Discovering Nature’s Gems features
Orr, Shelley, other PAAINT artists

July 15, 2015
Santa Paula News

You’ll be Discovering Nature’s Gems at the July 25 opening reception for the latest exhibit of PAAINT, a unique organization of artists that includes notably talented Santa Paulans Dorothy Orr and Pam Shelley.

Ventura’s Fox Fine Jewelry will present the exhibition of works by PAAINT, an acronym for Plein Air Artists In Nature’s Theatre.  

These drawings and paintings will be on exhibit from July 23 through September 13. The public is invited to meet the artists at a reception Saturday, July 25, from 6 to 9 pm.

Aside from Santa Paulans Orr and Shelley featured artists are Melanie Hirdler and Cathy Smith of Ojai; and Nancy Beswick, Lois Bloom, Susan Lewis, Laurie McKnett and Dani Willis of Ventura.

Discovering Nature’s Gems, said Orr, “Will include works that exemplify the artists’ fascination for local sites and the rich histories embracing them.” 

The artists explain that the “unexpected intensification of colors, textures and other details generate an enduring appeal as they paint en plain air,” and Orr noted, “Such discoveries, the excitement of these revelations, are the constant inspiration for the artists of PAAINT.”

Founded in 2012, PAAINT according to Orr, the retired Ventura College fine arts chair and instructor, concentrates on art works categorized as plein air, which “Are started and finished on location using natural light only. The artist must deal with all of the gifts and surprises that nature has to offer at that time and place,” and notable artists Claude Monet and John Singer Sargent were devotees of and famed for their plein air artwork.

Partial plein air works of art are started and taken to a point near completion on location and then finished in the studio, with the artist’s focus on compositional adjustments and detail refinements.

Fox Fine Jewelry, located at 560 East Main Street in Downtown Ventura, has become a popular art venue. Store hours are Monday — Thursday 10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday noon to 6:00 p.m.  

For additional information email PAAINT and members of PAAINT at contactartist@paaint.org or call Fox Fine Jewelry at (805) 652-1800.





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