Autumn Plein Aire events for the Ste Genevieve Art Guild

Artists are invited to join the realms of the famous Regionalist Artists of the 1930's in documenting through their work the historic beauty of the Ste Genevieve area. Painters can also capture the natural beauty of the picturesque vineyards, fertile farmlands and the river bluffs and valley along the Mississippi River.Artists may paint one to seven days and the work must be created on location, following the European tradition of capturing the natural light and atmosphere of the outdoors.

This 2 week long event started off by presenting a workshop with artist, Thom Buttner. He is a master of cloudscapes. This workshop was then followed by a week of plein aire painting. All participating artists then entered their pieces into a plein aire competition. The friday before all of the festivities the art guild put together a show of the color work of Roscoe Misselhorn. He was part of the original art colony of Ste Gen in the 1930s.

the Plein Aire competition

preparing for the show

the Misselhorn show at the Mammy Shaw House