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5th Annual Land Trust of the Upper Ark Benefit Show

Click the poster below or HERE to see the available miniature paintings!

LTUAPoster

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Painting in Gloucester, MA

Hello Everyone,
Painting in Gloucester, MA (pronounced GLAHSTA, MASS) again for just 10 days. This will be an on-going post because I’ll be here for another week. A real treat to able to come out to the East Coast and paint. I hit it right with the weather, it’s been nice every day!! I feel sorry for you all back in CO right now, I’ve heard it’s been WINDY!!  Most of the images below were painted in the last couple of days, there are a few exceptions. At night I’ve been hitting up some of the bars and taverns to see some live music, a thing Gloucester’s famous for (one of the many). The sketches below the paintings are fun and loose (it’s typically dark in there so they’re not masterpieces, of course) of various people enjoying the music as well. Enjoy and feel free to leave comments below.  


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March 2011 Newsletter

Fine Art Newsletter: March 2011
40×60 “Rocky Mountain High” Oil on Linen

Hello,
I hope this newsletter finds you well. Lots of news, be sure to scroll all the way down.

LARGE PAINTINGS:

This Winter I’ve spent some invaluable time in the studio exploring some possibilities in larger works. Through a cumulative visual vocabulary built upon painting almost exclusively plein air for more than five years, these larger works contain depth, majesty, and drama. I’ve added a page on my website that exclusively represents sizes 24X24 and larger. They are shown with a frame, as the frame is a large part of the presentaion. If you know of a bank lobby, hotel lobby, etc. and aid in getting one of these paintings sold, I will pay a 15% commmission to you or offer you that amount off of any painting I have available in my gallery. Please feel free to forward this email to potential appreciators. Or if you personally have the space to own one of these paintings, you may take 20% off the price. Here is a link to the Large Paintings area of my website.

Dont worry though, I haven’t stopped plein air painting, or doing smaller studies in the studio. Below are a few recent plein air paintings and figurative works. Click this link to see more new paintings.

18×12  “Late Winter Dusting” Oil on Linen 10X12   “Old Yeller”   Oil on Linen


12X10 “Ladies Night” Oil on Linen

UPDATED “IN THE MEDIA” PAGE ON WEBSITE:
I’ve completely updated the “In The Media” Page allowing anyone to read, download, or print any of the articles that featured me last year. Click HERE to see:

SOUTWEST ART MAGAZINE

AMERICAN ARTIST MAGAZINE

COWBOYS AND INDIANS MAGAZINE

WESTERN ART COLLECTOR MAGAZINE

EVENTS:
Click HERE to see the complete EVENTS PAGE on the website featuring links to artshows, plein air events, and workshops happening in 2011!!

APRIL:
Governor’s Invitational, Loveland, CO
Augusta Plein Air Event, Augusta, MO
3 Day Workshop, Augusta, MO

MAY/JUNE:
Gloucester, MA: painting area for 3 weeks, GRAND OPENING of GLOUCESTER FINE ART.
3 Day Workshop, Salida, CO
Salida Art Walk, Salida, CO

JULY:
Telluride Plein Air Invitational, Telluride, CO
Aspen Plein Air Invitational, Aspen, CO
Crested Butte Plein Air Invitational, Crested Butte, CO
Door County Plein Air Invitational, Door County, WI

AUGUST:
Windows of the Divine Paint Out, Evergreen, CO

SEPTEMBER:
Plein Air on the Rim Invitational, Grand Canyon, AZ

OCTOBER:
3 Day Workshop, Sedona, AZ
Sedona Plein Air Invitational, Sedona, AZ

THE PERFECT PLEIN AIR EASEL(patent pending):
In the market for the perfect plein air easel? Soltek, good but prone to leg problems, and expensive. Open Box M, good but can’t use as many sizes, and expensive. Forget a French Easel unless you love frustration. Here is the new PROLIFIC EASEL!! By a prolific plein air painter (yours truly), for plein air painters!! For more information on this amazing easel click HERE.

WORKING ON A BOOK:
It’s about time. A field guide, something you can take with you on your excursions!! It’s 5.5×8.5, just fold a piece of typing paper and that’s the size. Pre-view/Pre-order this gem by following this link.

I hope that my work continues to inspire all of you and thanks for your support.
Sincerely,
Joshua Been

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