Prescott Plein Air Art Festival
Celebrating Prescott’s Diverse Landscapes
The Highlands Center for Natural History (HCNH) and the City of Prescott are proud to present the third annual Prescott Plein Air Art Festival October 13-16, 2022. Artists participating in this plein air event will showcase Prescott’s landscape, historical and architectural beauty in their works.
Timeline of the Events
May 18-20- Workshop with Gretchen Lopez- Fee $275 class limit 8
August 8- 10 Workshop with Betty Carr- Fee $275 pp class limit-20
August 11- September 30, Artist Show at Yavapai College with opening on August 26
October 13- 15 Plein Air Painting Days
October 14- Art Education for families at Constellation Trail
October 15- Plein Air Painting on Prescott Courthouse Plaza
October 16- Plein Air Reception at The Finn
October 21- Post Exhibit & Sale- Mountain Artists Guild throughout November
Timeline of the Events
May 18-20- Workshop with Gretchen Lopez- Fee $275 class limit 8
August 8- 10 Workshop with Betty Carr- Fee $275 pp class limit-20
August 11- September 30, Artist Show at Yavapai College with opening on August 26
October 13- 15 Plein Air Painting Days
October 14- Art Education for families at Constellation Trail
October 15- Plein Air Painting on Prescott Courthouse Plaza
October 16- Plein Air Reception at The Finn
October 21- Post Exhibit & Sale- Mountain Artists Guild throughout November
Demonstration Painting and Activities - Meet the Artists!
During the Prescott Plein Air Art Festival, participatin artists will be spread throughout the Prescott area capturing our regions iconic beauty. This year artists will be participating in two demonstration events. Check back for dates, times, and locations.
Plein Air Painting Workshop
with Gretchen Lopez
Join plein air artist Gretchen Lopez to learn to capture the natural light and beauty of the Prescott Highland Center’s trails and gardens, in a three-day plein air workshop! The Center exemplifies nature at its best, with careful preservation and an adherence to the history of the Highlands.
Plein Air Painting Workshop
with Betty Carr
Luminous floral still life’s and landscapes in Watercolor
This workshop will focus on techniques in painting the effects of light in a floral still life and a landscape setting.
The “how tos” in achieving dynamic, impressionistic paintings using painterly brushwork will be demonstrated. Color relationships, values, edges and temperatures of light and shadow
will also be covered.
Come and enjoy painting in this gorgeous area in Prescott. We will be doing some small plein air studies during our
landscape session.
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