Richard Lindenberg Plein Air Landscape
Artist
Richard
is a dedicated Bay Area Plein Air painter who
participates in many Northern California events such
as Marin/Scapes, Napa Valley Art Festival, West
Marin Wild and the "Season of Martis" Plein Air
annual event at Lake Tahoe.
As well as being an associate member of the
California Art Club and Art on the Farm, he has
contributed to many worthwhile local fundraisers
such as the Marin Organics "Taste of Marin" and "Art
with a Heart".
He has participated in many
group shows and was one of three living artists
represented by the
California Art Gallery in Laguna Beach.
Having studied with many well respected painters such as Randall Sexton, Jeanette LeGrue, Tim Horn, Lindy Duncan, and Barbara Lawrence. Richard continues to expand his horizons.
Artist Statement
The discovery of painting came as a complete surprise to me... Landscape photography was my chosen creative medium for thirty years. Large, medium and small format cameras... using primarily black and white images and the magic of polaroid image transfers on watercolor paper.
After taking a painting class in soft Pastel to
enhance my Polaroid transfers. I was swept away by
the possibility of actually being able to paint...
After years of painting landscapes in pastel, I am
now painting the landscape en plein air -
exclusively in oil.
Painting is a friend that always brings me great joy
and peace.
I paint primarily because it constantly allows me to
open my heart. The little moments looking out
a car window at an extraordinary sight, or seeing
the way a strip of late afternoon light streaks
across the meadow. If I can allow the viewer
personal access into a world that is always present,
but often taken for granted, then I have contributed
something.