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Presenting the 2013 Plein Air Artists
Over the coming weeks we will be presenting the plein air
artists who will be participating in this years’ Great America’s Plein
Air Paint-Out. We are so excited to be able to once again share the
beauty of the Forgotten Coast with these talented individuals.
Greg LaRock
is joining us for the first time all the way from Newport Beach CA, and
will be hosting one of our Workshops this year. Greg is a signature
member of both LPAPA and ASMA and an artist member of the CAC; Greg
LaRock has won numerous awards for his painting excellence at plein air
events in Easton (MD), Newport Bay (CA), and Callaway Gardens (GA). He
has also been featured in Southwest Art’s “Artist to Watch” column,
included in Jack Richeson’s Fine Art Series book “Plein Air New Mexico”
and is a sought-after instructor for plein air workshops. “The
challenge of depicting the three-dimensional world onto canvas is a
difficult pursuit, but when it all comes together, it is an extremely
rewarding experience. Making it look realistic, yet having a completely
loose, painterly feel is my ultimate goal in a successful painting."
www.greglarock.com
Mary Erickson
hails from Marshville NC and has stated that "As it gets more difficult
to find 'natural' areas to paint, we must set aside the undeveloped for
future generations. It is not enough that we leave only paintings and
photographs of what once was. My residence in NC is slated to be left
as a bird sanctuary and artist retreat, a place to listen to the wind
and birdsong, to return to our roots as part of a greater whole. Every
painting I complete is a step to further that goal." (
www.HighRidgeGardens.org).
Raised in CT, conservationist Mary Erickson has been painting
professionally since 1993 and maintains studios in FL and NC. Working
on location, Erickson portrays the shoreline with commitment to the
subject and captures the essence of the coastal landscape. Her
paintings have garnered numerous awards and hang in many private and
corporate collections. She is a Signature Member of the American
Society of Marine Artists and has exhibited with the American
Impressionist Society, the Oil Painters of America, the Catherine
Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, and the National Arts Club.
www.maryericksonart.com
Luke Buck
was born in Indiana and raised under the influence of his artist
father, Harold Buck. He began his career in 1959 as a commercial artist,
but evolved into solely fine arts by the early 1970s. Buck enjoys
working in many mediums including oil, acrylic, graphite and his
personal favorite watercolor. His favorite subject to paint is the rural
American landscape with wildlife painting as his second choice. Buck is
primarily a studio artist but also enjoys plein-air painting. In his
words, “Art is my life, my blood and my soul. It always has been and
always will be. I cannot even glance at anything without studying,
analyzing, measuring, contemplating or simply enjoying and appreciating
it.” His work is in private collections in every state in the United
States and worldwide.
www.lukebuckart.com
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