Introduction to Plein Air Workshop

Chautauqua-Wawasee and the Northern Indiana Plein Air Artists Association are collaborating to offer a Plein Air Workshop, May 28-30 from 10 AM-4 PM. Any budding artist who’d like to expand their horizons by Plein Air painting will want to consider this workshop led by Mary Ann Davis, an award-winning Plein Air artist, and instructor David Broerman, founder of NIPAA. Equipment, paint, canvases and lunch will be provided.

Plein Air is the act of painting outdoors; the concept of landscape portraiture by which the artist paints directly onto canvas at the location of the landscape. The three-day workshop will focus on how to create a great landscape. Each day will demonstrations followed by personal painting time with plenty of one-on-one coaching. Topics include linear perspective; creating thumb nail sketches; composition choice; palette and local color choice; the underpainting and how to finish. For more information and to register: https://donorbox.org/events/719633