We had such a great meeting tonight. We talked a little bit about plein air etiquette, about our members show in May, and the Peoria Plein Air event coming up in February.

Matt Sterbenz’ prickly pear cactus demo was very informative and he really kept his audience interested. He discussed color theory and altering reality in the service of design, among many other things. He then gave a lot of helpful suggestions to our members who brought their own paintings in for critique.

The night was topped off with Peggy Orbon winning Artist of the Month with her pastel painting.

Thank you, Matt, for the great demo and critique and congratulations, Peggy, on a well-deserved win!