marian Fortunati, oil on RayMar linen panel, 24 x 24 in; Santa Paula Museum

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Handled with Care: Shaker Master Crafts and the Art of Barbara Prey

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May 31, 2024

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Shaker art - Barbara Ernst Prey (b. 1957), "Red Cloak Blue Bucket," 2019, watercolor and drybrush on paper, 28 x 40 in. — Barbara Ernst Prey (b. 1957), "Red Cloak Blue Bucket," 2019, watercolor and drybrush on paper, 28 x 40 in.

The New Britain Museum of American Art (NBMAA, Connecticut) is presenting the exhibition “Handled with Care: Shaker Master Crafts and the Art of Barbara Prey” through October 6, 2024.

It has been 250 years since the United Society of Believers, more commonly called Shakers, arrived in America from England. They made by hand most of what they needed — tools, baskets, tubs, cleaning and measuring devices — and sold many more of those items to the outside world.

A leading repository of their creations is Hancock Shaker Village (Pittsfield, Massachusetts), which in 2018 invited the artist Barbara Ernst Prey to create 10 large watercolors of anything on its property that engaged her attention. She has loaned six of the resulting works to NBMAA’s show, which also features items from Pittsfield that all have handles and have survived in good condition. These have been selected by curator M. Stephen Miller.

For more details, please visit www.nbmaa.org.

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Virtual Gallery Walk for May 24th, 2024

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May 24, 2024

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As part of our effort to continue to help artists and art galleries thrive, we’re proud to bring you this week’s “Virtual Gallery Walk.” Browse the artwork below and click the image itself to learn more about it, including how to contact the gallery.

Valley Sunset, Larry Cannon, watercolor, 10 x 14 in; Larry Cannon

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The Path it Chooses, Kimball Geisler, oil, 18 x 24 in; Huse Skelly Gallery

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Time Passages, George Hallmark, oil, 24 x 24 in; Artzline.com

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Swirl, Jeanne Rosier Smith, pastel, 12 x 18 in; Dare/Sandpiper Gallery

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Early Morning Monhegan, Roger Rossi, oil, 24 x 30, in; Folly Cove Gallery

Want to see your gallery featured in an upcoming Virtual Gallery Walk? Contact us at [email protected] to advertise today. Don’t delay, as spaces are first come, first served, and availability is limited.

What Became of Dr. Smith

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May 24, 2024

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Raised in Mississippi and now based in Nashville, the artist Noah Saterstrom earned a B.F.A. from the University of Mississippi and then an M.F.A. from Scotland’s Glasgow School of Art.

In 2017, he began a long search in state, local, and private archives for information about his great-grandfather, the traveling optometrist D.L. Smith. Eventually, he learned that Dr. Smith spent his last four decades at the Mississippi State Insane Hospital in Jackson (“The Old Asylum”) and later in nearby Whitfield.

Noah Saterstrom (b. 1974), "What Became of Dr. Smith" (detail), 2023, oil on canvas, 122 x 6 feet (overall), collection of the artist — Noah Saterstrom (b. 1974), “What Became of Dr. Smith” (detail), 2023, oil on canvas, 122 x 6 feet (overall), collection of the artist

This ancestor had been all but erased from the family’s history, so Saterstrom created a monumental painting — composed of 183 canvases spanning 122 feet — that tries to tell the man’s story.

This vast work is the centerpiece of the Mississippi Museum of Art’s exhibition “What Became of Dr. Smith,” which also presents artifacts from Smith’s life, including letters, newspaper clippings, and photographs.

The show highlights the Asylum Hill Project, which is finding ways to memorialize the approximately 7,000 individuals whose remains were discovered on that site more than a decade ago.

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“What Became of Dr. Smith”
Mississippi Museum of Art
Jackson, Mississippi
msmuseumart.org
through September 22, 2024

The accompanying catalogue, edited by curator Megan Hines, includes an interview with Saterstrom conducted by the novelist Ann Patchett, whose 2019 book The Dutch House has a Saterstrom painting on its cover, and also an essay by British painter Timothy Hyman situating “What Became of Dr. Smith” within the history of narrative painting.

Saterstrom has already sold more than 1,500 paintings related to Dr. Smith through the charitable Instagram platform Artist Support Pledge.

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The 52nd Annual Prix de West

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May 24, 2024

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Prix de West - Brent Cotton (b. 1972), "November Morning," 2024, oil on board, 26 x 40 in. — Brent Cotton (b. 1972), "November Morning," 2024, oil on board, 26 x 40 in.

The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is hosting its 52nd annual Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition & Sale, with a display of nearly 300 paintings and sculptures created by more than 85 invited talents.

At a Glance:
Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition & Sale
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
nationalcowboymuseum.org/prixdewest
Through August 4

Their works depict landscapes, wildlife, figures, portraits, and moments in Western history and lore. Prix de West is the museum’s largest annual fundraiser, with last year’s revenues totaling more than $4 million.

The action really gets underway on the weekend of June 7–8, when collectors in person and online will enjoy a range of seminars, workshops, receptions, dinners, awards presentation, fixed-price sale, and of course the live auction. Among the presenters that weekend will be John Coleman, Scott Gale, Daniel J. Keys, T. Allen Lawson, Huihan Liu, Walter T. Matia, and Sonya Terpening.

To make reservations, see the full schedule, or arrange to bid by proxy, please visit the museum’s website.

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Highlights From the 11th Annual Plein Air Convention

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Cherie Dawn Haas

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May 21, 2024

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A moment from Kenn Backhaus's Main Stage demo at PACE

Hello from PACE in the stunning Great Smoky Mountains! This week, we’re bringing you a few favorite moments from the 11th Annual Plein Air Convention & Expo, held at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort in North Carolina. The excitement has been building for weeks up to this moment, with hundreds of painters joining us from all over the world for a week of demonstrations, paint-outs, parties, and more.

This year, the Opening Ceremony included a special Lifetime Achievement Award presentation for Kenn Backhaus, who is a Signature Artist Member of the California Art Club, a Master Signature Member of both the Oil Painters of America and the American Impressionist Society, a Signature member of the Plein Air Painters of America. He also served as President of the Plein Air Painters of America.

Kenn led a workshop on the Main Stage of PACE as well, where he explained that when he’s almost finished with a painting, he puts it into a frame to judge how it will affect the presentation of the painting and to help him see what may need further development.

CEO and host Eric Rhoads, Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Kenn Backhaus, and PleinAir Magazine Editor-in-Chief Kelly Kane

We also welcomed student painters who came on scholarship, and Eric announced that next year we plan to bring 100 students under the age of 25 to PACE, investing $100,000 to support the next generation of plein air painters.

In a much-anticipated segment, we also announced the winners of this year’s PleinAir Salon, which had nearly 11,000 entries from almost 3,000 artists from 73 countries. The top prizes went to Camille Przewodek (Grand Prize, $15,000 cash and the cover of PleinAir™ Magazine); Steven Walker (Second Place, $3,000); and Charles Newman (Third Place, $1,500).