EXHIBITIONS
Plein Air Festival 2010
Competition: May 17 - 22, 2010
Preview Gala: Saturday, May 22, 6 - 10pm
Download the Plein Air Festival 2010 Prospectus [PDF]
Mark your calendar for Wayne Art Center's third annual Plein Air
Festival. Over thirty of our country's finest plein air artist will gather to
paint the inspiring landscapes of the Delaware Valley. This exciting event
will conclude with a gala opening and sale of works completed during
the festival. "En plein air" a French phrase meaning "in the open air" is
currently a well appreciated artform that captures the atmosphere and
spontaneity of the moment.
About the Juror: William Scott Jennings
William Scott Jennings is a master oil painter at the forefront of the exciting new emergence of Western Plein Air Painters. He is drawn to the vast expansive landscapes of the southwest, where he works through the dynamics of light and color on large canvases.
Starting as a commercial artist in the early seventies he inadvertently gravitated away from the office and into the grand landscapes of southern California. He quickly discovered that the pursuit of a career in fine art could be just a lucrative.
Scott developed the course of a very successful career as he moved on to Taos New Mexico for 15 years and then to Sedona, Arizona where he enjoys working in colorful canyon country drenched in unfiltered sunlight.
His paintings hang in many prestigious corporate and private collections including The United States Capitol, Ford Motor Corporation, and in the homes of William Shatner and Goldie Hawn.
Among his many honors and awards, Scott is a Master Signature Member of the Oil Painters of America , Signature Member of the Laguna Beach Plein Air Painters and has had cover displays and feature articles about his work in many of the most read art magazines of our times.
