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Sedona Plein Air: I Call Them Heroes
Note: This is Part 3, the final post, of the account of Sedona Plein Air Festival 2010 In which the artist(s) may not have seen themselves as heroes yet, nevertheless, they became heroes. Before we go any further I want … Continue reading
Sedona Plein Air: In Search of “The View”
Note: This is Part 2 of the account of Sedona Plein Air Festival 2010 In which the artist becomes finds himself obsessed with finding the perfect view and comes to realize it is all perfect in its own way, something … Continue reading
Sedona Plein Air: Out of Thin Air
Note: This post is Part 1 of several posts about the Sedona Plein Air Festival. Wherein the artist has his breath taken away when realizing that photos can not do justice to a place like Sedona, Arizona, only paintings can. … Continue reading
Gearing Up
Wherein the artist holds his breath wondering, will it all fit? Having shipped three large boxes off the the Sedona Arts Center earlier in the week, I still had one thing looming over my head: would I be able to … Continue reading
Ready for Sedona Plein Air Festival
In which the artist pauses for a moment to savor the fevered preparation it has taken be ready to paint and paint well. For the past several weeks have been filled with preparation for competition in the Sedona Plein Air … Continue reading
