Plein air painting involves artists rendering outdoor scenes from life in a short period of time. A roving demonstration of that artform will happen in three small South Georgia towns November 11th through the 14th.
Event Chair Karen Loewen says 6 prominent artists will be capturing the images from the communities' streets and nearby farms.
"We'll be painting in 3 rural South Georgia towns. We'll start in Ocklocknee, move to Boston and then we'll go to Thomasville. On Friday we'll do a 2-hour timed competition called a 'paint out' and there'll be prizes for that with money attached."
The resulting works will be taken to a central display space.
"During the day we'll hang paintings at the Covey Nest in Thomasville. Those will be judged and those will be for sale."
The featured artists will also be giving lessons on the fly.
