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 you to click on the first image below. (The image will enlarge and, after that, you can click on each image to advance the slideshow.) In these photos of the Sedona competing artists by photographer Tim Poly, look at their faces and/or their demeanor. Do you see the fully-engaged people I see? Serious and yet lighthearted, present and focused yet […]
Sedona Plein Air: In Search of “The View” (4)
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 he should have known in the first place. The View Joshua Been‘s “Cathedral Reflections” made a powerful impact as the image used in the Sedona Plein Air Festival 2010 postcard, website, and mailings. His inspired decision to paint this iconic land form as a reflection in a small river is plein air at its best. This is a powerful image, […]
Sedona Plein Air: Out of Thin Air (3)
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. And wherein 32 artists attempt to remedy this by creating, out of thin air, a major exhibit. Take a moment to look at this photo. See that modest little road? Note the clearly visible bike lanes, firmly painted as if to say “bikes are as important as cars”. That’s 179, the major highway into Sedona. See the buildings, adobe-like dwellings, […]