Artists in Santa Catalina Island Before 1945
by Jean Stern
About this volume and The Society for the Advancement of Plein Air Painting
Enchanted Isle: A History of Plein Air Painting in Santa Catalina Island was published in 2003 by The Society for the Advancement of Plein Air Painting. This art book contains 256 pages and 255 illustrations.of paintings by Signature Members of The Plein-Air Painters of America and their numerous Guest Artists. ISBN: 0-9728364-0-3.
The Society for the Advancement of Plein-Air Painting (SAPAP) was founded in Avalon, Catalina Island, CA, in 1996. The purpose of this nonprofit organization is to educate the public in the art of plein-air painting, both its historical roots and the living artists who work in the field, in order to increase appreciation of fine art and also to encourage young artists to enter the field of plein-air painting.
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Jean Stern is Director of The Irvine Museum in Irvine, CA. To read more essays by the author published in Resource Library please click here.
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Resource Library editor's note:
This essay was reprinted on March 29, 2005 in Resource Library with permission of the author and The Society for the Advancement of Plein Air Painting. The essay is contained in the illustrated book titled Enchanted Isle: A History of Plein Air Painting in Santa Catalina Island. Images accompanying the text in the book were not reproduced with this reprinting. If you have questions or comments regarding the essay, or if you are interested in purchasing a copy of the book, please contact The Society for the Advancement of Plein Air Painting at either this address or phone number: PO Box 2293, Avalon, CA 90704; 310-510-1552.
Resource Library wishes to extend appreciation to Ms. Barbara Doutt, President, The Society for the Advancement of Plein Air Painting for help concerning permission for reprinting the above text
On May 22, 2007 Resource Library published Sampler Tour of Decorative Ceramic Tiles from Catalina Island. In the photo essay are environmental photos of Avalon and other parts of Catalina Island. Readers who view the paintings in the above referenced book and other paintings of the island may enjoy seeing these photos to help them further understand the artist's interpretation of the scenes.
Also see these articles and essays: California Art History, California Artists: 19th-21st Century, California Impressionism and California Regionalism and California School of Painters. For further biographical information on artists mentioned in this article please see America's Distinguished Artists, a national registry of historic artists.
See these essays by Jean Stern in Resource Library:
Art in California: 1880 to 1930 by Jean Stern
Artists in Santa Catalina Island Before 1945 by Jean Stern
The California Missions in Art: 1890 to 1930 by Jean Stern
The Development of Southern California Impressionism by Jean Stern
Franz A. Bischoff, 1864-1929 essay by Jean Stern
Impressionist Style in Perspective by Jean Stern
Impressionism in California, 1890-1930 by Jean Stern
The Irvine Museum in Perspective by Jean Stern
Landscape of Light: Impressionism in California by Jean Stern
Landscape Painting in California by Jean Stern
Marion Kavanagh Wachtel, 1870-1954 by Jean Stern
Masters of Light by Jean Stern
"The Outsiders" -- Modernism in California, 1920-1940 by Jean Stern
The Paintings of Sam Hyde Harris by Jean Stern (2001)
Robert Henri and the 1915 San Diego Exposition by Jean Stern
Following are examples of representational artworks created by artists, or photographs of artists, referenced in the above article or essay. Images may not be specific to this article or essay and are likely not cited in it. Images were obtained via Wikimedia Commons, which believes the images to be freely available for presentation here. Another source readers may find helpful is Google Images.
above: Elmer Wachtel, California Spring Landscape, c. 1020, watercolor, 9 3/4 x 14 1/2 inches, Smithsonian American Art Museum. Bequest of Mrs. James S. Harlan (Adeline M. Noble Collection). Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)
(above: Marion Kavanagh Wachtel, Sunset Clouds, 1904, Google Books. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)
(above: William Lees Judson, Avalon Beach in California, From the estate of Jared Joseph Gardner. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)
(above: Granville Richard Seymor Redmond, A Field of California Poppies, 1911, oil on canvas, 26 x 36 inches, Private Collection, Northern California (by family descent to present owner), Bonhams. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)
(above: William Wendt (1865-1946), Inyo County, 1926. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)
(above: Edgar Alwin Payne, High Sierra, 1921, Steven Stern Fine Arts. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)
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