205-En Plein Air
In Person | Available
En plein air is a French expression meaning “in the open air” and refers to the act of painting outdoors with the artist's subject in full view. This class will meet at different locations each week. Wes Sherman will lead the classes and will talk about the paintings created during the term.
You will learn how to paint outdoors, learn ways of looking at the nature around you, and consider what it might mean to be a contemporary landscape painter.
- Students may work in either oil, acrylic or watercolor. Please bring whatever supplies you already have in the medium of your choice.
Wes Sherman
Artist Wes Sherman has been painting since 1992 and has been included in hundreds of exhibitions across the county and Europe.. He received his MFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University in 2003. Sherman has been a visiting artist at many universities and the recipient of a fellowship for painting from New Jersey Council of the Arts. For the past 15 years Sherman has focused on landscape painting, in particular en plein air painting.
He is the chair of exhibitions at The Center for Contemporary Art in Bedminster, New Jersey.