The above painting was selected Honorable Mention at the 2015 Escalante Plein Air festival in Escalante, Utah.
"To Be An Artist, Is To Dream The Unknown" Terry d. Chacon
The objective of a Plein Air artist is to capture the light as it falls on their subject using sight, sound, atmosphere, and temperature to reflect a moment in time while processing this on paper
or canvas. Artists accomplish this in a very short amount of time. This tradition dates back to the 19th century where painters such as John Constable used his plein air sketches to paint huge paintings in his studio. Claude Monet and Edouard Degas who traditionally painted on location using a theory that what you saw in nature was not form but rather light on form and that light could be conveyed through color.
Terry has been painting in Plein Air going on 9 years. She has studied under renowned artist Susan Sarback,
who was a student of Henry Hensche. She is a founding member of the Plein Air Artist of Riverside and past President for 2 terms, a member of Socalpapa, LPAPA, The American Impressionist Society and continues to paint on location weekly.
(Photo to the left is of Terry winning an honorable mention from Frank LaLumia at the Santa Fe Plein Air Paint Out 2016).
Some of her original plein air oil paintings will be available for sale on the following pages. Check back weekly as she continues to paint more paintings and they will be added. Follow her journey as she paints the great outdoors, traveling to named places such as The Grand Canyon, Zion National Park, Canyon de Chelly, Monument Valley, Catalina Island, the California Coast and the Inland Empire.
Also available are prints on canvas, paper, acrylic and metal, 5 x 7 greeting cards, pillows, tote bags, shower curtains and bed covers. through my Fine Art America site. (click on the Fine Art America logo below to check them out and to place your order)
Terry's books on Plein Air are available at the following site: (press on the individual book below) "The Beauty of a Plein Air Painter" Summer 2011, Terry painted the California coast, view the paintings and her commentary about this unbelievable experience. "The Beauty of a Plein Air Painter (Canyons and Lakes), Terry painted many inland places including the beautiful Grand Canyon, Redrock Canyon, Nevada and Zion National Park, view the paintings, photos of the landscape and Terry's commentary on this beautiful experience. Lastly her newest book is "Capturing Catalina Island In Plein Air", Terry has painted with friends going on 11 consecutive years. Paintings, photos and commentary of a wonderful experience. Press on the link below to see slideshows and purchase her books.
or canvas. Artists accomplish this in a very short amount of time. This tradition dates back to the 19th century where painters such as John Constable used his plein air sketches to paint huge paintings in his studio. Claude Monet and Edouard Degas who traditionally painted on location using a theory that what you saw in nature was not form but rather light on form and that light could be conveyed through color.
Terry has been painting in Plein Air going on 9 years. She has studied under renowned artist Susan Sarback,
who was a student of Henry Hensche. She is a founding member of the Plein Air Artist of Riverside and past President for 2 terms, a member of Socalpapa, LPAPA, The American Impressionist Society and continues to paint on location weekly.
(Photo to the left is of Terry winning an honorable mention from Frank LaLumia at the Santa Fe Plein Air Paint Out 2016).
Some of her original plein air oil paintings will be available for sale on the following pages. Check back weekly as she continues to paint more paintings and they will be added. Follow her journey as she paints the great outdoors, traveling to named places such as The Grand Canyon, Zion National Park, Canyon de Chelly, Monument Valley, Catalina Island, the California Coast and the Inland Empire.
Also available are prints on canvas, paper, acrylic and metal, 5 x 7 greeting cards, pillows, tote bags, shower curtains and bed covers. through my Fine Art America site. (click on the Fine Art America logo below to check them out and to place your order)
Terry's books on Plein Air are available at the following site: (press on the individual book below) "The Beauty of a Plein Air Painter" Summer 2011, Terry painted the California coast, view the paintings and her commentary about this unbelievable experience. "The Beauty of a Plein Air Painter (Canyons and Lakes), Terry painted many inland places including the beautiful Grand Canyon, Redrock Canyon, Nevada and Zion National Park, view the paintings, photos of the landscape and Terry's commentary on this beautiful experience. Lastly her newest book is "Capturing Catalina Island In Plein Air", Terry has painted with friends going on 11 consecutive years. Paintings, photos and commentary of a wonderful experience. Press on the link below to see slideshows and purchase her books.
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