Plein Air Easton Podcast

Fresh off of his first place win at Paint Annapolis 2021, Tim and Jess sit down with Stewart White to discuss his start as an artist, his philosophy on Plein Air painting, and a little advice for artists new to the competition scene.

Stewart White is a watercolorist from Baltimore, Maryland. He is one of the rare plein air painters using the medium of watercolor. His background in architectural illustration adds to his skill set and his paintings reflect his knowledge of good design. Stewart's paintings have the pleasing combination of good structure with a painterly style. He is a transparent watercolorist in the purest tradition of watercolor painters. Where as watercolor expresses its nature as fluid oil paint is stiff and seems to want to be expressed in a thick and buttery way.

He studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and after serving 3 years in the US Army he returned to graduate from UC Berkeley with a BFA. He works as an architectural illustrator and designer. His watercolors both in his architecture illustrations and in painting competitions have won him many awards. In June 2009 he was invited to teach a workshop in Paris on his techniques for architectural watercolors to an organization of architects. He continues to teach in Paris every other year.

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Welcome back to the Plein Air Easton Podcast! After a pandemic-related break, the Plein Air Easton Podcast is back up and running, but we didn't want to start in with guests without giving everyone an update about last year's event during the pandemic and what is coming up this year as things open back up.

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Recorded live at the 2020 Plein Air Easton event, host Tim Weigand interviews plein air artist David Diaz. They discuss David's adventures of painting in Buenos Aires as the pandemic began, shutting down international travel.

*As this episode was recorded live during the festival, the sound quality is affected by the sounds of the occupied gallery.

David Diaz works in oil and pastels and currently lives in Annapolis, Md. He received formal training in the public schools of Western Maryland and Frostburg State University; as well as University of Maryland, Towson and Catholic University.

He is award-winning artist and educator who has taught art in Maryland, in both Allegany and Anne Arundel County, and has worked with students from elementary through middle school, as well as adult education and private lessons. His work is in collections in the United States, Europe, and Asia. David is primarily a plein air painter with a focus on regional subjects and is a member, and Chair of Bd. of the Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters. He is also President of the board at Maryland Federation of Art, and the chair of exhibitions, and works with installations at Quiet Waters art galleries.

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Recorded live at the 2020 Plein Air Easton event, host Tim Weigand interviews plein air artist Ken Karlic. They discuss Ken's approach to painting, including how he breaks shapes down and rebuilds them in his work.

*As this episode was recorded live during the festival, the sound quality is affected by the sounds of the occupied gallery.

"I refer to my work as sophisticated chaos, where a structured drawing gives way to an expressive painting to create a beautiful mess. I'm drawn to scenes of complex forms, finding beauty in the streets, scaffolding and grit of everyday life. I strive to express how something feels as much as how it looks, and to capture the physicality of a subject with bold brushwork and rich textures. My paintings have a basis in the representational but often dissolve into varying levels of abstraction. My approach is as much a part of the work as the subject, with marks, scratches, drips and splatters all becoming part of the final piece, creating a very physical presence. "

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Recorded live at the 2020 Plein Air Easton event, host Tim Weigand interviews long time festival friend and artist Kirk Larsen. They discuss Kirk's approach to Plein Air painting and how painting in the pandemic has been different, but inspiring.

*As this episode was recorded live during the festival, the sound quality is affected by the sounds of the occupied gallery.

"I have been passionate about drawing and painting since early childhood and I've never met a medium I didn't like. My work ranges from oil painting "en plein air" to all genres of studio work, LIVE music and event paintings and all forms of sculpture. I am honored to be recognized with over 166 awards for painting in oils, acrylic, watercolors, gouache, drawing, colored pencil, mixed media, pen & ink, photography and sculpture - for portraits, still life, landscapes and abstraction."

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Recorded live at the 2020 Plein Air Easton event, host Tim Weigand interviews artist John Brandon Sills on his philosophy on creativity and the connectivity of all things and his experience at the pandemic version of our beloved festival.

*As this episode was recorded live during the festival, the sound quality is affected by the sounds of the occupied gallery.

"John paints nature in all its forms, choosing to emphasize those aspects that create an awareness of the environment. Toward this end, his landscapes exhibit the sensitivity that urges the viewer to appreciate and recognize the spiritual aspects of the Earth and actively participate in its protection and preservation. John believes that art is form of communication, so he places a high value on the inspiration behind the creation of a painting. In this respect John encourages young artists to look within themselves for the most beautiful vision that they as an artist can conceive of and courageously offer it to world to enrich and raise the consciousness of the viewer. This meditative process guarantees that the artist will produce the most sublime art of which they are capable."

