Paint Main
Saturday, June 1, 2024
10:00am ~ 2:00pm
On Saturday, June 1st, the 2024 Plein Air festival painters will compete in a fast-paced paint-out along Main Street from ten a.m. till noon.
Community painters also are welcome to register for this Paint Main event and compete for separate prizes. Judging will follow on the Tabb House Lawn. After prizes for both groups have been awarded, the paintings will be available for sale fresh off the easel - and ready to hang in your home!
The public is invited and encouraged to attend this free, fast-paced painting event as spectators! See 30 invited Plein Air artists along with artists from the community grace the streets of Main Street! Freshly painted artwork on easels will be created all within 2 hours, just a few blocks along Main Street, in the center of Gloucester Courthouse! Paintings are also available for sale right off the easel…just ask the artist the price and if you like it, mark it SOLD! Stay for the judging that follows this event at 12:30. Paintings will be able to be viewed and purchased until 2pm.
Just the Facts!
10am - 12pm ~ Paint Out (paintings for sale off the easel)
12:30pm ~ Judging by Leslie Belvin
1:00pm ~ Awards Presentation
2:00pm ~ Paintings will be able to be viewed and purchased until 2pm.
Directions to The Tabb House Lawn
Community Artists Welcome!
Are you a local artist? Want to paint alongside the professionals? Get involved with the art community in Gloucester? Here’s your chance! Sign up to participate in our fast-paced competition on Main Street during the festival. All community artists of all ages are eligible not just for awards and recognition but prize money as well!
Paint Main judged by it’s very own Gloucester artist Leslie Belvin!
Leslie Belvin
Leslie Belvin earned her art degree at Cal State Fullerton in California where she lived before moving to Gloucester, Virginia in 1976. As an art educator in public schools from 1977 until 2018, she taught art at all levels, from kindergarten through high school. Belvin also holds a Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Old Dominion University and a Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Gifted Education from the College of William and Mary. During her career, she helped to establish the first Gifted Arts program in the Gloucester County school system and also served as a Gifted Specialist. She founded a scholarship for high school graduates, the Art is Basic College Scholarship (ABC Scholarship) benefiting students interested in pursuing a career in the arts.
She has traveled extensively, which afforded her opportunities to visit numerous countries and great art museums throughout Europe. Traveling over the years, she has amassed a large art collection including a collection of Boston School portraiture, fine art paintings, and sculptures. She owns an Arts and Antiques business, Vintage Arts, here in Gloucester.
Belvin’s artwork focuses mostly on portraiture, although she loves landscapes and seascapes too. She continually seeks ways to promote the arts and local artists. She attributes her love and passion for the arts to her mother who was an accomplished artist and a constant source of inspiration!
Belvin has been involved with the Gloucester Arts Festival since its inception in 2016 and has served in many positions. She looks forward to serving as Paint Main judge for 2024!
“Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life.”
— Pablo Picasso