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EVENTS Bucks County College  Classes start May '09 in Plein Air and Premier Coup Painting (oil).  Call: 267-685-4800 or Check their web site: Private Lessons Available Artworks Painting Classes Contact ARTWORKS for  information on classes starting April 7th and for a workshop on April 27th Artworks. 19 Everett Alley Trenton, NJ 08611 Web Site   Oil Portraits Done Free! Sitter must provide 16x20 canvas and be willing to pose from 2 to 5 hours. Contact the artist. The Arts Council of Princeton Watch for January ‘09 Classes with Larry Chestnut 301 Harrison Street #23B Princeton, NJ 08540 609-924-8777 Web Site Oil Painting Classes Classes Forming for March '09 Hamilton Township & East Windsor Adult Schools Contact each program for more info. East Windsor Adult School 609-443-7717 Ext. 2005 Hamilton Adult School 609-631-4100 Ext. 3025 Plein Air Painting Classes Classes are being formed for Spring "09. To sign up, email me   or call 609-392-5228 Mercer County College Drawing and painting Classes start in May '09

Larry Chestnut is an east coast artist specializing in a manner of painting called premier coup - paintings that are inspired by the scene directly in front of the artist and completed in one sitting without later revisions. The artist combines this style of artwork with plein air painting to achieve spontaneity and to sharpen visual acquity.

Larger works requiring research are often done in the studio and the premier coup techniques and philosophy are still employed when doing still life paintings in the studio.

Major influences are the American Impressionists, the Ashcan School and the New Hope School of Painting, specifically, artist like Edward Redfield, Robert Henri, Childe Hassam, Theo Robinson, Sargent and Homer. Contemporary artists like Liz Ruggles, Bob Saxon, Don Stone and Richard Schmid have been major influences on the style and technique of the artist.
 
The artist’s paintings can be seen on an going basis at:

• BOI’s Gallery
  9 W. Mechanic Street
  New Hope, PA
   
• Café Gallery
  219 High Street
  Burlington City, NJ
   
• Chapman Gallery
  46 E State St
  Doylestown, PA 18901
  (215) 348-2011
   
• Farnsworth Gallery
  134 Farnsworth Ave.
  Bordentown, NJ 08505
  Phone: 609-291-1931
   
• Ferry House Restaurant
  31 Witherspoon Street
  Princeton, NJ 08540
   
• Lawrence Art Frame Gallery
  Lawrence Shopping CT
  Lawrence Township, NJ 08648
  (609) 883-2401‎

Work can also be seen at the
Farnsworth Restaurant in Bordentown City, NJ
and at the Tessara Restaurant at 812 Route 33 in Mercerville, NJ