Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens | Turn on the Light: Plein Air Paintings by Morgan Samuel Price
Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens (633 Osceola Avenue, Winter Park, FL 32789) opens "Turn on the Light: Plein Air Paintings by Morgan Samuel Price" November 23, 2010 and will run it through January 23, 2011. Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Sunday 1:00– 4:00 p.m. Admission: adults (18-59) $5; seniors (60+) $4; students (age 12 through college) $3; with members and children age 12 and under free. For more information, call 407-647-6294.
Price has participated in the past two Paint Out events held at the Polasek Museum and her work will now be featured in an exhibition highlighting her works held in private collections and museums. Over 30 works in oil dating from the 1980s to the present are being loaned from collectors throughout Florida and the United States and depict scenes inspired by Price’s travels.
According to the artist, “Painting is a mission driven by fascination. As the discoveries reveal themselves, I continue to explore other paths of adventure. It is true that the artist needs two exceptional features: one is definitely tenacity and the other is audacity.”
Plein Air- a French term meaning “in the open air”- describes artwork painted outdoors with the subject directly in view rather than being painted in a studio or from a photograph. Plein air artists such as Price depict the spirit of a landscape or subject by incorporating natural light, color and movement into their works.
Since the 1970s Price has consistently been an award-winning artist and has participated in numerous national exhibitions throughout her artistic career including the Salmagundi Club, Allied Artists, Pastel Society, American Artist Professional League in New York City, Knickerbocker Artists New York and the Copley Society in Boston. An artist as well as an educator, Price has created educational DVDs and written books to instruct students in understanding color, value, light and design. Following the success of her first book Oil Painting with a Basic Palette (Northlight Books, 1999) Price published a second book in 2008 about her technique titled Turn on the Light: A Touchstone to Plein Air Painting. Price is represented by galleries throughout the United States and travels extensively throughout the year to provide art workshops to students of plein air painting.
Price has participated in the past two Paint Out events held at the Polasek Museum and her work will now be featured in an exhibition highlighting her works held in private collections and museums. Over 30 works in oil dating from the 1980s to the present are being loaned from collectors throughout Florida and the United States and depict scenes inspired by Price’s travels.
According to the artist, “Painting is a mission driven by fascination. As the discoveries reveal themselves, I continue to explore other paths of adventure. It is true that the artist needs two exceptional features: one is definitely tenacity and the other is audacity.”
Plein Air- a French term meaning “in the open air”- describes artwork painted outdoors with the subject directly in view rather than being painted in a studio or from a photograph. Plein air artists such as Price depict the spirit of a landscape or subject by incorporating natural light, color and movement into their works.
Since the 1970s Price has consistently been an award-winning artist and has participated in numerous national exhibitions throughout her artistic career including the Salmagundi Club, Allied Artists, Pastel Society, American Artist Professional League in New York City, Knickerbocker Artists New York and the Copley Society in Boston. An artist as well as an educator, Price has created educational DVDs and written books to instruct students in understanding color, value, light and design. Following the success of her first book Oil Painting with a Basic Palette (Northlight Books, 1999) Price published a second book in 2008 about her technique titled Turn on the Light: A Touchstone to Plein Air Painting. Price is represented by galleries throughout the United States and travels extensively throughout the year to provide art workshops to students of plein air painting.