Plein air is a social outing, as well as a method to improve landscape painting, photographing subjects, and learning quick draw of people's movements or gestures. Learning correct values from life can only help you to enhance your skills.
And the best part? Having "buddy" groups in the vicinity means safety. You have someone else around, people to sit and have lunch with, and new friends to bounce off ideas on composition or casual a critique.
And the best part? Having "buddy" groups in the vicinity means safety. You have someone else around, people to sit and have lunch with, and new friends to bounce off ideas on composition or casual a critique.
Morning Grasses, Linda Dellandre, awarded Best in Show, Art of the Pastel 2016.
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Linda Dellandre, Plein Air Chair, has organized four special PSST hosted plein air events. Questions? Email Linda Attending? Complete appropriate form and click Submit Other plein air opportunities may be viewed by clicking here. |
PLEIN AIR EVENTS HOSTED BY PSST
February 7. A PSST hosted event at the Houston Zoo
Meet at 12noon at the MaCaw Cafe (closest to entrance). We can have lunch, and you can bring your lunch to eat there as well. We will exchange cell phone numbers, so we can find one another throughout the zoo.
You may come in the morning to paint and pay admission, or wait until 12 noon when the zoo is free the first Tuesday of the month. The free tickets are first come, first serve, ONLINE, starting 7 days ahead of the free date. You may not be able to get in free in person, if you don't get them online first. If not, you pay advertised admission.
We will meet again at 3:00 pm at the MaCaw cafe before we leave.
Meet at 12noon at the MaCaw Cafe (closest to entrance). We can have lunch, and you can bring your lunch to eat there as well. We will exchange cell phone numbers, so we can find one another throughout the zoo.
You may come in the morning to paint and pay admission, or wait until 12 noon when the zoo is free the first Tuesday of the month. The free tickets are first come, first serve, ONLINE, starting 7 days ahead of the free date. You may not be able to get in free in person, if you don't get them online first. If not, you pay advertised admission.
We will meet again at 3:00 pm at the MaCaw cafe before we leave.
March 28, 29, 30. A PSST hosted event
A two-night, 3 day excursion to San Antonio missions with a stop at Monument Hill State Park in LaGrange on the way home. Leave Houston after breakfast on Tuesday, be home for dinner on Thursday. All painting locations and times will be planned for you. Come for one night or both, or just meet at Monument Hill on Thursday, the 30th.
Spouses, companions, photographers, tourist/non plein air artists welcome. Alternate activities in case of rain include touring INSIDE the missions (you cannot paint inside), the Alamo, Riverwalk shopping, and visiting San Antonio Museum of Art. Arrange your own hotel, breakfast and lunch, but dinners will be group fun at 7:00. All missions and the state park have free admission.
A two-night, 3 day excursion to San Antonio missions with a stop at Monument Hill State Park in LaGrange on the way home. Leave Houston after breakfast on Tuesday, be home for dinner on Thursday. All painting locations and times will be planned for you. Come for one night or both, or just meet at Monument Hill on Thursday, the 30th.
Spouses, companions, photographers, tourist/non plein air artists welcome. Alternate activities in case of rain include touring INSIDE the missions (you cannot paint inside), the Alamo, Riverwalk shopping, and visiting San Antonio Museum of Art. Arrange your own hotel, breakfast and lunch, but dinners will be group fun at 7:00. All missions and the state park have free admission.
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May 13. A PSST hosted event
We will be meeting and painting in the picturesque old town of Montgomery Texas, recognized as the birthplace of the Texas Lone Star Flag. There are some great old houses a few blocks within walking distance of Liberty St, which has a few old historic buildings itself. There is also Fernland park, on Clepper St., which is the site of old Texas cabins and overlooking fields. (Which are rapidly disappearing due to development). Adjacent to Fernland is a library with a beautiful park and lake, that has some interesting shady rocky stream areas to paint. |
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October 26. A PSST hosted event
Pumpkins and fall colored plants Arborgate Garden Center 15635 FM 2920 Tomball Tx 77377 Gates open at 9:00 a.m., come anytime. Bring your lunch, and we'll break at noon. |
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Linda Dellandre, Plein Air Chair
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