PLEIN AIR EXHIBIT RECEPTION, THE GIBBY, MIDDLETOWN, DE: DELAWARE HISTORY TRAIL & PASSPORT

The third exhibit of "en plein air" art produced for the theme, DELAWARE HISTORY TRAIL PASSPORT LOCATIONS, included the work of 8 artists:  

Dianne Bauer, Maria Liberto Bessestte, N  Taylor Colllins, Rosemary Connelly, 

Donna Hansen, Betsy Rybcznski, Cathy Serwalt and Marcy Wheeler.

R-L:  Dianne Bauer, Betsy Rybcznski, Rosemary Connelly, Maria Liberto Bessette,
Donna Hansen, Marcy Wheeler, N Taylor Collins

A great opening reception at The Gibby was held Friday night, May 9, 2014.  The opening was well attended  by the community and members of The Gibby.  

Reception guests were entertained by the cast of "The Music Man" 

during the intermission of this production at The Everett Theatre. They did a great job. 

It was a fun evening. 

We invite the public to visit the Plein Air Painters of the Mid-Atlantic Exhibit 

at this lovely art center in Middletown, DE.

April, May & June 2014 Painting Schedule.

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THE FOLLOWING IS A TENTATIVE PAINTING SCHEDULE FOR 
April, May & June 2014:

(locations may change with sufficient notice - please check this blog and our FB page often)

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Sessions are always held on Wednesdays 
start:  9 to 10 am (as posted)
end:  12:30 to 1 pm

(N - New Castle County, K - Kent County, S - Sussex County)

Cty      date/time                       Location                                                                       
      
            Wednesday

S        Apr 23, 10 am     The Circle, Georgetown, DE

K        Apr 30, 10 am      Killens Pond Nature Center, Felton DE

NC     May 7,   10 am     Leipsic Wharf, Leipsic, DE

NC     May 14, 10 am     Historic Homes of Odessa, (meet at Visitors Center), 
                                         201 Main St, Odessa DE,19730 

                                         http://www.historicodessa.org/

K        May 21, 10 am     Dupont Nature Center, 2992 Lighthouse Rd, Milford, 19963

                                         dupontnaturecenter.org

NC     May 28, 10 am     Wilmington State Park/Rockford Park
                                         changed to Historic New Castle, DE
K        Jun 4 , 9:30          Downtown Milford Riverwalk, DE
S        Jun 11, 9:30         Lavender Fields, Milton, DE
K        Jun 18, 9:30         Belmont Hall, near Smyrna, DE
S        Jun 25, 9:30         Woodland Ferry, near Seaford, DE

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A few of our many artists!

 The Plein Air Painters of the Mid-Atlantic, a group of adult artists, paint outdoors at scheduled weekly sessions

focusing on historic sites, landscapes and unique locations within the Mid-Atlantic region. 

 A group of casual, but serious, adult "en plein air" artists. Membership is based on the desire to paint during scheduled plein air painting group sessions. Weekly sessions are planned from April through October each year. Members will receive weekly event invitations with details. 

We do restrict the group to adult artists. There is no participation fee. Instruction is not provided. It is not mandatory that members paint at each weekly session. Others who may want to tag along should email PleinAirPaintersMidAtlantic@groups.facebook.com in advance.

2013 Painting Theme: Delaware History Trail Passport Locations.  
We will included other regional locations as well.  (See www.visitdelaware.com/delaware-history-trail/.  Delaware's History Trail and Passport locations was a great template to use to coordinate painting sessions in all 3 counties. It was a fresh theme artists could relate to, be challenged with and look forward to. We choose almost 30 of the 36 passport locations for painting sessions. Many artists had never had the opportunity to visit these sites and were excited to visit and paint them.  Painting Delaware's history and heritage was a rewarding experience and our "artists journey."  All persons (artists or not) can receive the "Landmarks and Legacies" book through Delaware Tourism, after completing the trail.

Past PAPMAGroup Exhibits:

1. Plein Air Painters of the Mid-Atlantic, 1st Group Exhibition, May 17-Jul 31, 2013, Delaware Agricultural Museum, Dover DE

2. Kent County "en" Plein Air", Aug 1 - Sep 30, 2013, Dover Art League, Dover DE

Current Exhibition:  May 8 - 31, 2014:  Delaware History Trail & Passport, 

The Gibby Center, 51 W Main St, Middletown, DE, 302-449-5396

May 9, Opening Reception, 6 - 8 pm