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Catching the Light
August
30
–
September 29, 2024
RECEPTION:
August 31, 2024
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24-07
Myra Lobel, Lonely Road, oil on canvas
About the exhibition
The East Branch Delaware River Plein Air Painters have gathered each week for the past 10 years to draw and paint the hills and valleys of Delaware County. In a tradition begun by the Impressionists, plein air painters work quickly to capture the shifting play of light as it moves across the landscape. ArtUp is pleased to present this collection of their work
Paint Out
East Branch Delaware River Plein Air Painters
September 29, 2024
2-4pm
Join the East Branch Delaware River Plein Air Painters for an immersive afternoon of art at the ArtUp Gallery. You're invited to bring your own materials and engage in plein air painting, sketching, or drawing. Share your work with fellow artists and experience the beauty of the outdoors through art. As a special treat, all participants will receive one fresh apple.
This is a free event open to all skill levels—come create, connect, and enjoy the creative process.
Tabitha Gilmore-Barnes, Batavia Kill at Kelly Corners, Pastel
Sara Stone, August, watercolor
Sheila McManus, Shack #2, Oil on Canvas Board
Tabitha Gilmore-Barnes, Summer in New Kingston, Pastel
Gail Freund, Burdock on Madalyn's Farm, India Ink on Paper
Deb Ruggerio, Marguiles' Red Barn in Summer, Watercolor on paper
Deb Ruggerio, View in Denver-Vega, Watercolor on paper
Michelle Sidrane, Denver Valley Farm, Pastel on Paper
About the Artist
The East Branch Delaware River Plein Air Painters
In 2011, Alix Travis, a watercolorist living in the town of Halcottsville in New York State’s Delaware County, along with fellow artists, participated in a fund-raising event for the East Branch Public Library. The library set the theme of “Scenic Route 30.” For a number of weeks, individually or in small groups, we painted Tuesday mornings all along 30. Later, this informal group continued with the same schedule, meeting at different spots, public and private, painting for a few hours, then reviewing our individual efforts with appreciative, supportive criticisms. We brought our lunches.
When Alix moved in 2016, the task of finding suitable venues fell to Michele Sidrane and Kathleen Green. The number of painters grew. As the seasons came and went - usually May through October- participants joined and left, all levels of experience were welcomed. Our painting skills improved, the mysteries of interpreting our Catskill landscape slowly revealed themselves, and friendships were formed.
For many painters - myself included - the observation, interpretation, and decision making involved in creating an image is primarily a solitary pursuit. The Tuesday morning group outings provide an opportunity to visit places I otherwise would not go and the informal exchange with other painters provides a degree of encouragement that all creative endeavors need. We all grow.
—Bob Axelrod
The East Branch Delaware River Plein Air Painters are:
Robert Axelrod
Stormy Brandenberger
Agnes Freas
Gail Freund
Tabitha Gilmore-Barnes
Kathleen Green
Irina Grinevtskaya
Oneida Hammond
Ann Hoffman
Robin Kappy
Linda Lariar
Meg Leveson
Myra Lobel
Patrice Lorenz
Ron Macklin
Sheila McManus
Helene Manzo
Deb Ruggerio
Sonia Schories
Michelle Sidrane
Marcus Simpson
Sara Stone
