Artist Jim Burkholder attended the PACE 25 Plein air convention in Reno/Tahoe recently. The convention was hosted by Eric Rhodes of Streamline Publishing and consisted of full ballroom seminars and small group demonstrations by professional artists. Jim attended the Basics Course led by Carrie Curan which informed the attendees about how to approach plein air technics and survive the afternoons painting outdoors. PACE 25 invited artists to participate in demonstrations in the mornings, then in the afternoons painted at various locations around Virginia City , Stampede Reservoir, and Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe. Jim enjoyed the meeting, and was impressed by and met professional artists like Christine Lashley, Bill Davidson, Al Kline, Paul Kratter, Kyle Ma, and Jim Wodark. Jim learned many pointers for painting, and met many friends there. He also signed up for PACE 26 in Branson.
