2019-03-01_American_Art_Collector

PLEIN AIR

ARTISTS

COLORADO

Jennifer Riefenberg, (303) 250-2015

http://www.pleinairartistscolorado.com

Colorado attracts some of the

top plein air artists from across

the country with its inspiring

scenery and wonderful climate.

Plein Air Artists Colorado

(PAAC) showcases this talent

in their annual National

Juried Exhibition and Sale.

2019 marks its 23rd anniversary

of the exhibition, taking place

at Studio 8369 in Grand Lake,

Colorado, which is one of the

state’s newest fine art galleries.

The exhibition, held June 1 to

28, offers premier examples

of excellence in painting that

can be achieved outdoors, en

plein air.

PAAC was created for the

love of plein air painting

and for members to enjoy

the camaraderie of painting

outdoors. A founding

principal is that PAAC creates

opportunities for artists of

all levels to paint outdoors

together on a regular basis.

Along with the exhibition,

PAAC will be organizing

a week of painting for all

members to experience and

paint the beauty of Grand

County, Colorado, and to enjoy

the company of other artists.

Artwork painted during this

week, on location, may also be

purchased through the gallery,

so don’t miss out on owning

an original painting of this

stunning country.

ROCHELLE

JOHNSON

1229 W. 10th Avenue, Denver,

CO 80204, (303) 907-1913

http://www.rochellejohnsonstudio.com

Rochelle Johnson was born

and raised in Denver, where

she found her passion for

drawing at an early age. As

a child, she discovered the

work of Lois Mailou Jones

and Jacob Lawrence, and was

further inspired by the Denver

Black Arts Festival in the 1980s.

The experience of meeting the

artists and seeing their work

ignited her passion for the arts.

“I create portraits of urban

life,” says Johnson. “Growing

up in Denver in one of the

most diverse neighborhoods

in the city, I longed to see

the beauty I saw every day

in my neighborhood. I like

to focus on people doing

what’s natural to them,

what they normally do in

their surroundings. I can

be inspired by something

as simple as a portrait that

captures the spirit of the sitter,

or a street scene where a

homeless person gathers their

thoughts before their next

move. I’m still developing my

style and every day I learn

something new. As I continue

to focus on the people in

my city as it grows, I paint

what’s happening today in my

neighborhood.”

Through February 27 she

will participate in the show

Reflections of the Muse at La

Cour Bistro and Art Bar in

Denver. She is represented by

Framed Gallery in Cleveland,

and patrons can stop by her

Rochelle Johnson Studio in

Denver to see the work.

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1

Plein Air Artists

Colorado, Towa rd

Christoval, oil, 8 x 16",

by Debra Joy Groesser.

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Plein Air Artists

Colorado, Backlit Barn,

oil on linen, 12 x 16",

by JoAnna Arnett.

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Rochelle Johnson,

Southern Gentleman,

oil, 36 x 35"

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DESTINATION  COLORADO