Plein Air Paints the Fall

September 17, 2020

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An outdoor scene with a black SUV parked on a roadside near houses and colorful gardens. An easel with a watercolor painting of the scene, including a blue house, and a painter’s palette are visible in the foreground. Trees and mountains are in the background.

By Matt Hoisch

David Dallison paints in East Telluride. Picture by Matt Hoisch.

David Dallison paints in East Telluride. Picture by Matt Hoisch.

For the first time in its nearly 20 year history, the Telluride Plein Air Festival is happening in mid-September. Roughly half of the originally confirmed 25 artists came to Telluride for the delayed festival. KOTO spoke with some of the artists and with Ronnie Palamar, Executive Director of the Sheridan Arts Foundation—for whom this is the largest annual fundraiser—about this year’s unique festival and the art of outside painting.

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Dallison drove 22 hours to paint for the Plein Air Festival. Picture by Matt Hoisch.

Dallison drove 22 hours to paint for the Plein Air Festival. Picture by Matt Hoisch.

Jill Banks paints along Mainstreet in Telluride. Picture by Matt Hoisch.

Jill Banks paints along Mainstreet in Telluride. Picture by Matt Hoisch.

Bill Meuser captures scenes around the Sheridan as the sun sets. Picture by Matt Hoisch.

Bill Meuser captures scenes around the Sheridan as the sun sets. Picture by Matt Hoisch.

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