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A Plein Air Artist’s Paradise

October 14, 2014 by Michelle Crow-Dolby Leave a Comment

Artists of all types and ages are encouraged to use Belmont as the backdrop for their artistic pursuits.

Plein Air Painting
plein air
Plein Air Painting

Gari Melchers enjoyed plein air painting his entire career.  Of special note to us are the pictures he produced at or around Belmont, his Virginia country home from 1916 to 1932.  In some cases, the views he transferred to canvas are remarkably unchanged today.

"Belmont"
“Belmont”
"Cottage in Snow"
“Cottage in Snow”
"St. George's Church"
“St. George’s Church”
Nelson Berry's Store
“Nelson Berry’s Store”
Early Spring Landscape
“Early Spring Landscape”
The Hunters
“The Hunters”
The Grape Arbor
“The Grape Arbor”
In Old Virginia
“In Old Virginia”
Stafford Heights
“Stafford Heights”
Snowfall
“Snowfall”
Commerce Street
“Commerce Street”
Falmouth in Snow
“Falmouth in Snow”
Morning Haze
“Morning Haze”
The Thaw
“The Thaw”
Cedar Run
“Cedar Run”

 

~ Michelle Crow-Dolby, Education and Communications Manager, Gari Melchers Home & Studio

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