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Tim Weigand and Marie Nuthall sit down with Plein Air Easton Alumnus David Csont and talk about the plans for this years festival, painting in the pandemic, and the Plein Air events started by David.

David Csont is a nationally recognized illustrator and educator with over 25 years of professional experience in the visualization of architecture. He holds degress in Art History and Graphic Design and completed his education earning a Master of Fine Art degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1995. A member of the prestigious American Society of Architectural Illustrators(ASAI), David's work has been recognized by juried exhibition in 1989,1996,1998, and 2005-2013.

Watercolor has been a passion of David's and is evident in his painting and illustration style. He has developed a colorful, painterly approach, rooted in the tradition of English watercolorists like John Sell Cotman and Cyril Farey.

"As an artist my first response is to draw or paint to communicate my ideas. I strive to tell the story through pictures my words can't easily communicate. The act of painting is a process that involves all of the senses. I immerse myself completely into the subject in order to draw out all of its character and hidden meaning, hoping if I observe it closely enough I may glimpse the true essence of what makes it special."

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Tim and Marie log in to Zoom so that the Plein Air Easton Podcast can continue despite the shutdown. Today they talk to Plein Air Easton Alumnus artist Beth Bathe. They discuss her art career and how the Coronavirus has impacted her work and the industry as a whole.

*As this episode was recorded over Zoom, the sound quality is lower than usual.

Beth's painting style is unique, looking somewhat like a watercolor, or is it an oil painting? She uses Cobra Water Mixable Oil Colors in thin washes with a limited tonalist palette, using unconventional tools such as squeegees and qtips along with her brushes. Her representational paintings have been described by critics as evoking nostalgia, like that of an old sepia toned photograph, often with just touches of color.

She is highly influenced by painter Andrew Wyeth, and her subject matter is often what she refers to as the "vanishing landscape", including finding beauty in buildings, barns and old towns of a time gone by and often beyond their prime. Old barns, a Victorian farmhouse, a back alley, a fire escape, an old mill, or an old split rail fence down a country road are common subjects. Beth paints primary on location to catch her subject at a specific time, especially how the light and shadows play on the surface create drama and emotion.

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While he may not be running for public office, Pat McDaniel is already President of JFM Enterprises. JFM is a long-time sponsor of Plein Air Easton and was first to sponsor the new Plein Air Easton Podcast. Jess and Tim sit down with Pat and discuss what is involved in providing frames for competition artists and the history of his family business.

"I'm a rare native Atlantan and currently reside in Sandy Springs, GA with my wife and 3 children. In the 80's I attended UGA but graduated from Georgia State University with a business degree. I grew up working in the family business before high school and college, and after a brief career in real estate development, opportunity and unemployment collided head on so I returned to the family business to work with my father. Turns out we really needed each other and 21 great years later I am proud to run JFM! Over the years it has been my pleasure to be a part of the growth we've enjoyed here at JFM, transitioning from a few family members (but a company with good bones) to a leading industry frame supplier. I am blessed to work with such a great team of dedicated people who care about our company and customers like I do. Outside of work I am passionate about family activities, the Atlanta Braves, Falcons, and Georgia Bulldogs. When time permits I enjoy training and competing in endurance sports events, any family time, growing in my faith, coaching my kids youth sports teams, and always enjoy a great book to go with my coffee addiction."

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Jess and Tim have a compelling conversation with the 2020 Plein Air Easton Juror, Julia Marciari-Alexander. Julia talks about what led her to her career at the Walters Art Museum and her passion for art as a form of empowerment.

"All art is contemporary when it is made."

Marciari-Alexander came to the Walters from the San Diego Museum of Art (SDMA) where she served from 2008 to 2013 as the Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs as well as periods in which she held the positions of Interim Co-Director (2009–2010) and Interim Deputy Director for Education (2010–2011). Prior to her work with SDMA, she spent more than ten years at the Yale Center for British Art, first as a curator and then as an Associate Director.

She earned her MA and PhD in History of Art at Yale University. She also received an MA in French Literature from New York University and a BA in Art History and French at Wellesley College. Marciari-Alexander is married to John Marciari, the Charles W. Engelhard Curator and Head of the Department of Drawings and Prints at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York. They and their teenage twins, Beatrice and Jack, reside in Baltimore City.

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