Reno Tahoe Plein Air Painters: March 2016

Saturday, March 26, 2016

Announcement: The future plans for our Plein Air Group!

ANNOUNCEMENT: FUTURE PLANS FOR RENO TAHOE PLEIN AIR PAINTERS

As many of you may know, due to family health problems, I am retiring from being Administrator of this blog for this painting group the end of April 2016. This group has grown in the 3 years of its existence!!!! And it is because of the many active participants, the group will continue on with the help of two more blog administrators!

We had a meeting today and many new ideas were discussed...including possibly a Monday and Tuesday weekly paint-out. Also, our group has been promised another show venue at the Reno City Office Gallery (The Metro Gallery).

I am so thrilled that enough people will continue the tradition of this group in my leave of absence!

We will keep you posted with the future developments....

Sincerely yours,

Carolyn Jean Thompson

About Reno Tahoe Plein Air Painters

Started in Sept. 2012, this is a group of landscape painters of all abilities and mediums (oil, watercolor, pastel, acrylic, drawing mediums), who wish to get together for paint-outs. There is no membership, no dues, no instructor. We will post planned paint-outs with directions and information about the location. Be sure to subscribe to this blog by email in the right-hand column for updates and news. Any painter can attend!

Blog Administrator:

Carolyn Jean Thompson

Additional Blog Author:

Emma Auriemma-McKay

More Members.....

Kathy Shy, Jack Phillips, Lisa Jayne, Vickie Cliff, Diane Laing, Garrett Walkup, Ronnie Rector, Kim Franke, Charleen Collins, Bill Tynes, Linda Rosenblum, Karen Maurer, Chris Cheney, Nan Lathrop, Evelyn Yonker, Carol Karch, Cindy Ralston, Ginny Schankerman, Denise Jenkins, Linda Santistevan, Julie Aguilar, Maurice Hershberger, Nancy Snyder, Barbara Clark, Sarah Wharton Riddle, Liz Cataldo, Val Davisson, Jerry Antonucci, Odette Brush, Patty, Sussberg, Marilynn Weiher, Sue Perry, Janet Shaner, Kim Rowlett, Cathie Richardson

Upcoming Paint-Outs

2018 Schedule

Oct. 8, 9: Cave Rock State Park Beach

Oct. 15, 16: Washoe Lake Wetlands

Oct. 22, 23: Galena Creek Trail

Oct. 29, 30: Little Washoe Lake

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What is plein air painting?

En plein air (French) translates to "in the open air". It just means painting in outdoor daylight. The French Impressionistic movement in the 1800's brought a group of painters outside to "paint light and color", which rebelled against the style of the French Academy. This new artistic style then came to California and became known as California Impressionism or California plein air painting. Paintings done in the outdoors are often "fresh" and not "over-worked", as compared to studio work, which the artist is free to work as long as he/she wishes.