What the heck is en plain air?

  En plein air is French for “in the open air”. In reference to painting, it means painting outdoors, directly from nature. You may recall that is what the Barbizon and Impressionist painters were doing. The availability of paint in tubes made this possible. Before tubes were available,…(continue reading)

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