"Plein air" painting is a French expression that means "in the open air." It refers to the act of painting outdoors. Plein air painting was made possible through the invention of paint tubes that ...

The passion for plein-air painting is alive and well in Astoria and surrounding areas. Plein-air art provides the viewer with a window into natural wonders, captured in the moment by the artist.

On a picture-perfect morning at Crocker Park, students in a plein air painting class set up their easels and got to work capturing the idyllic harbor scene in front of them. “It’s just heaven here,” ...

Come Paint with Me, the free, non-instructional en plein air program, will celebrate its 20th anniversary Thursday at the place it all began: Grey Towers National Historic Site in Milford. The ...

A painting by Sandy Hall, a Greenfield artist and retired art teacher. Hall is the guest artist at the Southside Art League in October, showing a collection of paintings in the Off Broadway Gallery.

On a piece of rocky ground at the base of a steep bank along the mist-shrouded Little River, oil painter Olena Babak sets up her easel. It’s late in the day to be starting a new piece - less than ...

Skerries artist, Karen Wilson talks to John Manning about the joys of painting outdoors and why she is participating in the 'Plein Air' festival Karen Wilson The Plein Air festival is taking place in ...

With portable easels, paints and canvases in tow, more than 30 local artists filled various nooks and crannies in downtown Cary on Saturday to paint "en plein air." With portable easels, paints and ...

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