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DESCRIPTION:June 17\, 2012 (NEW HOPE\, PA) &ndash\; July 26th - 29th will
  be the first ever  Plein Air Paint Out Weekend in Bucks County PA. hist
 ory.\nA never before hosted in Bucks County art event - Local Color is a
 n extended  weekend Plein Air event being hosted by gallery owner Howard
  Cooperman at the  Bucks County Gallery of Fine Art located in New Hope 
 PA.\nIt is the birthplace of the New Hope School Artists including E.W. 
 Redfield\,  Walter Baum\, Daniel Garber\, George Sotter\, Fern Coppedge\
 , and others. Also known  as the Pennsylvania Impressionist's and Americ
 an Impressionist's.\nSimilar to the French impressionist movement\, this
  style of art is  characterized by an interest in the quality of color\,
  light\, and the time of  day. This group of artists usually painted en 
 plein air\, or out of doors\, to  capture the moment. According to James
  A. Michener Art Museum&rsquo\;s Senior Curator  Brian Peterson\, &ldquo
 \;what most characterized Pennsylvania impressionism was not a  single\,
  unified style but rather the emergence of many mature\, distinctive  vo
 ices: Daniel Garber's luminous\, poetic renditions of the Delaware River
 \; Fern  Coppedge's colorful village scenes\; Robert Spencer's lyrical v
 iews of mills and  tenements\; John Folinsbee's moody\, expressionistic 
 snowscapes\; and William L.  Lathrop's deeply felt\, evocative Bucks Cou
 nty vistas.\nNot unlike the events held in Easton MD\, Wayne PA.\, and C
 ranford NJ\,  "Local  Color Weekend" will be smaller this year\, but set
  the stage for a much larger  plein air event in Bucks County moving for
 ward. \nGallery owner Howard Cooperman said "that he was inspired by the
  Easton Plein  Air Festival when he attended last year. The entire commu
 nity\, both businesses  and residents were involved. It was so captivati
 ng\, I had to begin such an event  to Bucks County because of our art ri
 ch history and wealth of wonderful  painters".\nThe exhibition is an inv
 itational\, meaning that the artists were selected  from a handpicked gr
 oup of plein air painters by gallery owner Howard Cooperman\,  that trav
 el the country to participate in this type of event. It is not uncommon 
  for the artists to paint a dozen pieces during a four day paint out. Fr
 eshly  painted art will be juried for prizes by Joseph Sweeney who is a 
 plein air  painter himself and teaches at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fi
 ne Art in  Philadelphia.\nThe list of participating artists include but 
 are not limited to include:  Lauren Andreach\, Paul Bachem\, Jacalyn Bea
 m\, Michele Byrne\, John Caggiano\, Larry  Chestnut\, Sandra Corpora\, C
 hristine Drewyer\, John Ennis\, Raymond Ewing\, Ellen  Gavin\, Hai-Ou Ho
 u\, Jennifer Holmes\, Peter Hunt\, Anne Kullaf\, Renee Lammers\,  David 
 Lussier\, Kevin Mizner\, Larry Moore\, Rae O'Shea\, Jo-Ann Osnoe\, Jane 
 Ramsey\,  Marilyn Rose\, Kerry Sacco\, John Slivjak\, Yelena Snovsky\, P
 atricia Walach Keough\,  and Dennis Young.\nFellow artists\, art enthusi
 asts\, and collectors are encouraged to come out  and watch the artists 
 create their paintings any day Thursday through Saturday  evening. A fre
 e map is available at Bucks County Gallery depicting the suggested  pain
 ting points of interest for the artists. You can request an artist to  "
 personalize" a specific\, favorite spot just for you\, by contacting the
  gallery.  Call Howard Cooperman for instructions.\nThe event begins on 
 Thursday 26th when the artists bring their blank canvases  and paper to 
 be stamped as "blank" to ensure that all art has been completely  painte
 d during the four days.\nOn Friday evening Edye and Howard Cooperman wil
 l host a dinner for the  artists at the gallery\, ending the night with 
 a fireworks display presented by  the New Hope Chamber of Commerce which
  they do every Friday night throughout the  Summer.\nSaturday evening fr
 om 7-9pm a pre-show artists cocktail reception will open  for guests to 
 meet the artists and have the opportunity to purchase freshly  painted a
 rt\, prior to the general public reception which will be held on  Sunday
 .\nOn Sunday the artwork will be judged for awards at Noon\, and the pub
 lic  reception will open from 2-5pm. The exhibit will remain open until 
 August  26th.\nBucks County Gallery is located at 77 W. Bridge Street\, 
 (just above the train  tracks)\,  in New Hope PA. Contact Howard Cooperm
 an regarding questions about any  of the 36 artists they represent. 215.
 862.5272. The gallery is open Tuesday -  Saturday 10am - 5pm\, Sunday No
 on - 5pm.\nYou can view many of the available artworks at: www.buckscoun
 tygalleryart.co
URL:http://warminster.patch.com/events/local-color-weekend-plein-air-fest
 -new-hope-pa-7e7f706a
SUMMARY:Local Color Weekend Plein Air Fest New Hope PA
LOCATION:77 W Bridge St\, New Hope\, PA 18938: 77 W Bridge St\, New Hope\
 , PA
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