Why Paint in an Age of Photography?

In our age of the photographic image, the act of making a painting to record what one sees seems antiquated and tedious. It requires dedication, patience, and skill in high contrast to the ”selfie” and the hundreds of digital photos we typically take with our cell phones.

What is the attraction to painting, and why would one choose to paint when one can snap a photo with ease?

Fred Markham will explore this question and speak about his relationship to representational painting as a plein air landscape artist and teacher. He will share images and experiences that suggest a deeper level of engagement than one may get with cell phone cameras. For him, painting is a byproduct of an intimate connection with the subject.

Join Markham, commercial photographer Jim Tetro, and arts administrator and curator Phil Davis this Sunday, May 15 at 12:45pm at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, 2709 Hunter Mill Rd. in Oakton, VA. The event will be held in the UUCF Sanctuary Building. This is a free event and is open to the public.

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax is a liberal religious community of more than 1,200 adults, youth and children dedicated to the free and responsible search for religious truth and meaning. The congregation’s mission is to “transform ourselves, our community and the world through acts of love and justice. For directions: https://uucf.org/directions/