plein air painting

Press Releases tagged with plein air painting

S.  Thomas "Bohemian Waxwing" Monotype

Landscape, Wildlife & Figure Painter Sharon Thomas Paints at Historic Menor's Ferry, Grand Teton National Park

Released: August 1, 2012

(Jackson, WY) -  The Grand Teton Association’s “Artists in the Environment” series presents this summer’s final program artist, Sharon Thomas. Thomas will be on location Saturday, September 8, 2012, at Menor’s Ferry in Grand Teton National Park, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. As always, this plein air painting demonstration is free and open to the public!  “I am a different sort of landscape painter,” says Sharon Thomas. “I notice what’s going on, what’s alive, around my feet---these days I observe what’s happening from eye-to-ground level. There is so much life happening the...


"RVs and Trailers" by Travis Walker.  Oil

Contemporary Western Arts Pioneer Travis Walker Paints at Grand Teton National Park

Released: July 10, 2012

(Jackson, WY)  - The Grand Teton Association’s “Artists in the Environment” Summer Plein Air Series welcomes Jackson artist Travis Walker. Walker will give a free painting demonstration on Saturday, July 14, 2012 at Oxbow Bend, Grand Teton National Park, 9:00 am - 12:00 Noon.  This event is free and open to the public!  “Everywhere I’ve ever been, my art has been about that place,” says Walker. “I remember most powerfully the places I’ve painted and drawn. The act of recording them makes me remember.” Walker first moved to Jackson Hole in 2002 to pursue an ...


"First Light on Mt.  Moran," by Steve Datz - Oil on Canvas

"Plein Air in the Park" Celebrates 75 Years of Painting in Grand Teton National Park

Released: June 20, 2012

 (Jackson, Wyoming) - "PLEIN AIR FOR THE PARK" the Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters (RMPAP) 11th Annual National Paint-Out and Exhibition, takes place July 1 – 15, 2012 in Grand Teton National Park (GTNP). The two-week paint out brings together 44 professional artists from around the country, an event that is the first of its kind at GTNP. Beginning July 1st, participating artists (including several Jackson-based painters) will paint in GTNP and the Jackson Hole, Wyoming area.  Artists will conduct painting demonstrations at the Craig Thomas Discovery &...


Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters 11th Annual National Paint Out & Exhibition

Released: June 1, 2012

  (Jackson, Wyoming) - "PLEIN AIR FOR THE PARK," the Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters (RMPAP) 11th Annual National Paint-Out and Exhibition, takes place July 1 – 15, 2012 in Grand Teton National Park (GTNP). The two-week paint out brings together 44 professional artists from around the country, an event that is the first of its kind. Beginning July 1st, participating artists (including several Jackson-based painters) will paint in GTNP and the Jackson Hole, Wyoming area. Artists will also conduct painting demonstrations daily at the Craig Thomas Discovery &...


"Down Wind," 18 x 27" Oil by Gregory I.  McHuron

Renowned Plein Air Painter Gregory I. McHuron Opens Grand Teton "Artists in the Environment"

Released: June 1, 2012

(Jackson, Wyoming) -  The Grand Teton Association invites the public to join world-renowned artist Gregory I. McHuron, for a live plein air painting demonstration at Grand Teton National Park's Blacktail Pond, one of the Park’s most beautiful overlooks. The event is free and open to the public.  McHuron will paint on site Saturday, June 9, 2012, 4:00-7:00 pm.  A leader of Jackson Hole’s plein air painting tradition, Greg McHuron primarily paints wildlife and landscapes throughout the United States and Canada. Classically trained, McHuron is...


"Niko," by Travis Walker

Grand Teton National Park Presents "Artists in the Environment 2012"

Released: April 12, 2012

The Grand Teton Association Presents the 2012 “Artists in the Environment” Plein Air Summer Series Schedule, Grand Teton National Park Gregory I. McHuron Date: June 9, 2012 Location: Blacktail Pond Time: 4:00 - 7:00 pm Gregory I. McHuron has been painting wildlife and landscapes throughout the United States and Canada for 35 years. A Syracuse native, he was raised in Colorado, Wyoming, Alaska and California.  McHuron has long painted Jackson’s surrounding area and the West, capturing a wide variety of subjects. He is active in many arts organizations,...