Tag Archives: About Face

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Plein Air Exhibit

FAIRFIELD COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL  and THE LOFT AT 115 INVITE YOU TO JOIN US FOR AN EVENING OF ART FEATURING THE PLEIN AIR LANDSCAPE GROUP FROM ABOUT FACE AT THE COLUMBIA MUSEUM OF ART December 1, […]

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Impression of Soda City

On Saturday the About Face plein air group painted at Boyd Plaza in front of the Columbia Museum of Art.  We were practicing painting in an impressionistic style to promote the final weekend of the […]

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Paint Like an Impressionist

  Have you seen the Impressionism from Monet to Matisse exhibit at the Columbia Museum of Art?  The exhibit presents a broad overview of Impressionism and Post-impressionism from the Dixon Gallery and Gardens.  If you haven’t seen […]

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Robert Mills House

  The About Face plein air group has had several opportunities to paint on the grounds of the historic homes maintained by the Historic Columbia Foundation.  This large painting of the Robert Mills House was inspired […]

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Artist and Model

  This month’s third Saturday paint-out with About Face was a paint-in at the Columbia Museum of Art with a costumed model.  Since I’m currently learning how to paint with oils using knives, I continued […]

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SC Paintout at Barbara Yongue’s on OutdoorPainter

Here’s a link to an article about last Saturday’s paintout at Barbara Yongue’s written by Steve Doherty of Plein Air Magazine… http://www.outdoorpainter.com/featured-events/plein-air-painters-in-south-carolina-670.html  

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Plein Air Day in Lexington, SC

    The About Face Plein Air Group will be painting at Lexington County (SC) Museum this Saturday morning, March 19, 2011.  Join us for painting and bring a dish to share for lunch.  Watch […]

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Plein Air Day at USC

This past Saturday, I arrived at the brick gates to the Horseshoe at the University of South Carolina around 8:30 for a plein air day with About Face.   Everything was quiet except for the other […]

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How to Find a Plein Air Location

Now that the weather is getting warmer, it’s time to do some plein air painting! Last fall I suggested starting in your own back yard to get comfortable with setting up your easel and making […]

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Plein Air Day

Since Fall has arrived in this part of the country (by the calendar if not by the thermometer), it’s a great time to be outside, so my next few posts will be about plein air […]

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