En Plein Air: Favorite Landscape Painters?

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Marilyn H. — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 01:25:07 GMT

Forgot to add Rick's web address: www.rickhowell.com

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Marilyn H. — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 01:24:16 GMT

I'm a huge fan of Rick Howell, OPA, out of Colorado. Every painting takes my breath away with the subtleness of his palette. His book andDVD on plein air painting comes out this May or June. A friend has raved about Howell's mentoring program - available by word of mouth or referral. Also a fan of Frank Serrano, Skip Whitcomb, and . . . so many.

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Eric Weisman — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:46:59 GMT

I'd like to add Jeremy Lipking, Marc Dalessio, Jacob Collins, and Ben Fenske.

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NJ ART — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:44:02 GMT

Everyone that answered has selected some excellent artists. I would like to add to the list , Albert Handell, Richard Mc Daniel , Elizabeth Mowry. Bob Rohm , Ann Templeton, Doug Dawson and Richard Mckinley.

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kenkarlarts — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:16:37 GMT

You all got it right. I love Richard Schmid and his DVD's are a must. My newest find is Rick Howell.

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kenkarlarts — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:13:59 GMT

You all got it right. I love Richard Schmid and his DVD's are a must. My newest find is Rick Howell.

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Wessel — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:34:21 GMT

Apart from the great French impressionists I think the American en plein air painters are great. I don't know many of them beigng s South African but I like the current group of American artists like Glenn Dean and also Camille Prezewodek. Of the old school a American painters I have place for William Morris-Hunt although he did a lot of portraits.

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jaymace — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:00:44 GMT

I have found Lanford Monroe's artwork to be very inspiring to me. While she is known primarily for wildlife, her animals were always placed within subtly beautiful landscapes.

Corot's work is mesmerizing.

Living artists that haven't been mentioned yet are Jim Wilcox and Richard Schmid.

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Allison Malafronte — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:06:17 GMT

These are all such great responses, and I appreciate being introduced to some names I was not aware of, especially CIndy House. Just looked at her website, and I can see what several people listed her as an inspiration.

And you're right, Jennifer. There aren't nearly enough women on the list! I also admire Camille Przewodek's and Jean LeGassick's work, and Marcia Burtt and Lynn Gertenbach are two other great landscape painters.

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Joshua Been — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:12:54 GMT

If you like the obvious ones ie. Christensen, Smith, Aspevig, you're going to love:

Jill Carver http://www.jillcarver.com

Bryan Mark Taylor http://www.bryanmarktaylor.com

Trevor Chamberlain(no website but paste this in URL)www.amazon.com/.../ref=sr_1_4

William Scott Jennings http://www.wsjennings.com

Kim English (no website) www.artaspens.com/.../gallery20.html

Greg Larock http://www.greglarock.com/

Scott Lloyd Anderson www.scottlloydanderson.com

Kathryn Stats http://www.kathrynstats.com/

Enjoy, good discussion!!

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Michael Orwick — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:34:33 GMT

This is a great forum, I have had a great time revisiting artists and learning about new ones lik Cindy House she is amazing.

Brent Cotton is fantastic and a very friendly and sharing person to boot. Scott Christensen blows my mind, I took a 9 day workshop with him and I still sit in awe.

Studying illustration in college I fell in love with father Wyeth, N.C. Wyeth . It was Wyeth that led me to learn more about impressionism especially early California impressionism. This has become one of my biggest loves. It is now artists like Guy Rose William Wendt, Grandville Redmond and Edgar Payne who I like. I love the freshness of the paintings, I like that they are not after a photographic representation, but rather a painting that conveys what is was like to be there at the that time. They all have a comfort and control that one can feel in how the paint was applied. I want that. I want the paint to become like an extension of me, of my thoughts and feelings toward a place. It is a funny thing that to get to the point where things feel natural and thoughtless we must first study so much that it can all become second nature.

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kls333 — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:48:18 GMT

Russell Chatham beautifully captured huge Montana expanses in tiny oil paintings, back in the '80's, but those are hard to find at this late date. Now he seems to be doing mostly lithographs, and they are quite evocative of the light and space of that wide-open state. Thank you, Mrgee, for reminding me of Charles Burchfield... always loved his work and your post sent me on an hour-long internet review of it!

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Michael Lynne — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:37:24 GMT

One artist I admire, who is more of a painterly realist, is Neil Welliver. He often did small on location paintings that he would reference again in his studio forr larger finished work.

Another contemporary artist I admire is Charles Sovek for his painterliness and vibrant color usage As you can see from the responses already in there are a lot of great artist out there!

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jenniferyoung.com — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:51:21 GMT

In addition to Aspevig, Macpherson, Matt Smith, and Scott Christensen, here are two fantastic women plein air painters I haven't yet seen mentioned:Camille Przewodek and Jean LeGassick.

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Avery Vaughan — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:11:33 GMT

In addition to many of the previously mentioned Landscape Artists, I have to mention Camille Corot and a wonderful present-day Artist, Cindy House. A quick visit to her website will surely be a delight for any Artist interested in Pastel, Landscape and Birds. It is almost beyond belief what she has done now for several years. I feel that any reader will be fascinated and delighted with a visit to her Website. They are very inspirational, to say the least.