Art Show
Abundance
This year's California Nut Festival Art Barn will feature local artists and their interpretation of
"Abundance". The subjects of the art displayed range from still life studies to fantasy birds and
plants and those paintings done "en plein air."
Featured Artists
- Dave Dragoman
- Augie Velasquez
- Amber Palmer
- Carol Preble-Miles
- Nancy Sowardby
- Lynne Stefanetti
- David Ullman
Plein Air Art
Nineteenth century French Impressionists popularized the practice of
painting "en plein air". Rebels, such as Berthe Morisot, Claude Monet,
and Auguste Renoir, turned away from historical subjects favored by
art academies to paint spontaneous impressions of Parisians strolling
along boulevards and boaters floating down the Seine.
A plein air artist must capture a scene rapidly before the light
changes with motor skills that match those of a superb fly fisherman.
An expert command of drawing, perspective, and color theory is
essential, as well as a strong sense of design. Our local artists
lug equipment over hills and through mud, brave rain, cold, and heat,
and survive attacks by bees and wasps. When a plein air artist
succeeds in capturing freshness of vision all thoughts of discomfort vanish.