Plein Air Artists of Riverside
Eight years ago, 12 individual artists came together to form the Plein Air Artists of Riverside in affiliation with the Riverside Art Museum. Our fellowship has since grown to over 75 members and has taken us many places throughout the Inland Empire, the beaches, and the deserts to paint on location.
The objective of Plein Air artists is to capture the light as it falls on their subject using sight, sound, atmosphere, and temperature to reflect a moment in time while processing this on paper or canvas. Artists accomplish this in a very short amount of time. This tradition dates back to the 19th century where painters such as John Constable used his plein air sketches as references to create huge paintings in his studio. Claude Monet and Edouard Degas traditionally painted on location theorizing that what you saw in nature was not form but rather light on form and that light could be conveyed through color.
Our goal is to share our paintings and experiences of the great outdoors with the public through exhibitions, demonstrations, and workshops.
The objective of Plein Air artists is to capture the light as it falls on their subject using sight, sound, atmosphere, and temperature to reflect a moment in time while processing this on paper or canvas. Artists accomplish this in a very short amount of time. This tradition dates back to the 19th century where painters such as John Constable used his plein air sketches as references to create huge paintings in his studio. Claude Monet and Edouard Degas traditionally painted on location theorizing that what you saw in nature was not form but rather light on form and that light could be conveyed through color.
Our goal is to share our paintings and experiences of the great outdoors with the public through exhibitions, demonstrations, and workshops.
PAAR Board Members at Maloof Exhibition
PAAR Board 2013
President Gary Rainsbarger garyrainsbarger@gmail.com
Vice President Sharon Zorn-Katz gskatz@earthlink.net
Secretary/Membership Chair: Luz Perez luzperez2008@sbclobal.net .
Treasurer Sang-Mi Lee airenv@yahoo.com
Locations Chair Susan De'Armond sdearmond123@aol.com
Program Chair Pegy Botello rpbotello@earthlink.net
Education Chair Lorraine Dawson dawsons5@verizon.net
Publicity Chair Jo Thompson jothompsonart@gmail.com
Hospitality Chair Deborah Kotaka redden63932@mypacks.net
Advisor ada m. passaro ampassaro@sbcglobal.net
Newsletter Editor Dianne Stacey diannestacey@verizon.net
Vice President Sharon Zorn-Katz gskatz@earthlink.net
Secretary/Membership Chair: Luz Perez luzperez2008@sbclobal.net .
Treasurer Sang-Mi Lee airenv@yahoo.com
Locations Chair Susan De'Armond sdearmond123@aol.com
Program Chair Pegy Botello rpbotello@earthlink.net
Education Chair Lorraine Dawson dawsons5@verizon.net
Publicity Chair Jo Thompson jothompsonart@gmail.com
Hospitality Chair Deborah Kotaka redden63932@mypacks.net
Advisor ada m. passaro ampassaro@sbcglobal.net
Newsletter Editor Dianne Stacey diannestacey@verizon.net
