Shadow Side of Shark16x20 PLEIN AIR PAINTING |
The other side of this rock, is where many of the PAPA members paint... members that include Ken Auster, Kenn Backhaus, Bye Bitney, Gil Dellinger, Frank LaLumia, Jean LeGassick, Kevin Macpherson, Ned Mueller, Ralph Oberg, Ray Roberts, Ron
Rencher, Jane Shuss, Matt Smith, Brian Stewart, George Strickland it`s founder: Denise
Burnes.
The difference between these two small bays, is the difference between night and day! Over there, the waves are large and fast moving (known as Shark Harbor).
This small harbor is "Little Harbor"...appropriate!
If you want to see the other side, refer to my painting in this selection,second from the end, titled: "Morning Fog"
All of the plein air paintings in this section were created between 1986 and 1996, during the annual Plein Air Painters of America Show.
In 1985, Denise approached me while at a show in Scottsdale Arizona, asking me to join a group she was putting together. At the time, there was maybe 12 or so of us, but over the years other artists were
invited to join PAPA. Many artists in the U.S., who paint "en plein air," really owe a debt of gratitude to Denise for her great vision, and starting the ball to roll, to help "rediscover" plein
air painting!
This was also accomplished by 10 years of national advertising in 3 to 4
major art publications, which Billups was the sole advertising chairman, setting up all ads in all
publications for those initial 10 years.
Today the membership includes such artists as Ken Auster, Christopher Blossom, Bye
Bitney, Scott Burdick, Gil Dellinger, Gay Faulkenberry, Joseph Paquet, Ray
Roberts, Matt Smith, Kevin Macpherson and Skip Whitcomb, to name a few.
The rest is history.
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