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Fresh Look & New Subscriber System

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PleinAirBC.com has a fresh new look with some much needed back end improvements that will make it easier to grow.

One of the key improvements is to the subscriber system. News will be sent out much more efficiently to all of you that are subscribed, thus keeping everyone who loves plein air painting more informed on what is happening in BC and hopefully, your area.

As you may have noticed, we have also started posting events and workshops out of BC for those that are interested in destination painting. These and local events/workshops are listed on the Events Page.

If you are in need of where to paint, we will be updating our ‘Painting Locations” list throughout the summer as we explore various areas. If you have a favourite spot and would like to share it please send us an email.

If you are a subscriber, thank you and please encourage others to subscribe.

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In the mean time, enjoy the weekends and get out painting!!

Michael King plein air painting

Michael King at the 2014 Opus Outdoor Painting Challenge

 

 

james middleton

Nova Scotia Plein Air Workshops

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Dates:

  • June 27 – June 30, 2014
  • July 11 – July 14, 2014
  • August 1 – August 4, 2014
  • August 22 – August 25, 2014
  • Sept 12 – Sept 15, 2014

Location: LaHave, Nova Scotia (we will be painting in and around Lunenburg, LaHave, Mahone Bay, Petite Rivierie)

Costs: $425 Cdn + tax each

Description:

james middletonJames Middleton SCA PSC, will be teaching five 4-day plein air painting workshop on the beautiful South Shore of Nova Scotia. The workshops offer a good balance between friendly interchange and education. Days will include demonstrations, personal instruction, exercises, encouragement and positive critiques for personal growth.

 

 

Registration:

Register Online

To register by phone: (902) 693-2093

Or email with questions: studio@jamesmiddleton.ca

kimberly plein air

Kimberley Plein Air Workshop

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Date:

  • August 5th with Jim Robertson
  • August 6 & 7th with Doug Swinton

Location: Kimberley, BC

Costs:

  • $90 for August 5th (includes lunch)
  • $195 for August 6 & 7th (includes two lunches)

Description:

Grasp the bigger picture!  Attain skills that will build confidence and allow you to put boldness in your outdoor work!  We will spend 2 days learning the 5 dominant fundamentals needed to approach plein air painting. Through quick small studies (4 a day) you will gain the skill needed to put some punch in your on location work:  Composition, Landing a Centre of Interest, Value, Patterning, and Temperature Control.   Come swing a big brush with confidence!

Registration and Supply List are available at the Kimberley Arts Council Website, www.kimberleyarts.com

 

 

About the Instructors

Doug Swinton

Doug Swinton is an established artist and teacher whose drawings and paintings may be found in several BC and Alberta art galleries.   Doug also co-owns Swinton’s Art Supply, Instruction & Framing, where for sixteen years he has taught “more about Art than [he] ever thought possible.”  Although Doug “never intended to make art a career, it just kept happening.”  Doug’s landscape paintings of prairies or mountains are notable for their “slathering of thick viscid paint” and the “sensual and visceral” feelings which they convey to his viewers.  Doug is a skilled art workshop presenter and is always exploring new directions like “the ever elusive leopard [that] slips away and changes its spots.”

Jim Roberston

Brush in hand, the rest of the world just fades away. Jim Robertson draws on inspiration from the past, the present, but mostly from life itself, from which exciting shapes and colour take form.  Jim interprets subject matter spontaneously, impulsively and loosely with a love of negative space and dramatic use of colour. Born on the west coast of Canada, Jim Roberts formal training includes Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver Film School, and numerous artist led workshops. He currently paints full time in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia.

 

Paint Out :: Ashcroft

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Date: September 16, 17 & 18th, 2014

Location: Ashcroft, BC

Time: TBA

Cost: $30

Description:  Please join us September 16,17 & 18 2014 for our Second Annual Plein Air Paint Out in beautiful Ashcroft, BC.

This is an opportunity for a lot of fun, a chance to meet other artists and just share in the sheer joy of painting.  Ashcroft and the surrounding area offer spectacular vistas and unique landscapes.  This event is open to all artists who would like to paint plein air.

Please feel free to contact Jo-Anne at 250-453-0073 for further information or email us.

>> Registration & Information

Opus Outdoor Painting Challenge 2014

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Date: May 10th, 2014

Location: Wherever there is an Opus Art Store

Time: 10:00am to 3:00pm

Cost: Free

Description:

“The goal for the 2014 Opus Outdoor Painting Challenge (#OPC2014) is 1000 participants with the decree, “Let’s get this whole province painting!”

Now in its 3rd year, this event provides a unique opportunity for the visual art communities of BC to come together to make art outdoors.”

>> Registration & Information