| Master
Outdoor Painters
 Percy
Gray
By Armand Cabrera
Percy Gray was born in San Francisco, California.
At 16 years of age, Gray enrolled in the California School
of Design where he studied with Virgil Williams, Raymond
D. Yelland and Emil Carlsen.
After graduation, Gray took a job as a quick sketch artist
with the Morning Call, a major San Francisco newspaper.
Gray honed his drawing skills as newspaper artists were
expected to sketch on site for the paper. Gray came to the
attention of the illustrious William R. Hearst who hired
the young artist to work for his newspaper, the New
York Journal.
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It
has been ten years since Kevin McPherson
wrote his first book on painting, Fill Your Oil Paintings
with Light and Color. That book has since become an
International best seller. Much has changed since then,
in part due to artists like Kevin and groups like the
Plein Air Painters of America. The popularity of Plein
Air painting has become astronomical with groups popping
up everywhere. 
I
was born and raised in South Lake Tahoe so it is no
secret that my favorite subject is the Sierras, particularly
Yosemite and Lake Tahoe. I am so familiar with some
sites that after a few times painting at one location
I find myself painting it from memory. I suddenly realize
I am not paying full attention to the location -which
is not good. Only on location can an artist capture
details which may be forgotten in the studio.
