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| Kensington, last summer 5x7 |
One of my art friends expressed surprise when I asked how I should prepare for a plein air painting retreat. "Each week you pack your art supplies and paint at a friends studio." Yes, that is true---BUT after the studio, I go home and unpack--also the studio is indoors. A Painting Retreat will be four plein air days at a Nature Center (staying on location) with no art supply stores nearby.
Additionally, a plein air retreat means that I will have to bring my outdoor equipment. I have plein air painted before, typically near my house--logging many day trips to the park and back with a trunk full of art supplies. So I asked my art group--"What else will I need?" Here is what they said:
Important Items to Bring for a Plein Air Event:
First Aid Kit, Eye Drops, Energy Bars, Water, Gatorade, Extra Plastic Bags, Ball Cap, Paper Towels, Wet Panel Carrier, Bug Spray, Sunscreen, Brush Soap, Extra Tape, Hiking Boots, Warm Socks, Extra Socks, Long Sleeves, Spring Clamp, Clothing Layers, Lots of Brushes
Advice:
- Go through paints bring fresh full tubes and a large tube of white
- Inventory Mediums and take extra
- Perform Equipment Check
- Put your name on Everything
- Put Business Cards in a Baggie
- Anything you carry can get WET
Great advice, thank you friends,
