Red Wing Arts hosted the 16th annual Plein Air Festival in June 2022. Some of the region’s most recognized plein air artists were selected to participate in the community event painting “recognizable Red Wing.”
Red Wing, which sits at the entrance to the Driftless Region, is a stunning place. The charming downtown, dramatic bluffs, rolling hills, vistas and winding rivers define the historic town.
Congratulations to the 2022 Award Winners!
2022 Juried Featured Class Artists
Susan Aamot, Richard Abraham, Michael Broshar, Lynn Brown, Michele Combs, Christopher Copeland, Derek Davis, Tom Dimock, Diane Foster, Laura Frykman, Elissa Gore, Nathan Hager, Hannah C. Heyer, Becky Jokela, Tadas Kosciuska, Kathleen Litwin, Dan Mackerman, Angie Malin, Susan McLean-Keeney, Jo Nelson, Jessie Rasche, Tatyana Robberts, Todd Schabel, Kelly Schamberger, David R. Smith, Lisa Stauffer, Troy Tatlock, Naomi Tiry Salgado, James Turner, Pat Undis, Avon Waters, Michelle Wegler, Dan Wiemer, Ivan Zassavitski
Meet our 2022 Judge, Bob Upton
Bob Upton
Bob Upton is a plein air painter from St. Paul, Minnesota. He paints in oils and in gouache directly from life. He has travelled around the world painting on location in Europe and all across the United States. Upton has been recognized in juried plein air competitions across the country including Plein Air Easton, Plein Air Grand Marais, Door County Plein Air, and En Plein Air Texas. He has also been awarded numerous times in the Plein Air Salon and Laguna Plein Air Painters of America Best of Plein Air.
Upton was the cover artist for Plein Air Magazine, featuring his luminous paintings of Venice and Florence, Italy. Bob’s is a featured artist in Stephen Doherty’s book “The Art of Plein Air Painting.” Upton is a member of OPM Outdoor Painters of Minnesota and LPAPA Laguna Plein Air Painters Association. You can view his work at bobuptonstudio.com and follow him on Instagram: bobuptonstudio.
“Painting landscapes outdoors is a rewarding but challenging adventure, the goal is to try capture the uniqueness of that single day on canvas. Corot, the 19th French landscape painter said it like this, ‘Never lose the first impression which has moved you”
Artist Derek Davis painting en plein air
Artist Hannah C. Heyer painting en plein air