Cedarburg Plein Air Painting Competition – Day Seven: Main Event

What a long day. Another late start, I arrived in Cedarburg just in time for the Artist luncheon and workshop by Bonita Budysz, one of the jurors in this year’s event. I stayed for the first half hour of the demonstration, but soon had to leave. (How can I be politic about this…) I have found that I have to severely limit the amount of time I spend looking at artwork and artists who possess characteristics that I am rigidly trying to eliminate from my own painting. The workshop started very slowly, a bit more talkative than was necessary, but I chalk that up to nerves. It takes a lot to get in front a group of your peers, and talk to them about your process, while painting. Props to Bonita (please don’t jury me harshly).

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Monday was a very Black Day

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Ah, I feel like I’ve lost another father. Monday, it was a very black day. On this day, my mentor, my teacher, my friend, the man who inspired my passion for the tradition of painting, and taught me the difference between “of” and “about” and the rudiments of critical thinking on visual terms — Ron Bitticks, passed away.

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Romano’s Pizza – Cedarburg, WI

Romano's Pizza - Cedarburg, WI

Romano’s Pizza – Cedarburg, WI
10″ x 8″ Oil on Panel
ID#: 2011_PA_CEDARBURG_QP
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Cedarburg Plein Air Painting Competition – Day Six: Main Event

There are days when I feel like the universe is a physical presence, actively working to prevent me from accomplishing what I need to. Today was such a day. I got a late start today, lots of errands to run this morning. As it was, it rained in Cedarburg for most of the morning, but had cleared by the time I arrived this afternoon. I stopped in to photograph my Quick Paint submission.

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Cedarburg Plein Air Painting Competition – Day Five: Main Event

I was planning on taking today off, as I had a number of private lessons scheduled. During my last morning session, my evening private stopped in to tell me that they had to cancel due to it being Father’s Day. I got home around 1pm and afer checking the weather projections, decided that it would be best to head out and try a quick 8″ x 10″ painting in Cedarburg.

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Bentz Family Farmhouse – Cedarburg, WI

Bentz Family Farmhouse - Cedarburg, WI

Bentz Family Farmhouse – Cedarburg, WI
16″ x 20″ Oil on Panel
ID#: 2011_PA_CEDARBURG_04
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Cedarburg Plein Air Painting Competition – Day Four: Quick Paint & Main Event

What a turbulent day. On my way to the event, I was nearly in a collision. I got to the event around 9am, did some scouting to find a vantage for the Quick Paint event. I set up on what I thought would be a great spot, right in front of the place where we had to turn our paintings in. This way I could work until the last minute and not have far to walk to turn in my painting. I also felt fairly comfortable leaving my stuff set up outside, which meant I wouldn’t have to allow time for take down.

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