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Welcome to Plein Air GeorgiaPlein air in French literally means 'out of doors'. For atists it's a painting done almost
entirely outside in front of the subject.
Plein Air painting was actually pioneered by Constable in Britain c.1813-17.
With the invention of the metal tube of paint in the mid 19th century, it became
possible for just about anyone to venture outside to paint. Of course, the Impressionists
brought this practice to a whole new high.
The National Association of Professional Plein Air Painters standards state: Plein Air paintings are 90% completed on site and painted from life. Plein Air preliminary work such as color studies and sketches designed to generate studio paintings do not qualify as finished plein air painting. A Plein Air painter is someone who paints the majority of his/her finished paintings on site. At Plein Air Georgia, we have no preference as to style, materials used, or artistic
interpretation. These are all personal choices that contribute to the unique expression
of each artist while they paint 'en plein air'. Likewise, we think honest work
by novice or professional is equally valid. The challenges and rewards of plein
air painting are open to all. Although many of us are not die-hard plein air
purist, we all enjoy painting outside and enjoy networking with fellow artists
who enjoy the same. Some of us claim the title of plein air artists and others
just enjoy the occasional outing. No matter how much or how little you are able
to get outside and paint, all painters and patrons alike are welcome as members
of PAG.
Join us for Workshops- paintouts- forum discussions, friendship
There is always something new to learn to push us beyond our comfort zone. Our
mission is to serve the membership by providing a means to communicate with each
other, share event and workshop information and provide a showcase for our work.
Plein Air Tips
Painting en Plein Air
Things you'll need or appreciate when painting outdoors:
choose the things that relate to your medium.
The plein-air approach is most often associated with the style of Impressionist painters such as Claude Monet, Pierre Auguste Renoir and Camille Pisarro. Their love of nature and fascination with light led them out of doors, where they painted with pure colors and broken strokes in an attempt to capture the transitory nature of light. By painting in the open air, Impressionist artists were in turn following a tradition begun by the Barbizon School of painters, a group of landscape artists from the 1830s to the 1870s associated with the town of Barbizon, France. They inspired fellow painters to go outside and experience nature directly in order to render it more naturally than the artificially composed works of their predecessors.—from Antiques Roadshow |
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