GETTYSBURG FESTIVAL 2010 ARTIST COLONY Paintings from the Artist Colony Experience

I can not even begin to describe the incredible experience
of being a participant at the first Gettysburg Festival Artist Colony
last week.
How amazing to be able to completely dedicate three whole days
to my craft, study with Master Painter Lisa Egeli, explore
Gettysburg looking for the perfect painting spot - and then
be treated to gourmet meals and air conditioned buses
that transported us to and from our painting events.
A dream come true, and many thanks to everyone associated
with the Gettysburg Festival who made all of this possible.

Here are two of the plein air paintings that I painted during
the Artist Colony.


'Morning's Light'
(View from Little Roundtop)
Oil 9 x 12
Linen on Panel




'Summer on the Trostle Farm'
Oil 9 x 12
Linen on Panel

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DAY 02 GETTYSBURG FESTIVAL PLEIN AIR ARTIST COLONY

What a phenomenal day today! We got up early so
that we could head to the battlefield to paint
before the heat of the day became oppressive.
Little Round Top with its beautiful vistas (and
refreshing cool breeze) was where we decided
to set up our gear for the morning.


(Above) Ted and Mary Beth painting from the overlook.

Afterwards we grabbed a quick lunch at the
college cafeteria then headed back out to
the battlefield to get some more painting
time in. We were able to paint a view of the
Trostle farm until the thunderstorms moved in.


Cindy painting the Trostle Farm


Master Painter Lisa Egeli painting


On our way to the Carribean Cookout, we enjoyed
seeing Peter Krsko's sculptures in the trees.



After our delicious dinner, we stayed and listened
to some great music. I was just jealous of the
hat the lady in front of me was wearing!


A little evening get-together in the common
area of the apartments. We're showing Lisa the
DPP Blog and my blog and website.

DAY 01 GETTYSBURG FESTIVAL PLEIN AIR ARTIST COLONY

June 23, 2010 - Day One Artist Colony
Gettysburg Festival

After arriving on campus and getting settled
into our dormitory, we were taken on a tour
of the Gettysburg College by Rachel, a student
intern. In the picture below, Rachel is giving
us some information about the historical
buildings on campus, and also about the
large grassy field that is said to be haunted
(during the war the field was used to stack
the bodies of dead soldiers).



Our next stop was Schmucker Hall, which houses the
art facilities. In this picture, Master Scuptor
Ivan Schwartz was explaining how bronze and
aluminum sculptures are cast. Ivan is
teaching the sculpture element
of this colony.



We grabbed lunch at 'The Dive', and then
walked over to the Majestic to see Master Painter
Lisa Egeli's gorgeous paintings. Lisa is
teaching the Plein Air components of this colony.

Colony participant Mary Beth Brath beside Lisa's painting.

Colony participant Anthony Comes describes the
process by which he created his sculpture.