World Wide Paintout

International Plein Air Painters Worldwide sponsored a worldwide paint out September 9-11, 2011. Painters from all over the world took part! PALS was pleased to be able to participate. Cheryl and Michelle painted Friday evening, enjoying unseasonably warm temperatures and meeting some of the local students out in the neighborhood for the evening. Lisa arranged for the group to paint the following day at a small pond in a busy shopping area. Local shoppers had a chance to see plein air artists at work! Thank you, Jay for taking the photos!

Grand Marais Plein Air Competition 2011

It was another fine evening for PALS painters Michelle Wegler, Lisa Stauffer and Cheryl LeClair Sommer at the Artists' Reception for the exhibit of paintings created during the plein air event. 44 artists submitted paintings for the show. The event was so well attended, the food was gone in 20 minutes! The crowd was enthusiastic and seemed to really enjoy seeing the art and meeting the artists.

Michelle was awarded First Place in the Night Paint category. The new owner of the painting will be able to add that to her memories of the purchase of this painting. She and her husband are also now the proud owners of not only that painting, but of Cheryl's also. Michelle and Cheryl painted together for the night paint, and the two paintings make a beautiful set.

Lisa was awarded People's Choice for her painting.

Thank you to all who attended and made the evening so enjoyable.

PALS go to the Grand Marais Plein Air Painting Competition

Come to beautiful Grand Marais and

enjoy painters while they paint outside during the Grand Marais Plein Air Painting Competition. This will be the third year for PALS, and one or more of us has won awards at the event each year. Who will it be this year?

One View, Three Visions Reception

Not knowing a soul in Wausau, it was with some anxiety that we set off for the opening reception for our most recent exhibit of One View, Three Visions at the Center for Visual Arts. It turned out to be a pleasant surprise for us! We were barely in the door of the beautiful gallery taking off our jackets and the people started coming in. All evening long we were pleased to enjoy the company of dozens of viewers. And they enjoyed the paintings! Live music, food and beverages added to the festivities.

The excitement about the paintings was evident in talking with the viewers at the reception. One of the most interesting aspects of the paintings was the fact the they are in groups of three, one by each of the PALS painters, and that we each paint the same scene at the same time. Outside. In all weather. Sometimes it is obvious that the scene was the same one in each painting, but other times the unique view of the artist comes through.

The exhibit is open for viewing through April 24, 2011. Enjoy fresh new paintings to bring new life to the new spring season.

PALS Exhibit in Wausau, WI

Plein Air Lake Superior (PALS) presents their newest exhibit of paintings:

“One View, Three Visions” includes work that focuses on working outdoors interpreting the landscape. Outdoor work produces paintings that highlight the immediate response and approach of each artist to the mood of the scene, revealing three unique perspectives.

Outdoor work is done year round throughout Minnesota, in all weather conditions! Pastel is workable in heat, cold, snow, and in rain when sheltered from direct precipitation. Studies are sometimes used to create larger studio pieces.

Exhibit reception Friday March 11, 2011 at the

Center for Visual Arts.

Best of Show

PALS is pleased to announce:

I won my first "Best of Show" at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Art Exhibit on Wednesday. There were six judges who use different mediums and one has art in the Walker. So I felt good that artists who enjoy abstract/contemporary art also picked my piece. "AA Market, Open 7 Days Week", 12" x 9", oil on linen panel, 2011.

Cheryl LeClair Sommer