Thousands have photographed Telluride—a quick walk to the middle of main street, and click, mountainous beauty is captured. But to spend a few days, even weeks, painting this landscape is art, and this weekend it is en plein air with the Telluride Plein Air Celebration.
In its fourth year running, Plein Air has invited 30 of the nation’s top plein air artists to the town’s natural and historic landscapes to capture in oil or watercolor the colors of Telluride. Many are returning artists, returning to the alleyways and main street, the outlying mesas and the Valley Floor entrance to paint their own picture.
Sonoma Plein Air Executive Director Keith Wicks joins the Sheridan Arts Foundation again to put on the gathering at a time when Telluride’s natural beauty is at its summertime peak: the wildflowers are out, the aspens are still brilliant green and the snowmelt has created picturesque falls and a raging San Miguel River.
There will be an exhibition and sale of works this weekend at Elks Park. Check out Telluride Plein Air events.
By Kara Tatone
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