The 4th Annual Plein Air Painting Festival is taking place this week in venues all over Palm Beach County and being centralized at the Lighthouse Art Center in Tequesta.  The Rickie Report introduces Eli Cedrone, one of the award winning juried artists. Eli is offering upcoming international and national workshops to plein air artists and art lovers.  We share the details here, of her “A BRUSH WITH PORTUGAL: Landscape & Figure Painting with Eli Cedrone” plus upcoming workshops that are open to all levels of painters!

 

 

 

Eli Cedrone, Award Winning, Nationally Recognized Plein Air Artist And Instructor

 

 

 

 

Eli Cedrone is a popular workshop instructor in the US and internationally. She has taught in Italy, Bermuda, Florida and the greater Boston area.  She tells The Rickie Report, “I’ve always been influenced by the power of images to express ideas and emotions. Painting is a process of discovery and decision making where disparate elements pull together until the image is clearly expressed. Ultimately my concerns are with the expressive qualities of light captured with paint.”

 

 

Painting of Sintra Castello by Eli Cedrone

 

 

 

A BRUSH WITH PORTUGAL
Landscape & Figure Painting with Eli Cedrone
MAY 6-13, 2017

Join Eli Cedrone’s third workshop with Artful Journeys LLC. It is designed to be a fun, stimulating and stress-free experience for beginners to advanced students. Everything has been carefully organized so all you have to is paint and enjoy the wonderful experience of being in Cascais, Portugal. Painting locations are carefully chosen for scenic beauty and class size is limited for plenty of one-on-one instruction.

 

View of Casias, Portugal

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS:

Explore
Cascais – a resort town on the Atlantic, steeped in history and offering some of the most exquisite natural and architectural sites in the country. It is a place of magic, myths and mystery.
Estoril, the casino town where the character of James Bond was conceived;
Sintra, a town of architectural fantasy.
Visit
The golden, rugged coastline
Sandy beaches
Markets, artisan shops & casinos!
Savor
Sophisticated, gastronomical delights in the restaurants of Cascais
Attend
5 days of painting workshops

 

Albatroz Hotel, Cascais, Portugal

ACCOMMODATIONS:

Albatroz Hotel in Cascais
The Albatroz Hotel is a luxury hotel which sits near the crashing ocean. The Albatroz Hotel is a place of true glamour that rises above the ocean. Each room is unique and individually decorated in their own, unique style, offering guests totally modern up-to-date comfort. Upgrades may be possible.

 

Eli painting on location in Bermuda & Florida

WORKSHOP DETAILS:

 

Media: Oil, watercolors and pastels
Level: All levels
Workshop will focus on:
Understanding and simplifying shapes
Laying down a foundation quickly and confidently
Creating and developing a focal point
Balancing cool and warm colors to create atmospheric perspective

 

“Alehouse” by Eli Cedrone

PAINTING FROM LIFE – The Alla Prima Approach

 

 

“Impressionism, which is essentially the effect of light on color, demands that the artist pay careful attention to how he perceives the natural world. Creating notes of color is much like playing scales on the piano. Seeing correctly is critical to understanding and expressing how light creates color and how color conveys light.”

 

“BDA Railway Trail” by Eli Cedrone

 

 

Eli Cedrone is a nationally recognized artist living in the Boston area. A graduate of the School of Art & Design, (Suffolk University) in Boston, Cedrone studied in Florence, Italy, at the Museum of Fine Arts School and the Academy of Realist Art, Boston. She began her career in Bermuda, at Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising, followed by work as an art director and Illustrator in Laguna Beach, CA. She returned to Boston in 1996 and began her career as a professional artist and instructor.

 

“Arianna” by Eli Cedrone

 

 

Eli has won numerous awards including Portrait Society of America, Oil Painters of America and International Artists. She is the recipient of several residencies and fellowships and has participated in juried invitationals in the US and abroad. Cedrone has attained the level of Copley Master at the Copley Society of Art, Boston. Her work has been featured in Plein Air, Fine Art Connoisseur and International Artist’s Magazine.

 

“Little Italy” by Eli Cedrone

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS:

A Brush with Italy: Painting the Landscape | Fall 2017

The Bermuda Retreat | November 3, 4 & 5, 2017

Making An Emotional Statement with your Paintings| TBA

 

Galleries where Eli Cedrone’s art work can be found include: Waterhouse Gallery, Santa Barbara CA; Cecil Byrne Gallery, Charleston, SC; Charles Fine Arts Gallery, Gloucester, MA; Gallery 117, Bermuda and Antonia, Chatham MA

 

 

For more information about Eli Cedrone: 

https://www.elicedrone.com
https://www.facebook.com/elicedronefineart/

Email: Eli Cedrone Fine Art at artfulhand@comcast.net
Joan Hill at Artful Journeys: joan@artfuljourneysllc.com
To register visit: http://www.artfuljourneysllc.com/a-brush-with-portugal.html

 

For details about the 4th Annual Plein Air Festival:

www.LighthouseArts.org

 

 

 

 

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