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Anchoring Abstraction

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Ed Terpening

Impressionistic realism has been the foundation of my art for many years, but that’s starting to change as I explore mixing identifiable forms that are relatable to abstract forms that

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1st Annual Plein Air Convention & Expo

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Ed Terpening

  Having worked in the tech and marketing industry for more than 20 years, I’ve attended more than 100 conferences–but I have to start by saying that this was the

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Big Sur Mountians

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Ed Terpening

“Our life is frittered away by detail… simplify, simplify.” Henry David Thoreau One of the challenges I (and I know many other landscape painters face) is learning how to simplify. 

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Some figure work

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Ed Terpening

Last year I posted a video collage of some some figure work, but thought it would be nice to post full images.  You can view these at a higher resolution.

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Perspectives

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Ed Terpening

A couple recent paintings today, one exploring new ideas, the other a bit more traditional. This first painting is from a reference photo of Avila Beach, taken during San Luis

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Boy on Dock

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Ed Terpening

Yes, I took another day off today while painting the Big Sur area (the “game” was called off due to rain), but I did find this recent figure study to

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Just having fun

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Ed Terpening

I wanted to play with abstraction and paint quality today, so I painted this from a reference photo of a beach canyon with a mixture of ice plant and sage

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Painting Snow

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Ed Terpening

I had a great time painting snow in The Seirras last week. I love the shadows, and white in light and shadow are so fun to paint.  Have you ever

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Kevin Weckbach Workshop

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Ed Terpening

I spent last week in sunny Scottsdale, Arizona inside a classroom with 4 other enthusiastic students studying with Kevin Weckbach.  Kevin is a generous teacher who both paints well and

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Ventura River, Near Ojai

Posted on January 3, 2009 by Ed Terpening

The small town of Ojai is (pronounced /?o?ha?/ ) is a city in Ventura County, California.  The city was founded as Nordhoff, until the time leading up to World War

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