Patrick Saunders Fine Arts 2020 Plein Air Painting Workshops - North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Idaho

Artist friends, I’m so pleased to have been asked to teach three plein air painting workshops in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Idaho next year, and I hope you’ll consider joining me at one of them.

I’ve met a lot of artists in my workshops who are intimidated by outdoor painting because sometimes a bit of speed is required to meet the challenge of changing light. But I promise you, I can help you overcome that fear, because my whole approach to painting, indoors or outside, lends itself to plein air, as it’s all about simplifying the subject and moving to finish as rapidly as possible in order keep energy and excitement in your work.

The way I paint, the way I will teach you to paint, will help you to meet the challenges inherent in painting plein air.

Click here to register: http://bit.ly/Patrick-Saunders-Plein-Air-Workshops

Come plein air paint with me in 2020! - Patrick Saunders

"Historical Record, Savage River Forest"  • Oil on Panel • 16"x20" • Private Collection

"Cathedral, Muir Woods"  • Oil on Panel • 16"x20" • Private Collection

"Like Stained Glass"  • Oil on Canvas • 19"x28" • Private Collection

"Burst"  • Oil on Panel • 6"x8" • Private Collection

"Good Morning, Church Road" • Oil on Panel • 14"x18" • Private Collection

"Light Dancing At the Clapp Barn"  • Oil on Panel • 16"x20" • Private Collection

"Sentinel"  • Oil on Panel • 12"x16" • Private Collection

"Mandevilla"  • Oil on Panel • 6"x8" • Private Collection

"Cornet Creek"  • Oil on Board • 12"x16" • Private Collection

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Patrick Saunders Fine Art Cards & Prints

It’s #SmallBusinessSaturday!

Have you chosen your holiday cards yet? If not, check out my gallery of available fine art cards and prints: 

http://bit.ly/Patrick-Saunders-Fine-Art-Prints-And-Cards

Kimberly and I chose one of my plein air interiors for our holiday card again this year. I painted this scene for the 2019 Olmsted Plein Air Invitational at the famous Swann House on the grounds of the Atlanta History Center. We decided it would make a great card because we can definitely envision a festive holiday dinner in this beautiful room. - Patrick Saunders

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Patrick Saunders Fine Arts - Fine Art Prints & Cards for the Holidays

It's #BlackFriday2019, and if you are struggling with gift ideas this year, considering making a present of art. 

If you missed your chance to buy a Patrick Saunders Fine Arts painting that you had your eye on, you can gift yourself, a friend, or a loved one with a fine art print of the piece, or a set of greeting cards.

Click here to see Patrick's complete gallery of available prints and cards:
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"Holiday Poinsettias" • Oil on Canvas • 16"x12" • Private Collection

"Warm & Bright • Oil on Linen • 9"x12" • Private Collection

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"Along The Choptank" Painting - Trippe Gallery

I'm so pleased to learn that the Trippe Gallery is sending one of my Plein Air Easton Competition and Arts Festival paintings home with a new collector. - Patrick Saunders

"Along the Choptank" • Oil on Linen • 16"x20" • Private Collection

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Patrick Saunders Fine Arts Plein Air Painting Workshop - Driggs Digs Plein Air Festival

Artist friends, I will be teaching a plein air painting workshop next summer in Idaho when I head there in July to judge the 2020 Driggs Digs Plein Air Festival sponsored by Downtown Driggs Idaho.

Join me July 24th - 25th in Driggs, Idaho to learn to paint any plein air subject, from the most simple to complex, with one approach.

This oil painting and acrylics workshop is open to beginners as well as more advanced artists. If you're a beginner, I can get you started, and if you are an experienced painter, I can take you to the next level.

Registration for this workshop opens in January. Mark your calendars to sign up, or send me an email at contact@patricksaunders.com to be notified when registration opens. - Patrick Saunders

"Cornet Creek" • Oil on Board • 12"x16" • Private Collection

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Patrick Saunders Fine Arts Plein Air Painting Workshop - Lehigh Arts Alliance, Allentown, Pennsylvania

Artist friends, my plein air painting workshop next summer in Pennsylvania, sponsored by the Lehigh Art Alliance, will be open for registration January 1st.

Learn to paint any plein air subject, from the most simple to complex, with one approach in my three-day class June 5th - 7th in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

This oil painting and acrylics workshop is open to beginners as well as more advanced artists. If you're a beginner, I can get you started, and if you are an experienced painter, I can take you to the next level.

Mark your calendars to sign up in January, or send me an email at contact@patricksaunders.com to be notified when registration opens. - Patrick Saunders

"Sentinel" • Oil on Panel • 12"x16" • Private Collection

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Patrick Saunders Fine Arts Plein Air Painting Workshop - Stokes County Arts Council, Westfield, North Carolina

Artist friends, just a heads up that my plein air painting workshop next spring in North Carolina, sponsored by the Stokes County Arts Council, will be open for registration January 1st.

