{"id":11333,"date":"2018-10-05T18:29:51","date_gmt":"2018-10-05T22:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xorph.com\/jadixon\/?p=11333"},"modified":"2018-10-05T23:04:02","modified_gmt":"2018-10-06T03:04:02","slug":"my-gallery-talk-about-plein-air-collage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xorph.com\/jadixon\/archives\/11333","title":{"rendered":"A gallery talk about plein-air collage . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe most important thing a painter can do is find
a good place to sit.\u201d
\n\u2014 J.E.H. MacDonald
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As many of you already know, my warm-season activity was sharply curtailed by a mishap that diverted much energy into healing a traumatized left knee. As a result, I was unable to take advantage of the many \u201cart-outs\u201d organized by our Plein Air Artists of Central Kentucky<\/em>. However, I took part in their annual exhibition<\/a> and was invited to make remarks at a recent \u201cgallery talk\u201d and describe the plein-air collage kit<\/a> that I assembled last year. Here is an excerpt from my presentation:<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the nicer things about the art-out gatherings is knowing that someone has volunteered to find a great setting, and to arrange all the details with the hosts. So, there you are, arriving at a new location filled with possibilities. Personally, I find that it\u2019s important to not spend too much time selecting a spot to sit, even though, in my mind, the entire enterprise rests upon that decision. I want the act to be part of the overall intuitive process to which my day is pledged. For example, at Cambus-Kenneth Farm, it was tough to avoid squandering valuable minutes, since there were barns, ponds, pastures, an impressive Italianate home, and many remarkably preserved 18th- and 19th-century brick outbuildings, including an icehouse, springhouse, and slave quarters. To keep the inertia, I decided I needed to crop the setting like a photographer, using a viewing card with square window. It was a rare treat for our group to be offered the opportunity to wander among the paddocks and historic structures in such a serene environment, but a plein-air artist is on a mission, the sun does not pause, and there is no room for indecision. If an artist wants to cultivate self-trust and forward momentum in technique, a regular plein-air challenge is the way to do it.\u201d
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(above)<\/em> details from plein-air collage artworks by J A Dixon<\/p>\n

(below)<\/em> the artist describes his plein-art collage kit at a recent gallery talk<\/p>\n

 
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