Plein Air Watercolor Sketching

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Plein air watercolor sketching.

I do a lot of plein air painting in watercolor and one of my efforts in sketching is to discover what i would call the fingerprint of objects i paint most often. I love it because the kit stands up on its own and the brushes are always in easy reach. Plein air watercolour sketch 2. Plein air watercolor sketching june 7 2016 cdumaine1 context maryland plein air towson urban sketching yarka st.

En plein air or plein air sketching is an art where you experience painting and sketching beyond the walls of your classrooms. Painted in an a4 moleskine watercolour folio. This practice dates back to centuries ago as artists have long painted outdoors. Therefore i work at sketching objects in a composition like people in motion cars on a street buildings in perspective landscapes atmosphere and so on.

Not only does it present every small detail of the natural scapes in their most unfiltered raw and unadulterated form but being in the lap of nature while painting it brings the kind euphoria that is but rare to find in anything else. The plein air brush set contains a variety of round and flat brushes perfect for carrying in a small sketch bag. Of course i test out new tools and items change over. History of plein air sketching.

It was a lot of fun to create all the different materials metal plastic wood hair etc. Plein air brush set it s a pleasure to partner with jack richeson co a family owned fine art supplier for several brush sets. Plein air watercolour sketch 3. I was quite pleased with this sketch particularly some of the textures in the foreground.

Next up was a view in a different direction looking towards a radar tower that serves the nearby blackpool airport. Here is a sketch of my full plein air sketching kit. Plein air sketching. My full plein air kit.