For nearly the entire month of June, 10 local artists converged on Malvern, Pennsylvania, where they set up their easels and paints to capture Chester County’s historic venues and classic landscapes. You can still catch a glimpse. When and where?
Gallery222 Malvern in Malvern, Pennsylvania, is currently exhibiting a number of plein air paintings completed by 10 talented painters over a two-day competition in early June. Malvern resident and owner of Gallery222 Malvern Andrea Strang was thrilled to bring this competition to Malvern and excited about the fantastic lineup of participating artists.
“We are honored to have some of the most talented artists in our area taking part in Gallery222’s 1st Annual Plein Air Malvern, and I can’t wait to see what beautiful area of Malvern they choose to paint,” says Strang. “I look forward to this becoming a Malvern tradition.”
The artists participating include Randall Graham, Monique Sarkessian, Elise Phillips, Kristi Gilfillan, Robert Bohne, Fred Danziger, Jeremy McGirl, Barbara Berry, Denise Sedor, and Nate Durnin. The plein air works are on display at Gallery222 through July 15.
During the June 29 reception, several artists were announced as winners. Elise Phillips took home First Place honors for her work “Knots and Weaves” while Randall Graham’s “Yellow Springs Road” earned the artist Second Place. Third Place was awarded to Denise Sedor for her painting “House on Historical Sugartown.” Amazingly, there was a tie for People’s Choice in Malvern’s inaugural event, earned by Nathan Durnin’s “Purple House” and Kristi Gilfillan’s “Historical Sugartown.”
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