Studio B Hosts Second Annual Plein Air Event

Register Now-September 11, 2009: Boyertown Artists Paint the Town! Plein air artists are encouraged to sign on to participate in the International World Wide Plein Air PAINT OUT event by stopping by Studio B, 39A E. Philadelphia Avenue in Boyertown, PA on September 11 from 5-7:00 p.m. and registering their canvases. More information about the global event is available at http://i-p-a-p.com/ and http://studiobbb.org. The Boyertown area community is registered as a participant and will be linked to artists painting around the world on the same weekend. An exhibit of the work completed during the event will be held at Studio B during Boyertown's Oktoberfest celebration, September 19, 2009.



Studio B Hosts Second Annual Plein Air Event

Studio B, Boyertown’s up and coming premier art gallery, will host a plein air event in conjunction with the International Plein Air Painters’ 7th Annual Worldwide Plein Air Paint Out, scheduled for Saturday, September 12, 2009. All area artists are invited to participate. Registration and stamping of blank canvases will take place at Studio B, 39A E. Philadelphia Ave., on Friday, September 11 from 5-7:00 p.m.

Artists will set up their easels within the Borough of Boyertown on Saturday, September 12 and will have until 5:00 p.m. to complete their work. The public is invited to roam the town, meet the artists, and glimpse the works in progress; a list of the artists’ locations will be available at Studio B. Free parking is available at the Inner Core parking lot behind Bause’s Drugstore. This year the artist support area, with refreshments and restroom, will also be inside Studio beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
At 5:00 p.m. artists are invited to a reception at Studio B to share their work and enjoy refreshments with one another and interested members of the community. The artists will also be invited to exhibit their work at Studio B as part of Boyertown’s Oktoberfest, scheduled for September 19, 2009.
Plein air artists seek the quality of natural light and atmosphere outdoors. Their art work is in direct response to the beauty they find in nature. They use a variety of media, from oils through watercolors and pastels.

Plein air painting developed in France in the mid 19th century and is becoming increasingly popular. Last year's event drew artists from all over the globe as well as the surrounding area.
The International Plein Air Painters, which has members who reside throughout the world, is the blanket organization for individual plein air groups and was created for the sole purpose of advancing the execution and enjoyment of plein air painting without limitations of borders or regions. Its members share inspiration both on the Internet and at "paint outs” and encourage each other to get out and do it, to paint with other artists and share ideas.

For more information on Boyertown’s event, contact Jane Stahl at 610-367-8066 or janeEstahl@comcast.net, or visit http://studiobbb.org.