GO Paint! Chippewa Valley 2023

Explore the celebration of the flora, fauna, and folks of the Chippewa Valley captured by this spring's GO Paint! artists. This plein air exhibit showcases paintings made in Augusta, Cornell, Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, Durand, and Nelson, Wisconsin.
Virtual Exhibition: the Art of GO Paint!

THE ART OF GO PAINT! Fall 2023

5-Day Plein Air Paint Festival

Currently on exhibit until January 7, 2024
In the Laurie Bieze Gallery

Celebrate the flora, fauna, and folks of the Chippewa Valley depicted by this Fall’s GO Paint! artists. This Plein air art exhibit displays paintings within a 10-mile radius of the Eau Claire & Chippewa Rivers between Augusta, Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, Durand, and Nelson, Wisconsin.

Artist Statements and Bios

Statements and biographies are written by the individual artists and are published with their permission. The views expressed are their own. All artwork pricing is set by the artist and is non-negotiable and non-refundable. All artwork sales are by commission with Pablo Center at the Confluence. Your purchase supports our endeavors to present quality visual arts programming that is free and open to the public. Thank you.

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Fall GO Paint! 2023 Award Winners

AWARD ANNOUNCEMENTS

GO PAINT AWARD WINNERS

  • Best in Show: Joe Maurer- "Lagoon"
  • First Place: Trevor Knapp- "Eau Claire Lightpost Nocturne"
  • Second Place: Kris Gardner- "Autumn Glory"
  • Third Place: Julianne Johnson- "Stream Dream"
  • Best River: Randy Palmer- "Back River"
  • Best of Pablo Center: Trevor Knapp- "Eau Claire Lightpost Nocturne"
  • Participation Award: Renee Nath- "n/a"
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Virtual Exhibition: Adult Quick Paint 2023

GO Paint! Chippewa Valley painters race to paint the flora, fauna, and folks of the surrounding confluence of the Eau Claire and Chippewa Rivers in only 2 hours. 

Adult Quick Paint Award Winners

  • Best in Show: Kris Gardner- "Autumn Glory"
  • First Place: Joe Maurer- "Commotion"
  • Second Place: Holli Jacobson- "Bluff Rapids Trail"
  • Third Place: Julianne Johnson- "Duncan Creek Hideaway"
ABOUT QUICK PAINT JUDGE JEAN ACCOLA
ABOUT QUICK PAINT JUDGE JEAN ACCOLA

Jean Accola has been a painter most of her life. In 1980 she moved to rural Western Wisconsin where she lived a creative life with her musician husband and two children.

In 1985 she opened the Accola Gallery in Durand WI, where she continues to work and exhibit. She has studied with many influential artists which helped her establish her skills in watercolor, oil, and acrylic. Jean Accola founded the Fresh Art Tour in 1998 and the GO Paint! Plein Air painting event in 2013 and is now looking forward to years of “just painting”.

ABOUT GO PAINT! JUDGE NATHAN BRANDNER
ABOUT GO PAINT! JUDGE NATHAN BRANDNER
"The divine courses through all of creation. That divinity is beautiful; it is the duty of the artist to record and share that with others through paintings. A world seemingly steeped in suffering and pain needs the kind of art that relieves and calls forth the light of hope. A painting should help transcend the viewer from the harsh reality of this world and bring them to a place where divine love flourishes.

With attention to craftsmanship akin to that of the old masters I am able to create representational oil paintings that are both technically accurate yet expressive. It is with noble intentions that I carry the torch of the classical traditions through my art. I have come to find a byproduct of that tradition is work that can speak to people across time and space. It is my ultimate goal that my work will one day reach those lofty heights. In the meantime, my wish is that they captivate, transcend, and bring you closer to the divine."

Nathan Brandner was born and raised in Northeastern Wisconsin. Attending the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point he graduated in a timely fashion with a degree in fine art. Following his graduation, he enrolled in a summer course at the Florence Academy of Art to pursue his passion for classical art and unlock the secrets of the old masters. Returning stateside he took his education further yet, training at the Academy of Fine Art in Wisconsin, and currently resides back in northeastern Wisconsin.

Nathan currently delights in working full-time from his studio on the river in Green Bay.
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