On the opening day of the California Art Club’s 111th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Jean Stern, the foremost authority on the California Impressionist movement, will discuss the Golden State’s rich legacy of capturing its stunning and diverse natural beauty with plein air painting – the practice of painting outdoors. This lecture will address the influence of pioneering artists at the beginning of the 20th century and how the genre has evolved during the last century with the influence of the California Art Club.