Paul Zegers
by Sarah Judson
March 23, 2015

Originally from Chicago, award-winning artist
Paul Zegers has been living and painting in Oregon since 1975. The climate allows plein air painting year-round, and the landscape is varied and engaging. Shown here (above) is an 8"x8" plein air oil sketch entitled
Mendocino Headlands. Below is an 11"x14" entitled
Above the Falls.

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My goal is to make a record of a time and place that holds interest and creates an invitation for exploration. I paint wet-in-wet oil on canvas and try to complete a piece in one sitting." Sometimes the plein air sketch becomes a finished painting, but he might also use them as source material for larger paintings. Below is
Burnside Bridge Portland, OR (36" x 48").

He has also painted a triptych cityscape that measures 4 feet high by 9 feet wide.
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