January 2012 Newsletter
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JOHN COSBY
 January 2012
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                                               NEW OPPORTUNITIES                                                                            


"Harmonies in Stone"                                  32 x 38


     The New Year is here and a chance to paint many more paintings.  I can't wait!  2012 brings many opportunities to my Art world and I would like to share a few of them with you.

 

     I have been invited by the curator of the Bakersfield Museum of Art to mount a show of my paintings.  The show opens December of 2012 and will run through March of the following year.   The Plein Air Painters of America voted me in as their new Vice President.   I am working with a wonderful new Gallery in South Carolina.   For the new year, I have workshops in three different locations: Texas, California, Hawaii.   These are a few of the highlights that make the winter days in my studio very exciting for me.

 

 

"Rock Hall"                                                       16x24


New Gallery Representation on the East Coast

    The Helena Fox Gallery of Charleston, South Carolina and I have started working together. I really enjoy going to South Carolina.  Helena Fox is an honest and very well-respected artist representative. I very much look forward to working with her. Visit www.helenafoxfineart.com to see more on this magnificent gallery.

 

Exhibition

    Show at the Bakersfield Museum of Art will open December 13th  and continue through March 10th. More info will be posted on my website as it becomes available. 


"Reflections on the Coast"                                  12x20

 

 


Workshops: Three workshops in three different locations for 2012.

Plein Air Painters of Austin, Texas
April 16 - 20
Five day workshop focusing on how to paint clear water effects, stone and foliage.

Central Coast  and Surrounding area: Paso Robles, California
October 22 -26
Five day workshop from Vineyards to Seascape Coast

Plein Air Painters of Hawaii
Five day workshop: dates to be determined
Maui, Hawaii  

Go to www.cosbystudio.com/workshops to see the details




"Burger and a View"                                    16x20
Painting Tip: Outdoor Painter

     A thought on the "studio" for the outdoor painter.  The studio is a place you can stretch your creative muscle. On location you are on task from the moment you arrive and set up.  While in the studio you can think and experiment more.
This is not to say you should kick back and slow down but you can experiment with your marks and application of color. As long as you work with propose and with energy it will show in the finished work. I like to try out a new thought on application inside the studio. After I feel I can use it effectively,  I then use the method on location.

 

Happy Painting,
John Cosby
John Cosby's Fine Art - Available Works: Click the following link to view John's portfolio of available works.