Who We Are
Plein Air Poetry is a collaborative project from husband and wife team Brad Davis and Alexandra McIntosh borne out of many hours spent outside discussing literature and art history while Brad paints “en plein air,” and Alexandra writes in her journal or reads aloud excerpts of Rilke, Annie Dillard, or Mary Oliver. Plein Air Poetry is an outlet for the organic intermingling of our literary and visual art. Working out of the Cincinnati area, we are deeply inspired by the Ohio River and the Kentucky landscape stretching out below it, where we can trace our family roots on both sides.
Brad Davis is an internationally exhibited oil painter with an an MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. His work aims to uncover and uplift the discarded and overlooked within his urban surroundings. Through sensitive and careful construction, he utilizes methods of traditional oil painting and an aesthetic pulling from American painters such as John Sloan, Edward Hopper, and Thomas Eakins.
Alexandra McIntosh’s writing explores memory, both personal and communal, and its connection to the natural world. She received her MFA in Creative Writing from Miami University as well as her MA in English from Northern Kentucky University. Her debut book of poetry, Bowlfuls of Blue, is available from Assure Press.
CONTACT:
PleinAirPoetryInfo@gmail.com
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