Plein Air Landscape Painting
Experience the outdoors in creative ways with “plein air” (French for “outdoors”) painting techniques and create your own personalized landscape.
Image: Laura C. Birge (American, 1846—1928), Landscape, 1929, watercolor on paper. Gift of Mr. William G. Payne. 1950.4
Required materials:
- 9 x 12” canvas board
- acrylic paints (red, yellow, blue, white, black)
- paint brushes (small, medium, large)
- paint palette (or paper plate)
- cup for water
- paper towels
- pencil and eraser
Optional materials:
- extra fine brushes
- more acrylics (orange, green, violet, yellow ochre, etc.)