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On a beautiful October afternoon 10 plein aire painters and photograhers documented Volcan in the autumnal light.
The Painters: Stan Goudy, Bettie Rikensrud, Joe Garcia, Annie Dover, Cara Dacus, and Jim Lydick.
The Photographers: Jeff Holt, Chris and Liz Jacobsen and Kathleen Beck.
It was lights, cameras and lots of action and excitement on Friday evening, October 12th for four of Julian’s budding young photographers. Congratulations to Taylor Cole, Trevor Denny, Ethan Elisara, and Kaleigh Kaltenthaler, who each had photos selected for inclusion in the San Diego Museum of Photographic Arts’ (MOPA) 7th Annual Youth Exhibition, Photo | Synthesis, and braved and reveled in
Spring 2012 brought the second round of Volcan Mountain Foundation's collaborative “Kids with Cameras” program to Julian students! Thanks to the teamwork of Jeff Holt, Tricia Elisara, and others, fourteen youngsters spent six weeks learning how to produce beautiful photographs.
VMF's first plein aire painting event took place on October 22, 2011 when local artists and photographers attended a day on Ferguson Flat, Volcan Mountain, to document its beauty in the autumn light. The artists are laying down the history of the mountain through documenting their experiences there.