2023 ARTISTS

Dan Beck

Leland, NC

“This artist life is surely an adventure. To constantly strive to get better at my craft as well as remain open to what I see and feel and think is an ongoing way of life. I am aware that no two people see the apple the same way, no two people see the stream the same way, no two people see the model the same way and no two people see the painting the same way.”

Dan Beck is a member of the Plein Air Painters of the Southeast.

Dee Beard Dean

Johns Island, SC

Dee Beard Dean, nationally-known artist and instructor, has been painting all of her life. Her greatest inspirations have come from painting on location where all the senses are elevated. She is the founder of Plein Air Painters of the Southeast, a professional organization of plein air artists. She is also well known for her portraits, her figurative and landscape paintings, and has done many noteworthy commissions. She has received many awards throughout her art career and has been published in many regional and national journals.

Deliece Blanchard

Winston-Salem, NC

A cellist, as well as a painter, Deliece has degrees in biology and music from the University of Virginia and shares a studio with four artists above a bakery. Her painting, “Blanket of Light,” won third prize in the December Plein Air Salon and will appear in the May 2023 issue of PleinAir Magazine.

“Whether I am painting in the wilderness or mixing color swatches in my studio, painting brings me joy. I paint en plein air because I love being in nature, and I experience a sense of timelessness and peace when I’m outside.”

Durre Waseem

Corona, CA

Growing up in a joint-family that loved to draw and paint, art became a part of my everyday life. So far I have seen three stages of my progress in art. Firstly, when right after my graduation I started teaching at the same university and learnt more from painting with my students than under my professor’s instructions; secondly, when I started painting a more manicured scenes of California than bustling chaos of historical Lahore. And thirdly, when I started participating in national and international shows and pleinair events since 2019.

Elizabeth Rhoades

Belle Haven, VA

I have been painting in plein air since my teenage years, over 50 years. I started out painting in watercolor, then moved to dry pastel, and now paint in oils. I am typically drawn to water views, particularly marsh scenes. I prefer painting nature to urban settings. In my work I strive to make the viewer feel the deep space of a place, it’s time of day, weather, and light. I am fascinated by the way light bounces off objects and forms, and how surfaces pick up color from their surroundings.

HAI-OU HOU

Stevensville, MD

Hai-Ou Hou was born in Beijing where she received her B.F.A from Central Institute of Fine Art and Design. She earned her M.F.A. from Towson State University. She taught at the Hubei Fine Art Institute, China. She is currently owner and director of the Chesapeake Fine Art Studio.