Wednesday, July 27, 2011

René PleinAir - A Dutch Painter who is following van Gogh's footsteps

René PleinAir, as his name indicates, is a plein air painter, who lives in the Netherlands, where Vincent van Gogh spent his dramatic and emotional 37 years of his life and created many plein air masterpieces about 120 years ago.
Like van Gogh, he paints just about every day, documenting visual impressions of various locations in the country. However, unlike van Gogh, who had sold only one painting during his brief career, René is well-known in the art community and makes a living by selling his paintings. Also, unlike van Gogh, his life doesn't appear to be tormented :)  And we all hope that his painting career will be long and blessed!  He is on our "Artists to Watch" list, so visit his blog frequently and start collecting his beautiful Dutch landscapes, and pretty soon you will feel like you are breathing the North Western European air that van Gogh, Vermeer, and Rembrandt had once breathed.

René PleinAir is currently featured in the International Art Guide
- Click here to view his profile and portfolio.
He is also listed on the Online Catalog of International Artists - entry#0044.

© "Vanaf de Uitvlucht" (view from the "Uitvlucht") - Schinnen, Holland
Oil, 24 x 30 cm, by René PleinAir
© "Westervoort Beton" (Westervoorts concrete factory) - Westervoort, Holland
Oil, 24 x 30 cm, by René PleinAir
© "Even blijven hangen kleine vriend" (Hang inn there little friend) - Arnhem, Holland
Oil, 24 x 30 cm, by René PleinAir
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10 comments:

  1. Peter LeeJuly 27, 2011 at 3:58 PM

    Beautiful plein airs! I can't believe that you have finished each painting in just one day!
    Do you also create any studio paintings - maybe only when it's rainy, I guess... And what motivates you to paint everyday outside?

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  2. ArtJuly 28, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    Your pictures are magnificent!

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  3. AtelierBrigitteJuly 28, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    Hé René - you are here too! You know I love your work ;)

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  4. Rene PleinAirJuly 28, 2011 at 4:07 PM

    Thank you all, and thank you soo much for this article! I am really flattered!! I'll try to paint each day Peter, they arn't that big, 9 x 12 inch (24 x 30 cm.) and usually I maneged them finishing in 2 hours. On rainy days I tend to prepare board or clean up my studio or all kind of silly stuff, but when it's keep raining I go outside to paint as well, knowing that you find all kinds of spots you usually never would think of, ... under bridges, parking lots, shopping entrances and so on. The main motivation to paint outdoor each day was by and English painter (John) from Suncage, he made a so called Limner contract with himself and while reading his entrances, I knew I wanted to do that as well, never thought it would become that addictive, and now six or seven years later I still try to paint each day, this became such a habit I feel guilty when I skip one or two days.

    Ow the link to that Limner contract:

    www.suncage.co.uk

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  5. Erik van ElvenJuly 29, 2011 at 3:34 AM

    Looking forward to paint with you again Rene!

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  6. Ron GuthrieJuly 30, 2011 at 12:04 AM

    Good looking work as usual Rene! I've enjoyed seeing your work over the years.
    Ron

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  7. Rene PleinAirJuly 30, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    Thank you Erik and Ron.

    Have you found a spot already Erik?!

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  8. ria hillsAugust 2, 2011 at 2:27 PM

    Beautiful work Rene! I've been using Google street views and hope to paint some landscapes of my country of origin.

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  9. Karen BrusonAugust 11, 2011 at 5:48 PM

    Beautiful, beautiful, and beautiful.

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  10. Barbara PaskSeptember 19, 2011 at 8:28 PM

    Rene is wonderful, I have followed his work for years.

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