Location. Location.
Sunset Plein Air, Bannerman Castle, 2021–2024
FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS I’ve had the pleasure to participate in a Sunset Plein Air event sponsored by the Bannerman Castle Trust in Beacon NY. Boarding a late afternoon ferry with the group of artists for a few precious hours painting on the island is transporting in more ways than one.
The rocky alpine garden paths and hidden grottoes provide stunning 360-degree views of the Hudson River Highlands, with an occasional roar of a distant commuter train breaking its magic spell.
A Bannerman Gallery Exhibition concludes the event as a fundraiser to assist in the preservation of this unique landmark.
Bannerman Castle Through and Through
9 x 12. Pastel on Art Spectrum Colourfix, 2022.
Available at Zane Grey Gallery.
“Culture will come only when every man will know how to address himself to the inanimate simple things of life. A pot, a cup, a piece of calico, a chair, a mantle, a frame, the binding of a book, the trimming of a dress…these we live with. Culture will come when people touch things with love and see them with a penetrating eye”