Come paint in the beautiful rolling hills of Tuscany! JUNE 5th - JUNE 12, 2010 You will be immersed in the heart of Italy with a wide range of subject matter from scenic old villages, fields of flowers and the rolling landscape of vineyards and small town Italian life. Instruction /mentor with Greg LaRock. We will focus on the importance of simplicity, pinning down a focal point, understanding composition, getting your values to work for you, creating depth and atmosphere and the importance of edges. All paintings will be done en Plein Air. Daily activities include: demos by Greg, personalized instruction, day trips to Siena and the surrounding countryside, nightly critiques, plus free time to simply paint on your own, explore and enjoy yourself.
Register by 12/31/09 and Save - Registration $2,095 For more information, see www.ilchiostro.com ____________________________________________________
Biography
Education
* Bachelor of Fine Arts, Drawing & Painting
Long Beach State University, Long Beach, California
Professional Affiliations
* American Impressionist Society * American Society of Marine Artists * California Art Club
* Laguna Plein-Air Painters Association
* National Oil & Acrylic Painters' Society * Oil Painters of America
* Southern California Plein Air Painters Association
Upon graduating CSULB, Greg LaRock went on to establish his own graphic design business for the next 17 years. Several years ago Greg decided to rekindle his love for figure and landscape painting and the pursuit of plein air. "Creating three-dimensionality on canvas is a challenging, life-long pursuit. I aspire to capture the essence of the world on location through composition, by simplifying nature's beauty, depicting her subtle changes in color, light and shadow … and doing it all with paint."
As a member of several plein air groups, you'll regularly find him capturing the light of the Southern California landscape, "Any excuse to get outside and I'm there."
Greg LaRock won the first place/grand prize at the 2008 Easton Plein Air event in Maryland. He also was awarded the first place, $5000 purchase prize for the Newport Bay Naturalist 2008 Mural Competition in California. Greg has been juried into the Oil Painters of America national show twice, awarded a "Jury's Top 50" at the Greenhouse Gallery's Salon International twice, was an invited artist to LPAPA's 8th and 10th Annual Plein Air Invitational, featured in Southwest Art's "Artist to Watch" column in November, 2006 and was included in Jack Richeson Fine Art Series book "Plein Air New Mexico." He lives in Newport Beach, California with his wife and their two basenjis.
AWARDS
First Place: Paint San Clemente - Quick Draw, 2009
First Place: Paint San Clemente, 2009
Jury's Top 50: Salon International, 2009
RayMar Art's 3rd Annual Painting Competition: Top 12 Finalist, 2009
Third Place: Newport Harbor Nautical Museum Plein Air Show, CA, 2008
First Place/Grand Prize: Easton Plein Air, 2008
Best Use of Light: Easton Plein Air, 2008
First Place: Newport Bay Mural Competition, 2008
Honorable Mention: LPAPA`s The Best of Plein Air, 2008
Honorable Mention: CCA "Coastal Splendor" Plein Air Invitational, 2007
Second Place: Paint San Clemente - Quick Draw, 2007
Second Place: Paint San Clemente, 2007
Honorable Mention: LPAPA`s The Best of Plein Air, 2007
Honorable Mention: Socalpapa`s Painting the Calif Landscape, 2007
Honorable Mention: Borrego Springs Plein Air Invitational, 2007
Third Place: LPAPA`s Less is More Miniature Show, 2006
Honorable Mention: Bower`s Plein Air Invitational, 2006
First Place: Paint San Clemente - Quick Draw, 2006
Third Place: Paint San Clemente, 2006
Jury`s Top Fifty: Salon International, 2006
Artist`s Choice: Socalpapa`s Painting the Calif Landscape, 2006
Honorable Mention: LPAPA`s The Best of Plein Air, 2006
2nd Place: Huntington Beach Plein Air Festival, 2005
Honorable Mention: Bower`s Plein Air Invitational, 2005
Honorable Mention: Paint San Clemente - Quick Draw, 2005
Honorable Mention: Paint San Clemente, 2005
2nd Place: Spring Orange County Arts Exhibition, 2005
Upcoming Events and Exhibits
2010 BORREGO SPRINGS PLEIN AIR INVITATIONAL Borrego Art Institute • Borrego Springs, CA 3/15/2010-3/20/2010 Reception: ()
Greg is one of the invited artists. This event filled week will include a week of painting from March 15th thru March 20th, with a gala reception and a public opening.
For more information and a schedule of events
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2010 LA DOLCE VITA: IMPRESSIONS OF ITALY Broome Street Gallery 3/23/2010-4/4/2010 Reception: 3/27/2010 (4:00 - 7:00pm)
The 5th annual exhibition and sale of 80 juried works from Venice, Tuscany, Lake Garda, Rome, Florence and Siena put on by Il Chiostro and hosted by Broome Street Gallery.
Greg's Paintings "In Bloom " & " Entry Italia " juried into the show.
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2010 GREENHOUSE GALLERY SALON INTERNATIONAL Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX 4/10/2010-4/30/2010 Reception: 4/10/2010 (5:00 - 8:0pm)
A juried group exhibition and sale put on by the International Museum of Contemporary Masters and hosted by Greenhouse Gallery. The exhibition showcases the finest in today's traditional, representational artists.
Greg's Painting "Turquoise Sun " has been juried into the show.
