Fourth Annual
Plein-Air Event
at Windham Fine Arts
Windham Fine Arts
5380 Main Street
Windham, New York

August 2 - 25
Opening Reception & Barbeque:
August 2;  5 – 7 pm
Square dancing on the Green next to Windham Fine Arts

This year the Annual Plein-air event will feature a dozen of Windham Fine Arts best landscape artists painting some of the area’s most beloved sites, such as Katterskill Falls, Olana, Main Street Windham and more.  Outdoorpainting.com’s James Gurney will be participating in this annual event. 
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Painting with Impasto Techniques
By Stefan Baumann

Stefan Baumann Sunset At The Grand View Ranch

A painting that resembles the chosen subject matter may have very good value, composition, color, and edges, but by using impasto techniques, the painting will
come alive.

Impasto is a Latin word referring to the technique of applying thick paint to emphasize aspects of the subject being painted.  It is a natural extension of painting and is one of the reasons that artists love to paint with oils.  Impasto involves the sensual quality of applying paint using varying thickness of paint and a variety of brush strokes, with the intention of highlighting focal areas in the painting.  The original surface of a canvas or panel is flat; but with impasto techniques, the artist uses a heavier paint application to break the surface and create new planes to reflect light, to build the flat surface up so that it appears three-dimensional, and to create shadows that recede by painting the surface flat and smooth.  Oil paint is one of the only mediums that allows artists to experience this multi-dimensional sculptural quality when applying pigment to their canvases.
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Armand Cabrera Adobe Garden - 12 x 16 Oil

ADOBE GARDEN DEMONSTRATION
By Armand Cabrera

This painting was created in Southern California at a resort in La Quinta.  The mix of Adobe-style architecture and radiant flowers made it interesting for me to paint.

 

I chose a 12” x 16” linen on birch panel and used my limited palette:

• Ultramarine Blue
• Alizarin Crimson
• Cadmium Yellow Light
• Titanium White

I drew in my composition with a brush.  
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