Gallery

The Plein Air Brotherhood

We are delighted to be staking our claim to a place in the art history books by staging the inaugural exhibition of The Plein Air Brotherhood.

Fate has decreed that at present there is a crop of ‘young’ plein air painters all in their mid- 30s to mid-40s who have formed a bond of camaraderie and mutual support.
Membership of this ‘band of brothers’ is by organic friendship, not committee or selection panel and consists of Adebanji Alade, Antony Bridge, Roy Connelly, John Dobbs, David Pilgrim and Karl Terry.
The group formed when the artists become aware of each other through chance meetings whilst painting, and exhibitions such as the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and The Bath Prize plein air competition.

‘En plein air’ is the term used to describe painting outside. It is French and means 'in the open air'. Painting en plein air presents the artist with a unique set of challenges. Light changes constantly, altering the subject hour by hour, minute by minute. Clouds can plunge a scene into darkness. Sunlight throws a figure into sharp relief. Tides rise and fall. People come and go. The plein air painter must seize upon these moments - distilling from this evolving scene a permanent record of time and place.

This is a skill which can surprise the uninitiated. When PAB member Karl Terry appeared on the BBC program ‘Show me the Monet’, the judges found it hard to believe that his painting had been completed entirely on the spot and in just two hours!

Individually the members of the Brotherhood have an impressive history of exhibiting at all the major art societies including: RA, NEAC, RBA, ROI, RSMA, PS, RP, RWA and the RBSA, so I’m sure that this first group show will be the start of many more successful exhibitions to come.

	Adebanji Alade Summer Light, The Swan Pond, Chiswick Park oil on board 8" x 16" £975 sold
	Adebanji Alade The Steamboat Arrives, Henley oil on board 8" x 10" £720 sold
	Adebanji Alade The Old Cock, Harpenden oil on board 8" x 20" £1125
	Adebanji Alade Summer Light, The Classic Bridge, Chiswick oil on board 8" x 16" £975
	Karl Terry Beckley Birch Trees oil 20" x 16" £1150
	Karl Terry Corner Of Royal Exchange oil on board 8" x 10" £450 sold
	Roy Connelly. Carousel At Night oil on board 8" x 10" £480 sold
	Roy Connelly. Hammersmith Bridge oil on board 5" x 8" £350 sold
	Roy Connelly. The Old Cock Inn, Harpenden oil on board 8" x 10" £480
	Roy Connelly. Langstone Harbour oil on board 6" x 16" £540 sold
	Antony Bridge Dusk Over Pink oil on board 10" x 12" £325 sold
	Antony Bridge Cotswold Cafe oil on board 8" x 12" £325 sold
	John Dobbs Gwenver Beach oil on laid linen 8" x 12" £395 sold
	John Dobbs Sunflowers oli on laid linen 12" x 6" £250 sold
	John Dobbs The Old Cock, Harpenden oil on board 8" x 12" £395
	David Pilgrim The Bishop, Kynance Cove oil on board 8" x 9" £595 sold
	David Pilgrim Kynance Cove oil on board 10" x 13" £695
	David Pilgrim Early Light, Campbell Park oil on board 8" x 5" £475
	David Pilgrim Boats In Warm Light, Wells-Next-Sea oil on board 9" x 10" £595
	David Pilgrim After The Showers, Whaddon oil on board 8" x 6" £495
	David Pilgrim Porthmeor oil on board 8" x 6" £475