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Show Schedule:
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Apr 26, 2025 Apr 27, 2025 |
12 - 1 pm |
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Plein Air at the Tucson Desert Art Musuem and Four Corners Gallery:
Artists can setup to paint anytime during open hours.
Show Juror:
Jennifer Evenhus is a nationally acclaimed artist, holding the prestigious titles of Master Pastelist in the Pastel Society of America and Distinguished Pastelist in the Northwest Pastel Society. Jen is also a signature member of the Pastel Society of the West Coast, and the American Impressionist Society. As a Master Circle Member of IAPS (International Association of Pastel Societies), she has solidified her position as an accomplished artist. Jennifer’s recognition stems from her active involvement in professional associations, dedicated special studies, and a noteworthy presence in numerous international exhibitions, earning her well-deserved accolades and many awards. See below for more details. Jennifer is a nationally recognized, award winning artist. Her bold use of color is what first attracts the eye. Her subject is often paint itself, fascinated with the painterly effects one can achieve with pastels, or the wonderful transparency and opacity of oils. Jen discovers magic in her subjects with simplification and exaggeration, using her trademark style “the beauty of imperfection,” revealing the soul of the subject with a unique, bold sense of color and design. Her work is contemporary with abstract leanings, creating in both pastel and oils. Jennifer's work is often very abstract, using earthscapes (small areas of the landscape) as a starting point, she paints out most of the detail, leaving just enough for the viewer to journey into a new world. |
Juror of Awards:
Tony is a Scottish based artist. He is an award winning painter, instructor and author and has been painting for all of his life. A member of the Pastel Society London, a member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists among others. A painter of colour, light and movement with a complete understanding of his surroundings. Born and raised on Guernsey in the Channel Islands where he studied life drawing and painting from life. He moved to live and paint in Cornwall to capture the unique clarity of light on the peninsular of the West Country. Tony has exhibited extensively over the years, his work can be found in many leading galleries as well as private and corporate collections worldwide, including the Maritime Museum, Guernsey and Queen Mary 2, Cunard Liner. He has exhibited with The Pastel Society of America in New York, the Royal Society of Marine Artists, London, The International Pastel Exhibition, Suzhou, China and the Pastel Society, Mall Galleries, London. A move to New Zealand in 2006 proved to be a turning point in his career with the acceptance as a Master of the Pastel Artists of New Zealand, a Signature member of the Pastel Society of America, elected an Eminent Pastelist of the International Association of Pastel Societies. His work is regularly featured in The Artist Magazine, the Pastel Journal and the Practique des Arts.Tony now lives and works in Scotland. My aim is to capture the essence of a time and place. This is through the freedom of his mark making. The joy of this medium for me is in its immediacy.With no need to mix colours on a palette or wait for certain areas to dry, I work on my surfaces with an intuitive speed and confidence. The resulting compositions have a robust, awe inspiring quality that itry to capture the viewer’s attention." My passion will always be the landscape, it is why I became an artist. I want to share my vision of the world I see. Colour and light is my motivation for choosing a subject. The light sparkling on the water, the colour reflected in the landscape. I favour the early morning or late afternoon to capture these effects. My art is simply a collection of moments. I think an artist has to allow his surroundings to reveal itself, before the artist can reveal their vision of the way they see the world onto others. |
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About the Tucson Desert Art Museum and Four Corners Gallery
Santa Fe Square
7000 E. Tanque Verde
Tucson, AZ 85715
"The Tucson Desert Art Museum's mission is to display art and artifacts of the Desert Southwest, and educate our guests about the history, cultures and art of the region. At the core of the Museum is one of the Southwest’s premier collections of Navajo and Hopi pre-1940s textiles, including displays of chiefs' blankets, Navajo saddle blankets, optical art textiles and Yei weavings. The Museum also has a diverse range of historical artifacts and classic and contemporary Southwestern paintings."