Expressive brushwork, a finely honed sense of color, and powerful composition are the trademarks of Bethanne Kinsella Cople's lush, painterly landscapes and en plein air paintings. Her well-defined style encompasses the American landscape, incorporating endless skies, calming waters, and the varied shores of the East and West Coasts. Landscapes are Cople's passion and she travels far and wide to capture her subjects. "I love painting the landscape en plein air. In the outdoors, exposed to the sun, wind and rain, you can incorporate not only what you see, but also the sounds and the smells of the landscape. All of this lets me convey the sense of wonder I feel at the subject," says Cople. Undeterred by nature's extremes, Cople has painted in blizzards in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah; on the precarious cliffs of Monhegan Island, Maine; in howling gales off the California coast; and, of course, in both summer and winter in her beloved Eastern Shore of Maryland and Potomac River in Virginia. Both critical and commercial accolades have come Cople's way. She was the winner of the "Dick Bell Bookmaven" Award of Excellence given by the American Impressionist Society at the 2010 Annual National Exhibit. She is also a nationally renowned Plein Air painter and was an invited guest of the Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters 2011 National Show in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. She was recognized as an "Artist to Watch" in Southwest Art Magazine (February 2006), and she has won numerous awards throughout the U.S. In 2012, Bethanne was awarded Signature Status by the American Impressionist Society – congratulations, Bethanne! Cople received a classical Fine Art education at The George Washington University with an emphasis on drawing and composition. Her paintings appear in both public and private collections throughout the United States.