Special Events

Plein Air Event!!​

Next Plein Air


October 23, 2024



John F. Kennedy Park



9:00 am - 12:00 pm
 
3700 S. Cholla Blvd.

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Enter the park from La Cholla.  Keep right at the Y and we will meet at the parking lot on the first parking lot on the left near the lake. The parking lot is circled in red on the map.

Restroom on the premises.


Hosts:  Morgan Canady, [email protected]
Carl Kikuchi, [email protected]
and Cheryl Bullard, [email protected]

From <https://www.tucsonpastelsociety.org/plein-air--special-events.html>

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What Is Plein Air?

Plein Air is a term derived from the French phrase 'en plein air,' which literally means 'in the open air.' It's a familiar concept today, but in the late 1800s, thanks to the Industrial Revolution, artists were able to carry small metal paint tubes out of their studios for the first time in all of history. This allowed them to paint on site and record the colors they saw from observation instead of from a drawing or a sketchbook with notes. For the first time they were able to observe, investigate and capture the true colors and effects of sunlight during different times of the day on a particular landscape or subject, and it was revolutionary.  ​

Great paint out photos!!!!!