The act of painting in the open air allows the great outdoors to become the artist's studio. And when that happens, anyone can stop by to watch.
Plein air artists naturally can find ways to interact with observers and, through those meetings, help promote art education in the community, said painter Terry Stanley, art school director at the Richeson School of Art & Gallery in Kimberly.
"People are not afraid to approach you when you're painting, which is really interesting," Stanley said. "I was (painting) this lovely Victorian house across from City Park in Appleton ? and a gentleman came and said he grew up in the house ? and he pointed out his bedroom window and said he used to have red-and-white-striped curtains. It didn't have that anymore, but I painted them in, and he ended up buying the painting that night. Had he not happened by the park that day and talked to me, he probably never would have known the painting existed. It was enjoyable for me, too, knowing the painting has a good home, that somebody appreciated it."
Richeson and the Bergstrom-Mahler Museum in Neenah are collaborating on a summer exhibition and event to make plein air art, and art in general, more accessible to Wisconsin residents.
The "Wisconsin Plein Air Exhibition," on display through Sept. 18 at the museum, showcases 55 paintings by 28 artists from around the state.
Later in the exhibit's run, anyone who would like to participate is invited to attend the Fox Valley Plein Air Paint Out Event, which takes place Aug. 4-6. On each day the focus will be on painting outdoors in a different northeastern Wisconsin location. Brown, Outagamie, Winnebago and Calumet counties are on the list of painting spots, as are the cities of Appleton, Neenah and Menasha. Maps of suggested sites will be available.
The event kicks off with an evening reception and painting preview for artists and collectors Aug. 4 at Richeson, 557 Marcella St., Kimberly. It concludes with a show, awards ceremony and sale of event artwork at Bergstrom-Mahler from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 6.
Museum executive director and artist Jan Smith said painting en plein air ? French for "in the open air" ? is a sensory experience that envelops the painter.
"You're involved in the landscape. You're truly involved in the moment," Smith said. "You're dealing with the changing light conditions, the atmospheric conditions, the sounds, the smells and other aspects that come into play. The conditions can be challenging or they can be quite pleasant. Working out in the open air, the changing light conditions or the changing weather conditions change the effects you're going to end up with in your work."
Two artists could set up their easels at the same spot at the same time and yet likely would create two very different paintings, she said.
Exhibiting artists Alecia Schmitz and Julie Jilek, both of Appleton, plan to participate in the Paint Out Event.
"You learn to be very resourceful," said Schmitz, 51, who is scoping out places to paint in August. "I was painting a boat on the marina one time and people got in the boat and sailed away. You learn to get your composition down and paint quickly and make every brush stroke count."
Jilek, 29, said she's focusing on plein air painting. The full-time artist started a project to paint in every state park and forest in Wisconsin. She's completed about a dozen of 57 planned paintings, and one goal of hers is to create a tracking website so people can follow her efforts. "It brings awareness to people that there are artists out there doing this."
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