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En plein air (pronounced [ɑ̃ plɛ.n‿ɛʁ]; French for 'outdoors'), or plein-air [1] painting, is the act of painting outdoors. This method contrasts with studio painting or academic rules that might create a predetermined look.
Mary Agnes Yerkes, California Impressionist painter, (1886–1989)."Plein-Air painting at Carmel’’, Carmel Beach, CA, circa 1920s. The terms California Impressionism and California Plein-Air Painting describe the large movement of 20th century artists who worked out of doors (en plein air), directly from nature in California, United States.
However, in contrast to many painters steeped in the Plein-Air tradition, the course of Adams' life and career has been influenced by the Orientalists, the French, British and American painters who ventured to the Middle East in the 19th century, painting the "exotic" people who populated lands that were unfamiliar to them.
In plein air means to “paint outdoors and directly from the landscape”, [5] which Hill incorporated into many of his paintings. Hill’s landscape paintings demonstrate how he combined his powers of observation with powerful motifs in each painting. Hill’s move to California in 1861 brought him new material for his paintings.
The influence of English art critic John Ruskin on art in the United States began with the publication of his first volume of Modern Painters in 1843. Ruskin's emphasis on plein air painting and painting from life struck a chord with American Transcendentalist ideals. [3] [1]: 44 Modern Painters was read widely by painters and critics like ...
On a blustery day, Van Gogh set up his easel and painted "plein-air" (in the open air) at a beach resort, Scheveningen, near The Hague to paint View of the Sea at Scheveningen (F4). While Impressionists are often given credit for painting outdoors, they were not the first to do so. Most, however, made sketches on the spot and worked on the ...
Karl Dempwolf was born in Delmenhorst, Germany.As a child, he spent the war years in Bavaria - a picture-perfect countryside with pristine natural surroundings: sparkling lakes, national parks and nature reserves, mist-enshrouded forests, sun-drenched vineyards, dramatic hills and, of course, the majestic Alps - where he developed his love for nature. [2]
"William Wendt: Plein Air Painter of California". Laguna Art Museum: In Nature's Temple: The Life and Art of William Wendt. Resource Library. John Alan Walker, Documents on the Life & Art of William Wendt, self-published, 1992. Ruth Lily Westphal, Plein Air Painters of California: The Southland, self-published, 1996 ISBN 978-0-9610520-0-3