Plein Air organizations and painting groups across the South are coming together to host the fourth "Plein Air South" regional gathering, May 12-16, 2019 in Port St. Joe, Florida. The planning committee is hard at work scheduling 5 days of presentations, demonstrations, instruction, vendor exhibition, and of course, painting outdoors!
Read more"Perched" Receives Impressionist Award of Excellence, Oil Painters of America 2018 Eastern Regional Juried Exhibition Of Traditional Oils
OPA's 2018 Eastern Regional Exhibition is being hosted by McBride Gallery, located in Annapolis, Maryland, October 28 through November 25, 2018.
"Let There Be Light" Accepted into American Impressionist Society 19th Annual National Juried Exhibition
American Impressionist Society
19th Annual National Juried Exhibition
September 27 - October 28, 2018
Hosted by:
Peninsula School of Art – Guenzel Gallery
3900 County Road F, Fish Creek, Wisconsin 54212
www.peninsulaschoolofart.org
Thursday, Sept. 27:
AIS Opening Reception with Awards Presentation, 5 to 8pm
Peninsula School of Art’s Guenzel Gallery
Judge of Awards: Dawn Whitelaw, AIS Master
Plein Air Painters of the Southeast 2018 Paint Out, Leiper's Fork, TN September 10-15
What could be more exciting than 36 highly acclaimed artists painting on the streets and pastures of Leiper’s Fork?
Plein Air Painters of the SouthEast are so pleased to be returning to Leiper's Fork and Leiper's Creek Gallery for a week of painting and the famous “On the Porch” Sale!
On Friday and Saturday, come and experience Pap-Se creating paintings en’ plein air (in open air). You can wander from easel to easel as we paint on locations surrounding the gallery. During this time, from 10am-6pm, our paintings will be for sale on the porch. They will be framed and ready to go but you only have these two days to pick your favorite!
This is a wonderful opportunity to acquire paintings from the most celebrated and distinguished painters of the southeast. Please make plans to join us on September 14th & 15th!
"Seafood Shack" Juried Into the 2nd Annual AIS Impressions Small Works Showcase
March 23rd through April 21, 2018
Greenwich House Gallery
2124 Madison Road, Cincinnati, Ohio
Opening Reception
Friday, March 23, 2018 - 5-9pm
JUDGE OF AWARDS
AIS Master Kenn Backhaus
"Southbound"–New Works by Anne Blair Brown
We hope to see you Friday, November 3, 2017! All are welcome!
To inquire about any of the works, email katie@meyervogl.com or call (843) 805-7144.
To view all works by Anne Blair Brown, click here.
"At Peace" Juried Into the Oil Painters of America 2017 Eastern Regional Exhibition
Show Dates: Nov. 17 - Dec. 16, 2017
Juror of Awards: Howard Friedland OPA
OPA is pleased to announce that the Eastern Regional Exhibition will be hosted by Anderson Fine Art Gallery, located in St. Simons Island, Georgia, from November 17 through December 16, 2017. Anderson Fine Art Gallery is hosting an opening reception and awards ceremony on Friday, November 17, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for artists, friends, press and the public with the awards presentation at 7:30 p.m. Associate and Signature member entries canvas size may not exceed 480 square inches. OPA is pleased to have Signature artist Howard Friedland serve as this year's Juror of Awards
One of four islands that comprise the Golden Isles of Georgia, St. Simons Island is a lovely vacation spot and inviting location to paint, boasting beautiful beaches, Southern Oaks, draped with Spanish moss, antebellum plantations, Fort Frederica National Monument and the St. Simons Island Lighthouse.
"Here Comes the Sun" Selected For the American Impressionist Society 18th ANNUAL NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION
September 28th - October 29th, 2017
Opening reception Thursday, September 28th
Montgomery-Lee Fine Art
Park City, Utah
JUDGE OF AWARDS - AIS Master Albert Handell
CO-CHAIRS - Cindy Baron & Bill Davidson
AWARDS - Over $69,000 in Awards
Two Person Show: Interior Paintings by Anne Blair Brown and Larry Moore
Please join us at Brazier Gallery, Richmond, VA, September 8, 2017. I am teaming up with renown artist Larry Moore to present all new paintings featuring interior spaces.
I became fascinated with the interior paintings of Eduoard Vuillard in my early career and have since embarked on a journey of studying various ways to capture interior light. Through my paintings I explore the feeling of warmth as light pours through a window or how a cozy corner of a house can create a sense of the comforts of home.
Opening Night: September 8, 2017
Brazier Gallery, Richmond, VA
1616 West Main Street
Richmond, VA 23220 (804) 358-2771
Brazier Gallery is Richmond's exclusive gallery of contemporary realism and impressionism.
The works of more than 30 nationally acclaimed artists, from the US and Canada, are on view at all times.
The gallery, is located in The Historic Fan District, is surrounded by restaurants and other galleries, and is just blocks from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
"Color Me Happy" New Works By Anne Blair Brown Opening July 21, 2017
"Buddies" 20x20 oil on linen
Please join me July 21st at Simie Maryles Gallery, Provincetown, MA, for the opening of my show, "Color Me Happy". The show features all new works including glowing interiors and dynamic coastal scenes.
