Plein Air Painting Sites in All 50 States, Canada and WorldwideSpending hours searching for suitable plein air painting sites can be a frustrating experience - and a waste of your valuable travel time. Give yourself a head start by printing out pages from this site before you go on your traveling and painting adventures.The plein air painting sites listed here have been visited and researched by us personally or have been recommended by other plein air painters and groups. Local people know the secrets of these places best. In addition to places of great natural beauty, the sites listed will have information about the facilities available – such as bathrooms, places to eat, is it safe to paint alone there etc. We ask recent site visitors to provide updated information whenever they can. Please Contact Us with your comments after visiting a recommended site. Artists visiting the site in future will be grateful for the input. Seasonal Sites Some places are at their best in Fall, others in other seasons. Where applicable, we will make note of seasonal sites. USA and Canada SitesCurrently we have USA painting sites listed here. Canadian site recommendations will be coming soon. Research is currently underway to provide this information.International Sites If you live in a country with wonderful plein air painting locations, please Contact Us with your recommendations. Include a photo of a painting done at one of your special sites. We will create a page for your recommendations. Sharing our experience with others is what this website is all about. Plein Air Painting Groups - Wherever possible we will provide a link to local plein air painting groups in each State. These groups are an excellent way to hook up with an instant painting family, should you choose to do so. The local contact will be listed at the end of each page. On a recent trip to Maine, I was able to connect with plein air painters there and joined them for several painting outings. No need to paint alone if you prefer company. The universal connection we have with other landscape painters is amazing and delightful. So get out your travel gear, and let the plein air painting fun begin!
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