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2020 Plein Air Paint Out

Patti C. Hemme - Montgomery, AL

Pictured, Patti Hemme shows off her painting, Preserve at The Waters, created during the 2020 Pike Road Plein Air Paint Out. Patricia Car...

Rhonda Hancock - Abbeville, AL

Pictured, Rhonda Hancock shows off her painting, Blue Pumpkin, created during the 2020 Pike Road Plein Air Paint Out. Relocated to Alabam...

Paige Hodo - Selma, AL

Paige Hodo is from Selma, Alabama. Began painting watercolors around 2010 studying under Rick Mills. Several years later began painting...

Susan Hood

Susan Hood is a retired art teacher originally from Missouri. She has drawn since she was 18 months old and enjoys working in watercolor...

David M. Jones - Monroeville, AL

Pictured, David Jones shows off his painting, Twins on Wallahatchie, created during the 2020 Pike Road Plein Air Paint Out. David Jones s...

Peggy Kilgo - Glencoe, AL

A self-taught artist, Peggy paints in an impressionist style using both oil and acrylic paint. Inspired by God's beautiful landscapes, Pe...

Kimmie Layne

Laura Murphey - Birmingham, AL

Laura Murphey is a Birmingham based artist. She recently graduated from the core program at Grand Central Atelier in NYC. She has been ...

Susan O'Connor - Birmingham, AL

Pictured, Susan O'Connor shows off her painting, Goldenrods, created during the 2020 Pike Road Plein Air Paint Out. Montgomery-based arti...

Wendy Ostlund - Northfield, MN

Wendy Ostlund is from Northfield, MN where the colors are many throughout the year with the four seasons. I rekindled my love of oils in...

Charles Payne - Pike Road, AL

Charles Payne lives in Pike Road. I have been an artist all my life. I have practiced plein air since 1964. I enjoy being outside and lis...

Zoe Powell - Eufaula, AL

Zoe Powell began painting many years ago while working as a controller in private industry. Thinking it would be fun to learn to paint in...

Estra Reynolds - Gulf Shores, AL

Craig Reynolds - Gulf Shores, AL

Craig Reynolds was born in Gadsden, Alabama and was taught by his father at an early age to draw and paint. As a young man, Craig learned...

Anne Stickney - Northport, AL

Anne works onsite from life, painting en plein air, as often as possible. She works at her home studio teaching and doing works of still ...

Paula Wheat - Wetumpka, AL

Paula is mostly a self-taught artist and has been painting for around 10 years. She really enjoys painting en plein air and considers her...

Leesa Street

Larry Stewart - Union Springs, AL

Pictured, Larry Stewart shows off his painting, Harvest Silo, created during the 2020 Pike Road Plein Air Paint Out. Larry Stewart is a s...

Melody Waltman - Gulf Breeze, FL

Pictured, Melody Waltman shows off her painting, Serenity at Ring Around Road, created during the 2020 Pike Road Plein Air Paint Out. Mel...

Robine Wright - Springfield, OH

Pictured, Robine Wright shows off her painting, Bob's John Deere at Cotton Season, painted during the 2020 Plein AIr Paint Out. An award w...

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