Wow! We just returned from the 2nd annual Plein Air Convention and Expo held in Monterey, California. We had a great time taking in all the marketing seminars and most of the artist demos. We packed light and didn't take our painting supplies but we really enjoyed watching all the outdoor painting. It was fun to watch the artists pick a location and a subject and then proceed to make a great painting within an hour or two. It was pretty windy and I felt very intimidated by all the talent but I managed to sit still long enough to do a quick sketch of Fisherman's Wharf.
Here are a few of my convention highlights!
This is one of my favorite painters, Ken Auster doing one of his demonstrations onstage. This picture was taken from the huge screens they had on either side of the stage. Very easy to watch.
This is Ken's finished painting. He paints large (love it) and completed this San Francisco trolley car scene in less than an hour. Impressive to watch!
This is Russian painter Alexey Steele drawing a likeness of another great painter Scott Christensen. Alexey is very animated and great fun to watch. He will keep you fixated with his accented commentary.
