Chadds Ford Gallery presents its' first Plein Air Exhibit featuring artists that are well known for painting outdoors and not in a studio.  You are invited to attend and watch the artists paint, artwork that will be completed and for sale.  Opening Friday, June 21,  2013, 4:00pm to 8:00pm.  Located at 1609 Baltimore Pike (Route 1), next to Brandywine Prime, Chadds Ford.  No Admission  Fee.  For more information visit our web site www.awyethgallery.com or call 610.388.2412 or toll free 877.WYETHAJ (877.993.8425).  Open Tuesday thru Saturday 10:00 to 5:00, Sundays 12:00 to 5:00.

10% of all proceeds from sales will be donated to the American Red Cross - Central Oklahoma Relief Fund, welcoming all outside donations to be collected.  A fund will be started at Bryn Mawr Trust Company for all cash, checks and credit card donations.

Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association  (MAPAPA) promotes the appreciation and participation in the art of outdoor painting, workshops and events.  Plein Air artists exhibiting Jacalyn Beam, Roger Dale Brown, Valerie Craig, Beverly Ford Evans, Paul Scarborough and Robert R. Stack.

Jacalyn Beam
Like Pennsylvania Impressionist painters of the late 19th and 20th centuries, Jacalyn too has strong links to painting the barns, streams, hills and valleys of southeastern PA and DE capturing the particular architecture, colors and terrain, just a few miles from her Wilmington, DE home.

Roger Dale Brown, OPA
From Franklin, TN, Roger is avid about traveling, studying, teaching and competing in national painting competitions.  Experiences that expands knowledge  of history, nature and architecture, that are inspirations for his oil paintings.  Roger believes the "plein air" painting is an essential element to being a great artist.

Valerie Craig
Valerie's oil and watercolor paintings are suffused with soft light and convey a sensitive approach. The St. Davids, PA artist's subject matter is varied and includes still life, landscapes and street scenes.  Whether painting vast open areas or intimate spaces, she finds that capturing light and color is best accomplished through close observation and study.

Beverly Ford Evans
With her deliberate brushwork and attention to the scene, Beverly captures the essence of the landscape beautifully and artfully.  She loves to pack her paints and travel, from her Franklin, TN home, to other parts of our beautiful country, where she is inspired by the diversity and beauty at every turn in the road.

Paul Scarborough
Scarborough is a nature lover with a sharp eye for unusual subjects.  He is a poet on canvas who depicts the true character of the countryside - the rustic barns and resident  wildlife indigenous to Chester County, PA and  Delaware.  Anyone who has seen the Chadds Ford artist watercolor and acrylic landscapes has seen the poetic beauty  reflected in peaceful pastoral scenes with his trademark, the red cardinal.

Robert R. Stack
Using watercolor and gouache mediums, Bob's subject matter varies, ranging from natural subjects, to architectural, equestrian  and Civil War themes.  From his Wilmington, De home, he lets his work, light, color and  composition take precedence over actual subject matter.  Lending itself to an air of mystery, sometimes he uses different shades of blue and gets a dramatic contrast using light and shadow.