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Date Posted: 16:56:31 06/29/12 Fri
Author: BC
Subject: re: "plein air painting" ...
In reply to: BC 's message, "Plein Air Painting ..." on 16:45:53 06/29/12 Fri

instead of my guessing as to the meaning of the term, thought i'd look it up ...
re: "plein air painting" ...
"Plein air, a French word, literally translates as 'open air', and is defined as painting or drawing done outside, in the open air. The equivalent term in Italian would be alfresco. These works were taken directly from nature, and infused with a feeling of the open air. A relatively recent practice, painting outdoors became an important dimension of the landscape work of the Impressionists and painters of the Barbizon school. Although plein air painting should not be considered as synonymous with Impressionism or quick sketching, it became central to Impressionism."

"The term is largely associated with the Impressionist artists of the late 1800s, a time when artists began to paint subject matter not normally seen: real people doing real, everyday things, and they came out of their studios into the open air to create their works. Impressionist artists were particularly interested in the influence of changing light outdoors on color. The popularity of plein air painting was aided by the development of easily portable painting equipment and materials, including paints sold in tubes."
- AskART

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