• Saturday, August 18th, 2007
• Sponsored by Wilkerson Fine Art & Consulting

The 2^nd Annual Plein Air Competition and Silent Auction was a great success for local professional and non-professional artists alike! Artists painted in Plein Air, a French expression for the "open air." Local and regional artists participated in this extraordinary event, canvassing various scenes throughout the Ogden Valley. Participants registered early Saturday morning and were off to find the perfect setting for their chosen Plein Air pieces. This event was truly exceptional, for the artists forever captured moments in time, here in the beautiful Ogden Valley.

Kris Wilkerson of Wilkerson Fine Art & Consulting sponsored this 2^nd annual event, and was delighted by the turnout of artists. "The caliber of the artists participating and quality of the artwork submitted was exciting to see.  The pieces really captured the essence of the valley and the ever changing weather experienced on Saturday."

Eric is engaged in art, both as a career and a means of greater consciousness.

Eric Zschiesche (pronounced Z-she)  lives in Ogden, Utah. 

It is an awesome place to live…wonderfully inspiring.

Many paths can lead to a fuller understanding and love of this journey on earth; one must simply have an openness of mind and heart.  For me, painting is a means of striving for fuller sight / insight. As for specifics of the style of work, I refer to it as abstracted realism.  I try to convey a sense of the world around us, without becoming overly fixated on details…everything is in a state of transition, no beginning, no end,…no boundaries.  About 1 ½ years ago, I jettisoned the use of photographic references; the current body of works are created through direct observation and analytical imagination.  Art is a form of human expression, that attempts to address our condition of being alive… go on indulge yourself, and happy trails!

Artist Steve Songer resides in Huntsville, Utah, where he and his wife, Pat, raised their six children. The area surrounding his home in this mountain valley has inspired many of his paintings through the years.