“The Washington Landscape Painters Association is one of the oldest functional organizations in the Washington metropolitan area, focusing on painting. Clint Mansell, director of the Principles Gallery in Alexandria, Virginia, said:
“They focus on realism and the air painting of Plain. This is the third time they have actually held an exhibition. It’s our favorite group. [to exhibit] For the quality of their work. ”
The gallery-justed exhibition boasts 50 works created by 32 local artists and works in oil, pastels and watercolors. It has a rich and diverse range of products, covering almost every type of landscape you can imagine.
There are spectacular views like Jill Basham’s “Into the Blue” and John Eisman’s “Grazland” in bright colours. There is a seductive sunset (Christine Graefe Drewyer’s “The Way Sur”) and an eye-opening sunrise (Barbara Nuss “Octos Sunrise”).
There is a bold foray into advanced realism, like the enchanting “reflection and ripple” of Raymond Burns and Brenda Chidera. And there are pieces that just lose themselves, like Ted Reed’s gorgeous “Morning Fog, Great Falls, Virginia.”
“As living things, we have an innate connection to the natural world and an interest in being outside,” Munsell says that emotional representatives evoke paintings of the landscape. “The wilderness, the beaches, the mountains, the Marshlands, even fresh air in the farm.”
The landscape, he says, utilizes our consciousness. “When you think of nature and the kind of calming effects it can have on you, the landscape allows you to think of places you have previously gone. It can cultivate nostalgia for the pastoral scenes you have experienced in the past.
The Washington Association Landscape Painters Group exhibition will be on display at the Principal Gallery on King Street, Alexandria, Virginia, until March 17th. For gallery times, call 703-739-9326 or www.principlegallery.com/alexandria.
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Source: Metro Weekly – www.metroweekly.com
