Art in the Pines

4th annual Prescott Plein Air Art Festival

Celebrating Prescott’s Diverse Landscapes

The Highlands Center for Natural History (HCNH) and Yavapai College are proud to present the fourth annual Art in the Pines: Prescott Plein Air Art Festival August 24-26, 2023. Artists participating in this plein air event will showcase Prescott’s landscape, historical and architectural beauty in their works.

 

Timeline of the Events

May 9-11- Workshop with Gretchen Lopez at the Highlands Center for Natural History- Fee $275 class limit 10

August 2-4- Workshop with Betty Carr at the Highlands Center for Natural History -Fee $275 class limit 15

August 10- 22, Pre-Festival Exhibit at Yavapai College Art Gallery

August  24- 26 Plein Air Painting Days

August 27- Reception at the Yavapai College Art Gallery and the Performing Art Center lobby.

 

Gretchen Lopez Plein Air Artist

Plein Air Painting Workshop
with Gretchen Lopez

Tuesday, May 9th – Thursday, May 11th

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.

Betty Carr

Plein Air Painting Workshop
with Betty Carr

Wednesday, August 2nd – Friday, August 4th

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.

 The 2023 Plein Air Art Festival is Presented in Partnership by

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