The Quarantine Painters
Plein Air Painters Gather at a Distance During COVID-19
A Unique Opening Reception
Saturday, July 11, 3-5 pm
Exhibit inside, artists painting outside.
Social distancing measures in place and masks required.
The Gallery at Flat Rock is excited to present an exhibition of the work of six landscape painters that have been meeting regularly “en plein air” during this time of social distancing as a way to encourage their personal creative work. The six Western North Carolina artists—who include Scott Boyle, Jim Carson, Gary Cooley, Mitch Kolbe, Rich Nelson, and Richard Oversmith, have been regularly meeting for socially distanced outings in locations around the Asheville and Hendersonville areas.
What: “The Quarantine Painters” exhibit: Plein air painters gather at a distance during COVID-19
When: July 9-26; Opening reception on July 11, 3-5pm
Where: The Gallery at Flat Rock, 2702-A Greenville Highway, Flat Rock, N.C.
How much: Free and open to the public
Information: galleryflatrock.com, 828-698-7000
“We have talked about doing this for a long time, but it took the quarantine to get us to actually do it,” said Carson. “The socialization alone is worth the time since painters quite often paint in isolation, but during the Shelter in Place period, it has been even more important. It has motivated me to get out of the studio and paint outside.”
The “Quarantine Painters” exhibition will highlight paintings created by each of the artists during outings this spring. The group has gathered to paint in locations as various as an upstate South Carolina peach orchard, Henderson County apple orchards, at the Rocky Broad River, in Hickory Nut Gap and downtown Asheville, and at Asheville’s Beaver Lake.
