Category: Plein Air
Plein Air, Create Art Anywhere!
A Guide to Take Your Art Outside or Travel We recently discussed the 10 Places Every Artist Needs to Plein Air Paint and offered some great places to get outside and create. Now lets talk about what to bring with you. What are really the best tools and supplies to take with you when you…..
Jerry's -- 10/04/2019
Urban Sketching Tips & Techniques
Jerry’s LIVE Episode #76 Jerry’s LIVE Episode 76: Urban Sketching (Boylan Bridge Brewpub, Raleigh, NC – Urban Sketching has grown in leaps and bounds in popularity. Why? It’s a great way to get outside in the fresh air, practice, and even hang with friends while creating art. Join us to get the 411 on Urban…..
Jerry's -- 25/09/2018
Plein Air Watercolor Painting on a Sailboat
Creative Adventures Episode 5: Welcome to Episode 5: Watercolor Painting on a Sailboat in California! by Lisa Kowieski This Plein Air watercolor painting video takes place in the Marina Del Rey Harbor just outside of Los Angeles, California. We will be learning about some of my FAVORITE supplies I bring for watercolor Plein Air painting when…..
Jerry's -- 02/07/2018
10 Top Places for Plein Air Painting
For when you need to get outside and paint! Spring is upon us and it’s time to take those easels, canvases, pads, paints and brushes outside! The days are quickly warming up, so leave those dark studios behind and step into the sunlight for “en plein air painting”. What is plein air painting you ask?…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 25/03/2014
Materials and Supplies Needed For Plein Air Painting
Tips on what supplies to bring with you outdoors! Thus far, we’ve covered what plein air painting is, where to go to paint, and what paint to use for plein aire painting it. We’ve got one last problem though: how do we bring all our materials out into the field for plein air painting,…..
Jerry's -- 29/03/2013
Plein Air Painting – What to Use?
Best mediums for drawing and painting en plein air! In our series on plein air painting thus far, we’ve covered the definition and history of outdoor art, as well as some popular places for creating it. But what should we use when painting or drawing en plein air? Today we’ll discuss the pros and cons…..
Jerry's -- 27/03/2013
Plein Air Painting – Where To Paint
Best places for painting landscapes en plein air! In our last post, we discussed the definition and history of plein air painting; determining that the simplest definition is “painting nature from within nature.” Today, we’ll take a little trip to discover said nature, and pick out a few perfect locations for plein air paintings! People…..
Jerry's -- 21/03/2013
An Introduction to En Plein Air Painting
Spring into plein air season! Weather notwithstanding, spring has nearly sprung! Soon the days will be warming up, the sun will be out longer, and painters will be heading outdoors in droves for a bit of plein air painting. Over the next few days, we’ll be discussing the ins and outs of painting en plein…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 19/03/2013
Summer Plein Air Painting
Bring art outside this summer by painting plein air! Summer is here! Time for pool parties, barbecues, trips to the beach or mountains — or maybe somewhere even more exciting! Why not record your memories of these happy summer days not with a snapshot, but with a painting? Pack up all your art supplies and…..