Learn to paint any plein air subject, from the most simple to complex, with one approach in my two-day class April 30th - May 1st in Westfield, North Carolina.

This oil painting and acrylics workshop is open to beginners as well as more advanced artists. If you're a beginner, I can get you started, and if you are an experienced painter, I can take you to the next level.

Mark your calendars to sign up in January, or send me an email at contact@patricksaunders.com to be notified when registration opens. - Patrick Saunders

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2019 Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational - Soft Morning at Dana Point Harbor

Just before the sun crests the hills to rise on Dana Point Harbor, the edges are soft in everything. This can make for a big challenge in painting, but can also produce some interesting effects. It’s my favorite time of day to paint.

“Soft Morning at Dana Point Harbor” • Oil on Linen • 20”x24” • Available

This painting will be available for sale tonight at the 21st Annual Laguna Plein Air Collectors Gala at Festival of Arts/Pageant of the Masters. - Patrick Saunders

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2019 Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational - "The Light Dims on Laguna Canyon Road"

As Kimberly and I left California after the 2018 Laguna Plein Air Painters Association's #LPAPA20th, we were both struck by the glow of the eucalyptus trees along the highway to San Diego as the sun set over the ocean.

I thought about that scene all year, wanting to capture the way the light faded from top to bottom on those trees. I finally got my wish.

“The Light Dims on Laguna Canyon Road” • Oil on linen •18”x24” • Private Collection

This painting will be available for sale Saturday at the 2019 Laguna Plein Air Collectors Gala at the Festival of Arts/Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach. - Patrick Saunders

10/12 Update: SOLD 

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2019 Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational - Fronds of Paradise Painting

Sometimes, what you expect to paint isn’t what you end up painting. 

I was looking for the perfect bird of paradise flower to paint for #LPAPA21st, but found that many in the area were already just a bit past their prime. Then I realized that sometimes the plant is just as beautiful as the bloom, especially this one, which provides shade and privacy in the cozy backyard of our hosts.

“Fronds of Paradise” • Oil on linen • 16”x20” • Private Collection

This painting will be available for sale this Saturday at the 2019 Laguna Plein Air Collectors Gala at the Festival of Arts/Pageant of the Masters. - Patrick Saunders

10/12 Update: SOLD 

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2019 Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational - Quick Draw

My quick draw this afternoon at Heisler Park for the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association's 21st Annual Laguna Beach, California Plein Air Painting Invitational. 

This painting is available for sale this afternoon at the Festival of Arts/Pageant of the Masters. - Patrick Saunders

"Late Day at Heisler" • Oil on Linen • 9"x12" • 1.5 Hours

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Karl Yens - "The Ride with a Snap" - Laguna Art Museum

We're back in California for #LPAPA21st, and one of our first stops will be to visit the Laguna Art Museum again. We're especially looking forward to seeing this fascinating piece by artist Karl Yens that is currently on view.

If you're in or passing through the Laguna Beach area and haven't yet made it to the #LAM, treat yourself to the longest established art museum in the state that is dedicated solely to California art. This small museum, the oldest cultural center in the area, has a world class art collection.

Photo Credit: Laguna Art Museum

Karl Yens

"The Ride with a Snap", Venice, California

• 1918

• Oil on Canvas

• Laguna Art Museum Collection

• Gift of Mrs. John Grier

2019 Laguna Beach California Plein Air Painting Invitational

I'm honored to have been invited to participate in the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association's annual Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational again this year. #LPAPA21st will mark my third year at this great event.

There is certainly no shortage of painting inspiration in the Laguna Beach, California area. Here are some plein air pieces I painted for #LPAPA20th and #LPAPA19th. - Patrick Saunders

"Morning Spills Into The Cove" • Oil on Linen • 18"x24" • Private Collection

Winner, Strada Easel & Revelite awards

"Through the Trees, Salt Creek Beach" • Oil on Linen • 18"x24"
• Available at www.patricksaunders.com

"Nyes Night" • Oil on Linen • 16"x20"
• Available at www.patricksaunders.com

"Tall Against The Surf"  • Oil on Linen • 9"x12" • Private Collection

"First Rays at Badlands" • Oil on Linen • 16"x20" • Private Collection

"Nyes Place" • Oil on Linen • 18"x24" • Private Collection

"Crystal Cove Morning" • Oil on Linen • 14"x18" • Private Collection

"Howdy" • Oil on Linen • 14"x18" • Private Collection

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Patrick Saunders Floral Workshop - Winslow Art Center, Bainbridge, Washington

Artist friends, I’m teaching my first studio workshop in the Pacific Northwest region next summer at the Winslow Art Center Studio & Gallery.