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2010 OIL PAINTERS OF AMERICA NATIONAL EXHIBITION OF TRADITIONAL OILS The Legacy Gallery • Scottsdale, AZ 4/30/2010-5/29/2010 Reception: 4/30/2010 (5:00 pm)
Greg's painting, "Fish Stories" was one of only 200 paintings selected from over 1500 entries accross the US. For more information _______________________________________________________________
2010 SONOMA PLEIN AIR
5/17/2010-5/22/2010 Reception: 5/21/2010 ()
The 8th Annual Sonoma Plein Air event will showcase award-winning artists from across the United States. They will paint en plein air in Sonoma County, California. Sonoma Plein Air 2010
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June 28th through July 4th, visitors and locals alike will have the unique opportunity to observe some of the nation's best plein air artists as they paint on location in the Telluride area. On July 3rd and July 4th the courtyard located in front of the historic Sheridan Opera House has been reserved for an exhibition and sale of the pieces created during this week-long celebration of plein air painting.
This event is free and open to the public.
See Telluridepleinair.org for more information
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2010 SEDONA PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL Sedona Arts Center 10/23/2010-10/30/2010 Reception: 10/29/2009 (6:00 - 9:00pm)
SEDONA PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL is a celebration of Sedona's extraordinary beauty as seen through the eyes of 30 of the finest plein air painters in the country. The weeklong festival will feature these painters all over town - on the streets, trailheads, creeks, and vistas - capturing the beauty of the Sedona area on canvas.
EVENING WITH THE ARTISTS - Friday, 6-9PM meet the artists and be amoung the first to view the painints that have been crested during the festival week. Call (928)282-3809 or see link below for more information.
www.sedonapleinairfestival.com _______________________________________________________________
Upcoming Workshops
April 23-25, 2010 (3 Day Workshop)(325) Laguna Beach and Neighboring Areas 4/23/2010-4/25/2010
Successful Plein Air Landscapes in Oil
The focus will be on simplicity, composition and value, conveying what you see into a successful painting. Overcome pitfalls, the importance of a focal point, large masses and understanding how to interpret the3-dimensional landscape onto a flat surface.
The 3 day workshop will begin at 9:00AM and end at 4:00PM each day.
Please email us for more information and to to find out how
to reserve your space.
Workshop will be limited to a maximum of 12 students.
Workshop/Mentoring in Tuscany, Italy 2010(2195) Tuscany overlooking the city of Siena 6/5/2010-6/12/2010
Come paint in the beautiful rolling hills of Tuscany!
You will be immersed in the heart of Italy with a wide range of subject matter from scenic old villages, fields of flowers and the rolling landscape of vineyards and small town Italian life. Instruction /mentor with Greg LaRock. We will focus on the importance of simplicity, pinning down a focal point, understanding composition, getting your values to work for you, creating depth and atmosphere and the importance of edges. All paintings will be done en Plein Air. Daily activities include: demos by Greg, personalized instruction, day trips to Siena and the surrounding countryside, nightly critiques, plus free time to simply paint on your own, explore and enjoy yourself.
Register by 12/31/09 and Save - Registration $2,095
PRICE INCLUDES:
• Shared double room in country villa, shared bathrooms
($350 p/p supplement for ensuite bathroom or single room-limited availability)
• Daily traditional breakfast and dinner, including wine
• Instruction/mentoring by Greg LaRock
• Daily plein air excursions
• Excursion to Siena
• 1/2day excursion to nearby hilltown (Monteriggioni, Radda, Volpaia…)
• Pick up from Florence train station at 3:30pm on arrival Saturday
• Transfer to bus/train station in Siena on final day
(Does Not Include: Airfare, lunches, art supplies, local bus transportation, independent meals/sight-seeing)
August 20-22, 2010 (3 Day Workshop)(325) Laguna Beach and Neighboring Areas 8/20/2010-8/22/2010
Successful Plein Air Landscapes in Oil
The focus will be on simplicity, composition and value, conveying what you see into a successful painting. Overcome pitfalls, the importance of a focal point, large masses and understanding how to interpret the3-dimensional landscape onto a flat surface.
The 3 day workshop will begin at 9:00AM and end at 4:00PM each day.
Please email us for more information and to to find out how
to reserve your space.
Workshop will be limited to a maximum of 12 students.
Wisconsin September 13-16 (4 Day Workshop)(475) Fish Creek, Wisconsin 9/13/2010-9/16/2010
Plein Air: Painterly Realism in Oil
Greg shares his techniques and tools to build successful works. Concepts to be covered include organizing elements for a successful composition, maintaining and supporting a focal point, achieving depth and atmosphere, simplification, the benefit of edges, as well as utilizing color temperature and values
Information about the Peninsula Art School:
• For any questions about the class, school or the location,
Door County please call: 920-868-3455
• For website information on the area of Door County visit: www.doorcounty.com
Peninsula School of Art(info@peninsulaartschool.com)
2011 January 28-30(325) Laguna Beach and Neighboring Areas 1/28/2011-1/30/2011
Successful Plein Air Landscapes in Oil
The focus will be on simplicity, composition and value, conveying what you see into a successful painting. Overcome pitfalls, the importance of a focal point, large masses and understanding how to interpret the3-dimensional landscape onto a flat surface.
The 3 day workshop will begin at 9:00AM and end at 4:00PM each day.
Please email us to to find out how
to reserve your space.
Workshop will be limited to a maximum of 12 students.
