The French term "plein aire" simply means that the artist travels out of doors with equipment in tow to capture the landscape and mood while coping with the elements and the changing light. These paintings were all completed on site.
Images provided by Gary Rainsbarger. All rights reserved.
Oil on panel. 12 x 9 inches. Painted at Highland Springs Resort with The Plein Air Artists of Riverside. July 2015
Oil on panel, 9 X 12 inches.
Painted at Highland Springs Resort in July of 2015 with the Plein Air Artists of Riverside.
Painted at Highland Springs Resort in June of 2017.
These are works done in my studio using photos or other reference sources.
Images provided by Gary Rainsbarger. All rights reserved.
Acrylic and Oil. Classic statue from Louvre meets J. Pollock.
Still life. Oil on panel.
Large scale watercolor based on plein air sketch and photos.
Watercolor of my neighbor’s classic Mustang.
The story of this painting is on my blog page.
Oil on panel
This is a quick video tour of a 1:6.6 scale model of "The God Booth."
Oil on canvas. Strange how priorities can change.
Watercolor
These works encompass sculpture, mixed media, arti-fiction and automata.
Portable installation with animatronic figure of God.
Fiberglass orange decorated for Riverside Arts fundraiser.
After a hard day of “touristing” in the rain.
5x7 oil on panel
.Clockwise from upper left: Greg Adamson, Mark Schooley, Cosme Cordova and Drew Oberjuerge.
This project was begun in October 2013 and completed in August 2014. The installation was comprised of two figures sculpted from clear packing tape and three painted "witnesses". It was in place August 7-21, 2014, at the Riverside Art Museum atrium in Riverside, CA.
Photo by Peter Phun taken at reception August 16, 2014.
