Paint out events--plein air oil painting, mostly, seem to be proliferating. The trend to painting outdoors has doubtless contributed enormously. A Paint Out can be a quite formal outdoor contest with invited professionals, complete with big prize money and sales. Other outdoor painting events are often more informal ones that are open to all, professional or not. Whichever, the painting takes place in a specified location, rain or shine, and the works are commonly shown afterward.
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| "Gray's Lake," oil on panel |
This weekend is just such a Paint Out here in Des Moines. Mainframe Studios, in conjunction with the Salmagundi Club of New York, Polk County Conservation, and The Blok (an art supply store here) is sponsoring and promoting the event. Any level of painter is welcome, from beginner to pro, and resulting works will be exhibited. The locales are chosen for the event to lend coherence and community, each will be the feature of one of the three evenings of plein air painting. Any medium is welcome--oil, pastel, watercolor and others. Locations chosen were the new Des Moines Skate Park, along the Des Moines River; Easter Lake Park on the east side of the city; and Gray's Lake Park on the near south side.
The artists will exhibit and sell their works (if they choose) at the Mainframe Studios' First Friday, September 3.
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