While temperatures hit
the 100-degree mark this summer, Washington, DC, area painters were
donning hats and sunscreen and grabbing their outdoor easels in a quest
to create paintings for their 100th birthday party celebration.
One of the oldest plein
air painting groups in the USA, the Washington Society of Landscape
Painters started out as an all male clubcalled "the Ramblers." Limited
to 40 active members, it now includes both male and female artists who
pursue their profession locally, nationally, and internationally.
Visitors will see both
large and small oil, watercolor, pastel, and acrylic landscapes
displayed by member artists at the McGuire Woods gallery at the Lorton
Workhouse, at 9601 Ox Road in Occoquan, VA. For more information: (www.workhousearts.org/visual-arts).
The public is invited
to a free reception on Saturday, September 29, from 5-7 pm. Come early
(10-noon) to watch WSLP artists painting nearby in the historic town of
Occoquan. The show runs from Friday, September 28 through Sunday,
October 21, 2012.
Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday 11 am-7 pm, and Sunday from 12-5 pm. For more information, send email to barbaranuss@wslp.org.
