Plein Air

Plein Air Quick Update!

This year, an unusual approach to plein air painting and inclement weather converge to create new and surprising outcomes.

Jun 18 •

Plein Air Season Begins

How I prepped cradled birchwood panels for a week of outdoor painting

Jun 14 •

Sketching a Country Road Scene

Using a mix of watercolors, gouache, pens, and pencils on an outdoor sketch

Jun 10 •

Sketching the View From the Woodshed

How to make sense of a complex scene

Jun 7 •

Sketching at the Lake

Bundling up to sketch on a cold day by the lake.

May 10 •

Rainy Day Sketch

A rainy day sketch, plus some opportunities to sketch together with me, in person, this spring and summer.

May 6 •

Outdoor Sketching Workshop Announcement

Come sketch with me outdoors this summer! Plus, some other good news.

Mar 11 •

Fixing a Weak Painting

A rushed, cold weather landscape is finished in the warmth of the studio.

Feb 7 •

Outdoor Winter Watercolor Painting

Notes from my all-day painting workshop in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania

Feb 2 •

Your First Plein Air Event: Time to Apply!

Practical advice for new outdoor painters and plein air competitors

Jan 15 •

Watercolor Painting In the Cold

Four experiments showing the effects of painting in freezing temperatures with watercolor paints.

Dec 22, 2024 •

When Is a Sketch Finished?

I return to the park to spend a second day refining a fast watercolor sketch

Jul 22, 2024 •

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