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Plein Air Past:

Contents
From Europe to America

The History of the Plein Air Movement

by Allison Malafronte 6

Plein Air Pioneers

by John A. Parks 12

The Arrival of French Impressionism in

America: California’s Golden Years
by Jean Stern 28

Plein Air Present: American Artists

& Their Regional Subject Matter

Lynn Gertenbach:
106 28 California Landscapes & Seascapes
by Molly Siple 34

Kevin Macpherson: A New Mexico Series

by Allison Malafronte 44

Jim Wilcox: Western Landscapes

by Bob Bahr 52

Calvin Liang: California Harbor Scenes

by Molly Siple 62

72 Jacob Collins, Nicolas Hiltner,

Edward Minoff, & Travis Schlaht:
Hudson Valley Landscapes
by M. Stephen Doherty 72

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Deb Painting Spring

Creek (detail)
by Edward Martinez,
2006, oil, 22 x 14.
Collection the artist.

American Plein Air Painters Abroad:

Educational Excursions

Gerald F. Brommer: Capture a Sense of Place

With On-Site Travel Sketches
by Gerald F. Brommer  82

Rob Liberace: Learning From the Masters in Ireland

by M. Stephen Doherty  88
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Ross Merrill: In the Steps of Winslow Homer

by M. Stephen Doherty  98

Andy Evansen: Plein Air in China

by Andy Evansen  106

Timeless Plein Air Approaches:

Using On-Site Studies & Sketches for Studio Work

From the Site to the Studio With PAPA Members

by Bob Bahr  116

Using Plein Air Sketches, Photographs, Research,

& Imagination to Create Studio Paintings
by Steve Armes  128

Take the Outdoors Into the Studio

by M. Stephen Doherty  136
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