Founding Member of PAAC
Lynn
Simonson
4072 S. Quebec Street
Denver, Colorado 80237
303-770-5336
lesimonson@aol.com
www.artsatgeorgetown.com/artists/simonson.html
A
Denver, Colorado native, Lynn's interest in art began approximately
fifteen years ago when he enrolled in classes at the Art Student's League
of Denver. Through a period of exploration and discovery, Lynn determined
that his primary interest was in oil painting, and more specifically,
plein-air painting of landscapes. "En plein air" is the French expression
for painting "in open air," the old tradition of setting up your easel
and confronting nature directly. An easel in the corner of the studio
is no substitute for the wonders of nature: the warmth of the sun or
maybe the cold of the snow, the sound of a stream nearby or possibly
a bird chirping, the changing light, a deep blue sky, a red barn. All
of the senses are on alert and become part of the artist's personal
interpretation of the subject. To this arena, this challenge, Lynn brings
his brushes and paints. It is his responsibility to decide on composition
and design, to make selections of color, value and texture, to emphasize
or intensify certain elements and suppress or eliminate others. Nature
suggests ideas; the artist makes choices with each stroke of his brush.
In this plein-air environment, Lynn produces, not a copy of nature,
but his personal interpretation of the subject. This ability to create
is originality, the truth of art!
"Red
Barn" Lynn Simonson, PAAC
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