During First Friday Gallery Walk tonight, Trippe-Hilderbrandt Gallery will be featuring Plein Air artist David Csont. Csont will be greeting visitors during the reception from 5-8pm and talking to guests about his body of work exhibited in the gallery. He has participated as juried artist in Plein Air Easton from 2010 through 2015, one of the premier traditional painting exhibitions in the country. He was also the founder and organizer of Plein Air Mt Lebanon, a nationally recognized week long professional competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. David Csont is a nationally recognized illustrator and educator with over 25 years of professional experience in the visualization of architecture. He holds degrees in Art History and Graphic Design and completed his education earning a Master of Fine Art degree from the University of Wisconsin- Madison in 1995.
Watercolor has been a passion of David, and is evident in his painting and illustration style. Over 25 years he has developed a colorful, painterly approach, rooted in the tradition of English watercolorists like John Sell Cotman and Cyril Farey. Ever cultivating his technique, he can be seen painting traditional plein air watercolors as he travels the world. Always having a passion to share what he knows, David has led over 50 lectures and seminars in art and painting throughout his career.
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