BWS Plein Air Group

If you are new to painting outdoors or new to our group you may wonder what it’s all about. We are a small group that meets every Tuesday so you will get to know us quickly. The locations throughout Brevard County are sent out by email and include parks, marinas, piers, beaches, historical homes, gardens, villages, store fronts, and monuments. We mainly use watercolor, pen and ink, gouache or watercolor pencils, but just sketching or photographing is a great way to enjoy being out in beautiful Florida and sharing time with other artist. Sit for a few minutes and look around at nature. Let all your senses have an experience. Get an idea of the mood and composition in your mind. There is always time to do a quick thumbnail value sketch. Place yourself so direct sunlight is not hitting your paper or paints.

Some suggestions of what to bring: paper, paint, pencil, eraser, brushes, tissues, water and container, hard surface to paint on, palette, chair, easel, hat, bug spray, sunblock, umbrella, drink. Be comfortable.

Join us and see how the immediacy of painting on the spot will improve your skills. Rose Allan

Allanconstance@yahoo.com 321- 266-6817

Plein Air

We meet every Tuesday 9:30 – 12:30 in the winter months and 9:00 – 12:00 in the summer.

All our welcome.     Photographers, sketchers, you do not have to be a member.

Purpose

Outdoor painting is popular because it allows the artist direct observation and all the senses are stimulated.

It is fun to capture fleeting moments of daily life, passing clouds, the sounds of birds, and natures colors.

Brevard county offers many and varied locations: parks, beaches, historical and memorial sites, marinas, piers, villages, gardens, and churches.

Locations are sent out by Email.