Plein Air Week...

Aren't they all? Yes, but this week is Plein Air on the Yellowstone...the annual one week event I've been involved with for the last four years, sponsored by the Livingston Center for the Arts. I paint in Park County Montana, along with 20 some other painters. Always a good reminder of what a gorgeous county I live in!

At the beginning of the week, we get our blank canvases stamped and are then let loose to paint across the county. Earlier in the week, I hiked into Kersey Lake in the Beartooths to paint. Last night I was at the Farmer's Market in Livingston painting with some of the other artists. Today, I'm headed over to Cooke City to paint. (Cross your fingers for good light and no wind)

So much ground to cover in so little time...Each artist will turn in 3 wet paintings, (if all goes well!). It's a fast and furious week, culminating in the 'wet paint' reception Friday at 5:30 - 7:30 pm at the Livingston Center for the Arts on Main Street in Livingston Montana. Hope you can make it.

Kersey Lake painting

Painting the sunset over the Yellowstone River in Paradise Valley

P.S....

I've been particularly inspired this week, after attending Artistic Vision II last weekend in Jackson Hole, WY. A fabulous group of artists had an intimate event that I was fortunate enough to attend - a group show of their work along with a few lectures on color, composition and framing. It was an absolutely stellar event for the collector as well as the artist. Inspiring to say the least.

The next best thing to being there...check out their work online -

Clyde Aspevig
Tim Lawson
Len Chmiel
Dan Pinkham