In the North Gallery, “On the Trail of Plein Air Masters with the PAC6” showcases a collection of plein air and studio paintings influenced by the San Diego Four, a group of California impressionist. The PAC6 even created in the same locations as the San Diego Four.  

 

The PAC6 Painters (PAC6), Linda Brown, Marian Fortunati, Nita Harper, Debra Holladay, Laura Wambsgans, and Sharon Weaver have explored and documented the landscape together for the past 10 years. Dedicated to painting the beauty and grandeur of the American landscape, the Southern California-based collaborating artists share a love of the wild outdoors and painting in plein air. Following in the historic footsteps of the California Impressionists, the PAC6 creates landscapes of iconic locations from a new and contemporary perspective. The paintings not only allow viewers to visit and revisit these places, but also takes them on a journey through each artist’s individual interpretation of their experience.

 

Most recently, the PAC6 took on the Anza Borrego Desert. Multiple plein air trips over the past 16 months have resulted in a collection of plein air and studio paintings that showcase the variety and beauty of the desert.

 

This show runs from October 17 to November 29.

 

The opening reception is on Oct. 17 is from 5-7 p.m. 

 

Regardless of the destination, at the end of each adventure the PAC6 Painters brush off their jeans, smile at each other, and proclaim “… and nobody died.”

 

 

 

 

Contact gallery@borregoartinstitute.org for more information.