This is a sumptuous catalog of regional landscape paintings and the talented, living artists who create them, including Robert J. Barber, Denise Dumont, Michael Godfrey, Hai-Ou Hou, Abigail McBride, and Sam Robinson. It is packed with over 400 eye-catching colour reproductions of work by some of today's finest plein air artists, including spectacular beach scenes, pastorals, cityscapes, and harbor scenes. This informative volume also includes a concise history of landscape painting in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia, showing examples of great art of the past by some outstanding Mid-Atlantic painters, including the Pennsylvania Impressionists, the New Jersey Manasquan Art Colony, the Egelis, and much more. This volume fills an empty niche in the rich history of American art. It is an ideal book for anyone, who loves plein air landscape painting, and a wonderful introduction to traditional art of the region. It will appeal to art historians, dealers, and collectors alike. AUTHOR: Gary Pendleton grew up with his 4 brothers in Perry Point, Maryland, on the banks of the Susquehanna. He has always been fascinated by art, music, and the natural world. He is a graduate of The University of Maryland, College Park. In his mid-40s he began to pursue art seriously and became an accomplished painter in oils and watercolour. He is also known for his work in the medium of scratchboard. For 12 years he wrote and illustrated a column for a local newspaper. Gary is currently President of the Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association. 577 colour photographs
