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Plein  Air

Urban Sketching, as the name implies, artists use a sketch book instead of an easel.  Your supples should fit in a small area.  In places such as Starbucks, artists should probably buy a snack or coffee as we’d be taking up customer space.  Let’s get together to relax, socialize, and work on art.

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Plein Air is about leaving the four walls of your studio behind and experiencing painting, drawing, photography or any medium you want in the outdoors. The practice goes back for centuries, but was truly made into an art form by the French Impressionists.

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This is a Membership Benefit!  Bring your own supplies, whether acrylics, oils, watercolors, pastels, pencils, ink , clay, camera or just come to enjoy the environment.

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Plein Airs usually go from 9am to 12pm, but feel free to come and go as you need.  Some will do a critique at the end and they will decide that when they meet up.  

May 4th - Cortez Fishing Village

11655 Cortez Rd, Cortez, FL 34215

Bring your supplies and join us at Cortez Fishing Village.  Please RSVP  via email.

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May 6th - Ringling

5401 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota, Fl  from  10:00 - 1:00

Ringling is free on Mondays. Meet in the lobby to get tickets. 

Whether you want to take advantage of the FREE Monday Museum or do Plein Air.  Meet between 9:45am and  10am at the entrance and look for Susan, she will have a name badge PAC.  There are 3 cafes and will take about 2 hrs to go through the museum. Feel free to bring a sketch pad and pencils to play around with.  Please RSVP  via email.

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May 14th - Myakka River State Park

13208 State Rd 72, Sarasota, Fl  from  9-noon

There is a $4 charge to enter per vehicle with 1 person or $6 per vehicle for 2-8 people.  Bring your supplies and enjoy the outdoors. 

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July 20th - The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art

150 Central Ave, St. Petersburg, FL 33701from 10:00 - 5:00

  • There is an entry fee, scheduled tours and a cafe.  You can choose what you want to do and how much time you want to spend in the museum.  

  • They will also allow sketching / drawing, so fee free to bring a sketch pad and pencil.  

  • Backpacks are allowed, but must be worn on the front of the body.  

  • There is a free self-guided tour app with the highlights of the museum.  You can get info on the James Museum web site and listen to before your visit or on your phone while on your visit.  

  • Saturdays there is a free tours of the Special Interest Exhibit at 3pm.

  • There is a 45 minute public free tour with your admission ticket at 11.00am and 3pm - You can sign up for this when you buy your ticket.

 

More information to come.

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