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PLEIN AIR is a French term for sketching/painting outside on location. These activities are part of the Bakersfield Art Association.
Anyone interested in PLEIN AIR is invited to participate.
The chairperson for PLEIN AIR is CHARLOTTE WHITE, (661) 330-2676.
Materials: Sketching/painting supplies.
Optional: a chair, sunscreen, water, snack, hat, jacket or vest, sack lunch, TV tray and umbrella.
Dress in layers.
Questions: call Charlotte White at 330-2676.
Chairperson
Artist Charlotte White hosts the local Bakersfield Art Center, Plein Aire group. They meet on Tuesdays.
The arts center is located at 1607 19th St., Bakersfield come by and pick up a newsletter with all of the classes and other activities offered at the Bakersfield Art Center.
The Bakersfield Art Association is presenting a collection of sketches and painting created by local artists outside their studios through April.
The reception will be on first Friday, April 6 from 5 to 8 pm. The Art Center is located at 1607 19th Street, in downtown Bakersfield.
“When I sit down to make a sketch from nature, the first thing I try to do is to forget that I have ever seen a picture”
-John Constable
The artist credited with being the premier en plein air painter, John Constable (1776-1837), was a British artist who focused on the Suffolk countryside where he lived.
En plein air is a French phrase meaning “in the open air.” Today artists tend to short the term to plein air.
The Bakersfield Art Association sponsors two plein air activities each week on Tuesday and Saturday morning. The Tuesday activities take place at locations in the Kern County Museum. The Saturday activity is at various locations in Kern county, including Hart Park.
Historically landscape painting dates back to the Renaissance with artists creating sketches that would then be used as reference for studio paintings.
With the invention of the metal rollers for paint and patented by John G. Rand in 1841 artists were more easily able to take their pallets and easels into the countryside to paint.
Before then hand made oil paints were stored in sections of a pigs bladder and a hole was poked into the lining to squeeze paint on to the palette.
Come and sketch/ paint. Details to be decided. If you have a suggestion, please call Charlotte.
Make your reservations now. Some artists will be staying two nights, others will stay one night.
If you plan to participate or Have questions:
call Charlotte White at (661) 330-2676.
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