Middleburg Community Center ART OF THE PIEDMONT

Edward Cooper 12View from Sky MeadowsEDWARD COOPER is a wanderer. Helikes to wander the countryside,looking for scenes that evoke anemotional response in him, somethinghe just has to paint. He is particularlyinterested in the effect of lighton the landscape in the hours of richand subtle light—early morning andlate afternoon. He lives in Berryville,VA, has a BFA from the Rochester Instituteof Technology and worked as agraphic artist and illustrator for manyyears. He belongs to the Mid-AtlanticPlein Air Painters Association and theWashington Society of LandscapePainters. His work has appeared inAmerican Artist, élan Magazine, ThePiedmont Virginian and Nature Conservancy.He has won prizes in PaintAnnapolis and Plein Air Easton and hislandscape paintings have been recognizedin national competitions sponsoredby American Artist and Arts forthe Parks. [www.edcooperstudio.com]