While the rest of the world sleeps, nocturne painters venture out to capture the unique atmosphere and quality of light found when the sun goes down. Although a host of challenges await, from fatigue to seeing values and shapes accurately, the seven paintings featured here prove that rewards abound for those not afraid of the dark.
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Cecy Turner
2021, oil, 15 x 30 in.
Available from artist
Studio from plein air study
Mark A. Vander Vinne
2021, oil, 12 x 9 in.
Private collection
Plein air
Kathleen Gray Farthing
2021, oil, 12 x 9 in.
Available from artist
Plein air
Lori Putnam
2022, oil, 18 x 24 in.
Available from artist
Studio
Susiehyer
2018, oil, 12 x 9 in.
Private collection
Plein air
Ellen Howard
2020, oil, 12 x 24 in.
Available from Rieser Fine Art
Plein air to studio
Julie Riker
2021, oil, 14 x 18 in.
Private collection
Studio
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Blog post prepared for the web by Cherie Dawn Haas, Editor of Plein Air Today
