Charlie demonstrating at a MAA PLA in Dickinson Square some time before Covid.
The Art of Charles Spratt
Thursday June 19th
Rained out, again.
Thusday June 12 - Heather Haven FARM Kars
Great Day. 14 artists painted the horse stables and pastures and photographed the riding horses. 12 artists drove to the Swan Restaurant for lunch.
Thursday June 5th - Dickinson Square, Manotick
Despite heavy skies, 12 artists turned out, for some serious painting - including sketching, painting in oils and acrylics and watercolours. One artist had never tried plein air painting before.
I gave a short demonstration about how to set up and deciding what to paint. Then we all split and met again at12:00. At the show and tell before we departed, I noted a number of really competent works displayed and others that needed more work. And everyone seemed to be having a good day. Four of us went for lunch at the Creekside Restaurant.
'Successful' I say! - Charlie
Rained out, again.
Thusday June 12 - Heather Haven FARM Kars
Great Day. 14 artists painted the horse stables and pastures and photographed the riding horses. 12 artists drove to the Swan Restaurant for lunch.
Thursday June 5th - Dickinson Square, Manotick
Despite heavy skies, 12 artists turned out, for some serious painting - including sketching, painting in oils and acrylics and watercolours. One artist had never tried plein air painting before.
I gave a short demonstration about how to set up and deciding what to paint. Then we all split and met again at12:00. At the show and tell before we departed, I noted a number of really competent works displayed and others that needed more work. And everyone seemed to be having a good day. Four of us went for lunch at the Creekside Restaurant.
'Successful' I say! - Charlie
Description
Depending on the weather, up to 18 or so members show up each Thursday at a preselected location starting at 9:30 am., and paint plein air until noon. At the end of the morning members of the group are invited to show their day's work results. It is NOT obligatory; however, artist often like to see other artist's efforts. There are no critiques.
You must be a member of MAA to participate. Unfortunately, at the moment MAA is not accepting new member applications..
Each MAA artist that has signed up with me, receives a weekly email notice of the location of the next Thursday painting trip. There are no notices of cancellation due to weather forecasts etc. Everyone makes the decision to attend or not to attend based on their own judgement.
The weekly notice email contains directions to the location and other important information.
Any member wishing to sign up may simply email me with the request. Previous plein air painting experience is not required.
Charlie Spratt MAA PLP co-ordinator.
[email protected]
For more information, tips on what to bring on the painting trips see
https://www.manotickart.ca
To see photographs of the group in action, taken by Paul Powers, go to http://www.facebook.com/ManotichArtAssociation/
Comments. by members. . . ( Send me an email with your comments and I'll post them here.)
"The MAA Plein Air program has a lot to offer. With 17 trips, to different locations each week, there's plenty of subject matter: parks, city scapes, sailboats, horse paddocks, gardens, forests, rivers and more. Personally, I don't use photos for my landscape work. Instead, I use the impressions I feel from the world around me. I paint for the challenge."
Charlie Spratt
Depending on the weather, up to 18 or so members show up each Thursday at a preselected location starting at 9:30 am., and paint plein air until noon. At the end of the morning members of the group are invited to show their day's work results. It is NOT obligatory; however, artist often like to see other artist's efforts. There are no critiques.
You must be a member of MAA to participate. Unfortunately, at the moment MAA is not accepting new member applications..
Each MAA artist that has signed up with me, receives a weekly email notice of the location of the next Thursday painting trip. There are no notices of cancellation due to weather forecasts etc. Everyone makes the decision to attend or not to attend based on their own judgement.
The weekly notice email contains directions to the location and other important information.
Any member wishing to sign up may simply email me with the request. Previous plein air painting experience is not required.
Charlie Spratt MAA PLP co-ordinator.
[email protected]
For more information, tips on what to bring on the painting trips see
https://www.manotickart.ca
To see photographs of the group in action, taken by Paul Powers, go to http://www.facebook.com/ManotichArtAssociation/
Comments. by members. . . ( Send me an email with your comments and I'll post them here.)
"The MAA Plein Air program has a lot to offer. With 17 trips, to different locations each week, there's plenty of subject matter: parks, city scapes, sailboats, horse paddocks, gardens, forests, rivers and more. Personally, I don't use photos for my landscape work. Instead, I use the impressions I feel from the world around me. I paint for the challenge."
Charlie Spratt
Photography by Paul Powers