David Peterson is participating in a group show at the SMUD Art Gallery
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) Customer Service Center
6301 S Street at 65th Street
Sacramento, CA 95817

July 1 – September 7, 2009
Reception: Thursday, August 20, 2009
4-6pm

Hours - Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Located in the first floor lobby. Free Visitors Parking.

"David Ranch Meetup", 22"x15", Watercolor, $400.00

NEW SMUD EXHIBITION VENTURES OUT IN THE OPEN WITH THE WORKS OF LOCAL PLEIN AIR PAINTERS

SMUD, 6301 S Street (near 65th Street), Sacramento, CA

July 1 - September 7, 2009
Reception: Thursday, August 20, 2009

Gallery hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Public Receptions: The public is invited to meet the artists at a FREE reception on Thursday, August 20, 2009, from 4 to 6 p.m.

En plein air: Sacramento Artists Working Out in the Open, an exhibition featuring the work of 16 Sacramento area artists, opens at the SMUD Art Gallery, 6301 S Street, Sacramento on Wednesday, July 1, 2009.

The exhibition includes oil and watercolor paintings of rural and urban scenes from the Sacramento region and beyond, painted in plein air. The en plein air practice, dating back to the 19th Century, is a French expression which means "in the open air", and is particularly used to describe the act of painting outdoors versus in the studio. The plein air artist paints from direct observation in order to capture the light and form of the landscape.

Exhibiting artist's are members of the Sacramento Fine Arts Center (SFAC), a joint collective of independent art clubs dedicated to the creation and presentation of the visual arts to the local community.

Exhibiting artists:
Bondi Abraham, James Brunk, Jackie Carroll, Joan Cochran, Marie Dixon, Rhonda Egan, Karin Elliot, Patricia Jones, Diane Mattar, Jan Miskulin, David Peterson, Kenneth Potter, Susan Recely, Carol Ross, Gretchen Ryan, Robin Slakey

The SMUD Art Gallery is a partnership between the Sacramento Municipal Utility District and the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission with additional funding from the City and County of Sacramento.