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How do you know when its finished?

It has been said that it takes 2 people to make a masterpiece - a talented artist and someone to shoot him/her when its finished - the gag…

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26 May 7
Reply by Etain Feeley

PaintAway Hideaways

A little group of us PEBV painters have gone on several PaintAways now and can recommend the practice to others. Last year we went to Leena…

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0 Apr 29

How do you know when its finished?

It has been said that it takes 2 people to make a masterpiece - a talented artist and someone to shoot him/her when its finished - the gag…

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0 Aug 31, 2012

Controlling Values and Colour Temperature.

Painting a bright scene I often fall into the trap of painting bright areas lighter and correspondingly the shadows darker top maximise the…

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0 Mar 8, 2012

That prevailing (b)light

"Often when we paint plein air we have to paint quickly to capture the image before the light changes too much. This calls for a simplifica…

Started by Kevin Freeney

21 Jan 7, 2012
Reply by Kevin Freeney

'True' Plein Air

In this freezing weather (for overseas members, Ireland is in the grip of  a major freeze - and I'm not referring to the banks and forthcom…

Started by Tony Robinson

13 Jan 15, 2011
Reply by Helder Vieira

Are We Mad?

Here is an article from the Huffington Post on the Perils of Plein Air. "The 19th century was the great age of plein-air landscape painting…

Started by Plein Eire Administrator

3 Dec 14, 2010
Reply by Tony Robinson

What draws you to a painting subject?

I am interested to find out what attracts people to the different things we paint while outdoors.  Is it the colors, the light, a grand vis…

Started by Elaine Hurst

11 Mar 28, 2010
Reply by Veronika Samlova

Extreme Plein Air - Your tales of the perils of painting outdoors!

Ok, so you think you're tough....!  We may not have Californian sunshine as often as we might wish but perhaps we should give thanks that w…

Started by Plein Eire Administrator

2 Mar 27, 2010
Reply by Bernie Rosage Jr.

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