Join me August 17th - 19th on beautiful Bainbridge Island, Washington for a floral workshop. The Winslow Art Center website lists a variety of accommodations you can book for your stay on the island. 

Click here to register: http://bit.ly/PSFA-Floral-Workshop-Bainbridge-Island

Kimberly and I fell in love with Washington state when we camped throughout it in 2016 while there for a plein air event. Summer is an excellent time to visit this gorgeous part of the country, and we are looking forward to the chance to spend more time there. - Patrick Saunders

"Roses In Washington Park" • Oil on Linen • 12"x16" • Private Collection

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Patrick Saunders Fine Arts 2020 Floral Workshop - Newnan, Georgia

Artist friends, my floral workshop in Georgia next year only has three spots left.

Join me January 23rd - 25th in the charming college town of Newnan, Georgia, just south of Atlanta, where I’ll be in residence as part of the Newnan Artist in Residence Program.

All levels are welcome, even if you’ve never painted florals before. My simple steps for evaluating your paintings in progress will improve not only your skills as a floral painter, but your painting abilities in general.

Click here to sign up:
http://bit.ly/Patrick-Saunders-Newnan-Workshop 

Escape the winter cold and come paint some flowers with me. - Patrick Saunders

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Patrick Saunders Fine Arts Painting Workshop - The Artist Cove Studio & Gallery, Panama City, Florida

Artist friends, I’m teaching a painting workshop next March at The Artist Cove Studio & Gallery in Panama City, Florida March 19th - 21st, on my way to the Lighthouse Plein Air Festival.

Do you want to learn to paint absolutely anything? 

I teach the same approach for painting all subjects, from the most simple to the complex. This class is open to beginners as well as advanced painters. I can get you started in painting, or take you to the next level.

Class size is limited so that everyone gets plenty of one-on-one instruction, so click on the link in this post to register now to secure your spot. - Patrick Saunders

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"Dancing Houses" - Amsterdam, Netherlands

The "Dancing Houses" at Damrak Canal in Amsterdam, Holland.

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2019 Pacific Northwest Plein Air Event - Maryhill Museum of Art

Congratulations to all of the juried artists at  Maryhill Museum of Art's 2019 Pacific Northwest Plein Air event for the beautiful work you made this week. I find judging art to be very challenging because there are always many more works deserving of awards than there are prizes to hand out. It's such an honor and responsibility to be asked to judge a plein air event.
 
This was my first visit to the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, and it was a pleasant surprise to find so many of my first impressions of the landscape captured in paint at #pnwpleinair2019.

The work created by these artists goes beyond the rendering of the scenes and evokes subtle emotions usually only experienced by visiting an area first hand. The best of these paintings give me a sense of not just the visual beauty, but often the heat of the sun, the coolness of a shadow, blinding light reflecting off of water, or even that sense of awe artists feel at standing in the presence of something greater than ourselves. - Patrick Saunders

Photo Credit: Maryhill Museum of Art

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Patrick Saunders Fine Arts Pacific Northwest Plein Air Workshop - Demonstration Painting

My demonstration painting this morning for my plein air workshop at the Maryhill Museum of Art.

This is another one where I did more talking than painting, because I had a really inquisitive group of artists who asked a lot of great questions. - Patrick Saunders

"Maryhill Through Trees" • 12"x16" • Oil on Linen • Two Hours • SOLD

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Patrick Saunders Fine Arts Plein Air Painting Workshop - Maryhill Museum of Art

A gorgeous spot and beautiful morning at the Maryhill Museum of Art for a Patrick Saunders Fine Arts plein air workshop!

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Plein Air Easton 2019 - Small Painting

I never found coneflowers particularly paint worthy. They're somewhat awkward as flowers go. Kimberly pointed out to me how beautiful they looked in the sun as we took a break late one afternoon this week, and it was then that I realized I wanted to paint this flower.

Sometimes we all need someone else's eye on things that we normally take for granted. - Patrick Saunders

"Coneflower"
• Oil on Linen
• 6"x8"

Available at the Plein Air Easton Competition and Arts Festival's Judges Talk & Small Painting Sunday Awards at the Waterfowl Building.

Painting photo by Saunders Fine Arts.

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Plein Air Easton 2019 - Cloudscape over St. Michaels Painting

Dramatic clouds tend to form just before a change in the weather. This time I was ready for it, and captured one in paint. - Patrick Saunders

"Cloudscape over St. Michaels"
• Oil on linen
• 18x24

Available Friday evening at the Plein Air Easton Competition and Arts Festival's Collectors Preview Party at the Academy Art Museum.

Painting photo by Saunders Fine Arts.

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