Situated in Provincetown on the tip of Cape Cod, MA, Simie Maryles Gallery is located in the East End of town in the heart of the gallery district in this community long known for its art colony and generally colorful and Bohemian flair. The gallery's owners/directors are painter Simie Maryles and blues musician Moe Van Dereck.
"Aperitifs" 12x12 oil on linen
"Late Night" 16x20 oil on linen
"Peaceful Retreat" 16x16 oil on linen
"Still of the Night" 16x16 oil on linen
You Teach Best What You Most Need To Learn
A dear friend of mine gave me a wonderful book called, “Illusions” by Richard Bach. Among the many stellar quotations included in the book was this:
You teach best what you most need to learn.
I began teaching because I had figured some stuff out about oil painting, and I thought some other folks might want to know about that stuff.
As time has gone on, I have figured out more stuff and try to share with students each new thing that I learn. What I realized while I was talking about all the stuff is that I knew the stuff conceptually, but I still had lots of room for getting better at my own painting.
As I have learned to explain my process through verbal language as well as visual language, I have stumbled on to new and better ways of approaching painting and therefore new and better ways of teaching what I know thus far.
One thing that has taught me so much is an exercise I learned from my friend Colin Page (you can check his paintings out at https://www.colinpagepaintings.com). The exercise is, you have to paint a painting in 40 brushstrokes (speaking of strokes, most students almost have one when they realize they are going to have to do this exercise).
As I practiced this exercise myself I realized how I could be of help to those learning to find their own artistic style. I could use it to get even a novice to understand what it feels like to paint loosely because the process puts you in a specific, controlled (yet free) line of thinking.
Below are examples of 40 stroke demos from recent workshops. You can see dots of color on the sides which represent each stroke completed. This helps you remember to count. In my earlier demos I stopped sometimes even before the 40 strokes because all the shapes are filled in. In the most recent demo (oranges and little green pot) I took it a little further but then stopped at 40.
Yes, all the paintings have a level of “un-finish”, but this is what the painterly painter is after: to know how to loosely fill in shapes while not going too far into tedious detail. In that sense the 40 brushstroke challenge is brilliant.
This is one example of the many ways and reasons my painting style continually evolves. The more I demonstrate this exercise the more I understand shapes, value, and how to make a brushstroke count. I seem to be teaching myself at the same time I am teaching others.
Inside and Out
Meyer Vogl Gallery, Charleston, South Carolina, will be presenting a collection of my new works from November 10–25, 2016. Please join me for the opening reception on November 10!
122 Meeting Street
Charleston, SC 29401
843.805.7144
info@meyervogl.com
Live Painting Demonstration at Lipscomb University!
As a member of The Cumberland Society of Painters, I will be doing a painting demonstration at Lipscomb University this Monday, September 12, 2016 6-8pm. The demonstration is part of a teaching series in which CSOP and Lipscomb have teamed up to inspire art students to embrace modern yet traditional art. Come join in on the fun!
'Into the Light' Show opening and LIVE PAINTING DEMONSTRATION
Join Anne at Simie Maryles Gallery, Provincetown, MA, August 26, 2016 from 7-10pm for the opening of her solo show, "Into the Light". Anne will also be doing a live painting demonstration starting at 7:30pm.
Listen To Ziggy Stardust
“If you feel safe in the area that you’re working in, you’re not working in the right area.”–David Bowie
I am grateful to be a working artist because I remember all too well being new in the art world and praying someday I could actually sell paintings. I am now blessed to have various outlets in which to sell my work whether it be a through gallery, a plein air event, or an invitational show, and I truly appreciate those who work on my behalf to place my paintings with the right clients.
But, something interesting has happened on this journey of selling art.
Read more"Sunny Disposition" awarded Silver Anniversary Award of Excellence, Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition 2016
Oil Painters of America’s Twenty-fifth Annual National Exhibition was held at the Southwest Gallery, in Dallas, Texas from May 13 - June 15, 2016.
International Artist Invitational Group Show
International Artist Invitational Group Show
717 Gallery in Easton, MD is hosting an exciting International Artist Invitational group show, featuring an outstanding selection of paintings by 14 leading artists. I am delighted to have two of my paintings included in this prestigious show!
Event Dates: June 3 - July 7,2016
Opening Reception: June 3, 2016, 5 - 8 pm
Location: 717 Gallery
Address:
717 Goldsborough Street
Easton, MD 21601
Website: www.717gallery.com
Learning Patience
The learning curves we go through as artists are constant. A student of mine turned me on to an interesting concept that helped me digest these transitions, The Four Stages of Learning, as defined by Abraham Maslow (also the author of the Hierarchy of Needs).
Read moreInspiration Comes In Many Forms
Inspiration Comes In Many FormsI recently spent a week painting in a very magical place. Inspiration was everywhere...I could hardly gather myself to choose what to paint. One particular morning I found inspiration in an alternative way.
Read moreThe Art of Study
In my last blog post I reported that I was committing to the discipline of creating small value studies before each painting. Since June I have stuck to my guns and have not painted one thing that did not start with a 3-value sketch.
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