The Artwork Of Joshua Been

Red Rock Plein Air Loop 2012

jbeen — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 02:19:02 +0000

It’s a bitter sweet exit from the often blustery conditions of Colorado in October to bounce around through red rock country of Southern Utah and Northern Arizona. Bitter because the cottonwoods start to peak along the Arkansas Valley near my home in Salida, CO, and I think it’s one of the most beautiful times of [...]

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Grand Canyon Plein Air on the Rim 2012

jbeen — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 20:29:14 +0000

Hands down, this is the most incredible event I do in the year. Every year I come to the south rim, I think there is no way this event will be as good as the year prior, and this year was no exception. This year, and every year since the first year in 2009, they’ve [...]

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Northwest Road Trip 2012

jbeen — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:52:36 +0000

5000 Miles of perfect weather, scenic beauty, and the whole family to share it with. We left Salida at the end of July for Driggs, ID for their inaugural plein air open event across Teton Pass from Jackson Hole, WY. When we arrived we were given a quick tour of the area by the event [...]

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Multi-day Float Trip on the San Miguel River

jbeen — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 00:09:37 +0000

We started out a little upstream from Placerville, CO on the San Miguel River that flows out of Telluride on the Western side of the beautiful San Juan Mountains. With 4 Rafts, about a dozen kayaks, 3 ducky rafts, 25 people including 6 raft guides, and at least 10 cases of beer, our adventure began. [...]

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Aspen Plein Air Invitational 2012

jbeen — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:48:37 +0000

Aspen’s Plein Air Invitational was the week following the 4th of July. I spent the week camping up on Lincoln Creek in my camper trailer and Bill Cramer and I were taking baths in the Devil’s Punchbowl. Cold, Clear, and Refreshing!! Click the image to the left to see me busting a GAINER right in [...]

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Telluride Plein Air Invitational 2012

jbeen — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:53:11 +0000

Was in Telluride the week prior to the Fourth of July and had a blast!! This year the weather was great but camping in Town Park with a fire ban left a little to be desired. Telluride is one of my all-time favorite places to paint and one of the most beautiful places on Earth. There’s [...]

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Friends of Browns Canyon Benefit Show

jbeen — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:44:27 +0000

A NIGHT NOT TO BE MISSED!! $25.00 Inlcudes catering by Kalamata Pit Catering. June 21st, 6-9pm, The Thursday before Salida Artwalk, the famous Colorado photographer, John Fielder, local painter, Susan Mayfield, and myself will be doing a show at the Steamplant Event Center here in Downtown historic Salida, CO. Fielder will be showing a slide [...]

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Grand Canyon 7 Show

jbeen — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:55:16 +0000

This year, at the Grand Canyon Association’s Plein Air on the Rim Invitational, a few of us “veterans” to the three year old event were having breakfast together. We started talking about having some sort of group show together at Amery Bohling’s new gallery in Scottdale. With us mostly meeting through participating in the Grand [...]

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Painting the Figure In the Landscape

jbeen — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:00:15 +0000

Bonnie Ganglehof contacted me in October because she was writing and article for Southwest Art Magazine’s January edition called Painting the Figure in to the Landscape. This being something that I do frequently, she decided to include me in the article. Naturally, and honored by the request, I did it as well and putting a [...]

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Zion National Park Plein Air Invitational 2011

jbeen — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:14:35 +0000

In the Footsteps of Thomas Moran, Zion National Park’s Plein Air Invitational is growing and becoming one of the premier events in the Desert Southwest. Taking place in Zion National Park, the paintability of the area is second to none. The event is very well organized by a team of people working for the Zion [...]

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