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Volume 5, Number 6  
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Charles Muench- Eucalyptus Grove
Charles Muench
Eucalyptus Grove
First Place Award
2008 Heritage Art Exhibition
San Juan Capistrano, CA

Congratulations to Charles Muench for winning the First Place Award at the  Heritage Art Exhibition for his painting, "Eucalyptus Grove - Blackstar Canyon"!  Jean Stern, the Executive Director of the Irvine Museum, awarded Muench this prestigious honor. The Heritage Art Exhibition features work inspired by the natural beauty of the protected Irvine Ranch Conservancy and Irvine Ranch Natural Landmark Lands.  Proceeds from the show benefit the cultural, historic, and natural preservation programs of the Capistrano Valley Conservancy. 

For those interested in studying with Charles Muench, check out his 2009 workshop in Tucson--- “Painting the Landscape Inside and Out”
February 16 – 20 at the Tucson Art Academy.

The process of creating paintings both indoors and out requires an understanding of basic principles and diligent practice. This workshop will cover all aspects developing an outdoor study from life and creating a definitive studio painting from the study and reference.
More info:  www.charlesmuench.com
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Oil Painting Demonstration
The Poetry in Painting
By Kenn Backhaus
Reprinted with permission
Plein Air Magazine, December 2004 issue

Stefan Baumann- Middle Falls Mc Cloud Sketch 6x9
Kenn Backhaus
Shaw Cove - 18x24

Whenever an artist looks twice at a scene, something has sparked some emotion, which prompts them to set up an outdoor easel and start the plein air painting process. This is what it is all about - the passion of spontaneous creation of a moment in time, outside in nature.  Collectors too, can experience similar emotions when a painting catches their eye as they visit many galleries across our country.  The emotion may be the same or different from what the artist experienced. Either way, it is a grand feeling when nature itself - or art created from nature - sparks some deep passion.

This painting, entitled Shaw Cove, has a very simple theme. There is nothing flashy about it; this scene simply portrays rock, sky and ocean.  I once thought that I had to find a scene that had everything in it - what I refer to as a “postcard scene”.  Through maturity, I have found that the artist must be true to himself.  Now I have discovered, that my emotions can be triggered by a simple pattern of light and shadow or the atmosphere of the scene. 
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What “It” is.
By Stefan Baumann

Stefan Baumann- Middle Falls Mc Cloud Sketch 6x9
Stefan Baumann
Middle Falls Mc Cloud 6x9

All people have the talent and ability to create.  We are born with “it.”  You need only to look at a young child sitting on the floor with a box of crayons and sheets and sheets of white paper.  We come into the world with an amazing desire to create.  In fact, we often spend a lifetime trying to recreate the passion and freedom that we had as a child.
Why do we lose the ability to express our inner selves, and how do we turn “it” on again?
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Master Outdoor Painters

Sidney LaurenceSidney Laurence
By Armand Cabrera

Sidney Mortimer Laurence was born on October 14, 1865 in Brooklyn, New York. There are few confirmed facts about his childhood and early adult life; it is believed he studied painting with Thomas Moran’s brother, the marine artist, Edward Moran.
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Quote of the Month

I was attracted by the same thing that attracted all the other suckers, gold. I didn’t find any appreciable quantity of the yellow metal and then, like a lot of other fellows I was broke and couldn’t get away. So I resumed my painting. I found enough material to keep me busy the rest of my life and I have stayed in Alaska ever since.
~Sidney Laurence
Stefam Baumann - Middle Falls Mc Cloud Sketch 6x9
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ARMAND CABRERA OUTDOOR WORKSHOP
A WEEK OF PAINTING
IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY!
Sept 28 – Oct 3
16 Students Maximum

Join us near Luray, Virginia to paint the stunning
Fall Colors.
Stay at the River’s Bend Guest Ranch and paint rolling hills, horses, barns, cows…and the beautiful Shenandoah River.
Locations are all on this beautiful ranch.
Sign up soon to reserve your space for this very special event!
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ARMAND CABRERA OUTDOOR WORKSHOP
PAINT OUTDOORS WITH ARMAND CABRERA
Tucson, Arizona
October 23 – 26
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RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
Brazier Studio Workshops
September 24 – 27, 2009
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PAINTING ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND
Arts Center of Coastal Carolina
April 27 - May 1, 2009
3 Days painting in studio
2 days painting outdoors
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