15 ARTISTS JOIN PLEIN AIR PAINT-OUT IN BORREGO SPRINGS: AWARDS GALA MARCH 10, SHOW RUNS MARCH 5-APRIL 1

By Miriam Raftery

Photo, left: “Passing Through Borrego,” by Arizona oil painter Robert Goldman

March 2, 2018 (Borrego Springs) – “I am proud to be the 2018 Curator for the Borrego Art Institute 12th Annual Plein Air Invitational paint-out and exhibit,” says Shannon O’Dunn.  “Fifteen artists in oils, pastel, and watercolors will be in painting the field all week, March 5-9.” 

Visitors can stop by the Borrego Art Institute on Christmas Circle to see the show, which will begin hanging works March 5^th that will remain on display through April 1^st.

Photo, right:  This expressive and readily identifiable style of plain air work is by Cynthia Rosen, who will be featured in the February-March issue of Plein Air Magazine.

The Borrego Art Institute is located at 665 Palm Canyon Drive in Borrego Springs.

Exhibit curator Shannon O’Dunn is the former Dean of Fine Arts and instructor Cuyamaca College and the owner of the former O’Dunn Fine Arts gallery in La Mesa.

For more details on the artists, exhibits and gala event, visit www.borregoartinstitute.org.