8Th Annual MARIN FAIR PLEIN
Adult Department – Special One Day Contest 8th Annual MARIN FAIR PLEIN AIR Coordinator: Ellen Campbell, Novato Judges: Jocelyn Audette, Calistoga Jocelyn Audette is an artist and plein air landscape painter whose work depicts the beauty of the western United States. She is a vivid colorist with a deft abstract touch that points to the dialogue on canvas. Most of her paintings are plein air with a wonderful quality of spontaneity and sense of mystery that come of grappling directly with evanescent nature. Her work also includes the figure, animals, and still lifes, pursuing an interest in the illumination of detail. Her paintings are oils on linen, canvas, board, or paper as well as watercolor, encaustic, gouache, charcoal, ink, and other mediums. “To me, being an artist is all about visually expressing my own experiences and perceptions...and as I love new discoveries and am stimulated by variety.” She studied under William Wheeler, has had numerous exhibitions, and is represented by galleries across the United States. Clark Mitchell, Cotati Northern California artist Clark Mitchell, known for his evocative landscapes in pastels, has been designated Master Pastelist by the Pastel Society of America and Distinguished Pastelist by the Pastel Society of the West Coast. He has had numerous feature articles printed, most notably in American Artist, Southwest Art, Pastel Journal and Artist's Magazine. He has also been included in Rockport Publications Best of Pastel, Best of Pastel 2, and Landscape Inspirations. Mitchell paints both in the studio as well as en plein air and teaches throughout the area. His recent work may be seen at: cgmitchell.com Charles “Chuck” Pyle, Petaluma Chuck Pyle is the Director of the School of Illustration, Academy of Art University, San Francisco.
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