Use our directory to find an artist in your area. If you don't find one, search 'artist', 'plein air', and your town or area and contact them to see if they teach, or know someone who does. You may also find a plein air club in your area offering classes, and its members may invite you to paint with them.
Illinois
Aurora
Ken Davy
I run an informal gathering of Plein Air artists in the area west of Chicago Illinois. Every couple of weeks I pick a spot and send an email to those that have expressed an interest in painting out doors. I mention when and where I’ll be painting and anyone that wants to join me shows up. It’s always fun and once someone tries it they usually come back for more.
Chicago
Nancie King Mertz
“Pastels are Perfect for Plein Air”, a workshop to share techniques and methods to work quickly with pastels and gain confidence in your work. Nancie King Mertz, PSA-M, CPP-M, IAPS Master Circle
Indiana
Straughn
Marilyn Witt
Marilyn Witt, 765-524-1339, Available as a painting buddy. Straughn, Indiana, USA. East Central Indiana.
Iowa
Fort Madison
Jessica Kirby
I work with a great group of painters in SE Iowa. We meet up in locations all around Iowa, western Illinois and NE Missouri.
RICHLAND
Kansas
Kansas City
Missouri Valley Impressionist Society (MVIS)
The Missouri Valley Impressionist Society (MVIS) was organized to promote the appreciation and development of Impressionism in and around the Missouri River Valley Region—from the western gateway to the Rocky Mountains Region. The MVIS is one of the few organizations in the Midwest that embraces plein air painting throughout the year. Members host plein air paint outs each month for like-minded artists. Nonmembers of the organization are always welcome to paint along. Paint outs are posted on the MVIS website. Follow us on facebook.
Overland Park
R. Gregory Summers
Teaching plein air and studio, beginner to advanced the art of painting the land.
Louisiana
BATON ROUGE
Barbara Rallo
Watercolorist, inspired mainly by the small villages and countryside in the South of France, where I sketch and paint ‘en plein air’ twice yearly for the past 15 years.
Founder and co-ordinator of EnPleinAirTEXAS, a national juried competition in San Angelo, Texas.
Maine
Orrs Island
Chuck Manning
Mostly I paint solo at various locations in Maine and Florida(see my other listing). I am located in Maine’s mid-coast region on Orrs Island. Ready to paint most any time I am there….varies from year to year. Call ahead to see if I am home
Sullivan
Philip Frey
Philip is an award winning plein air and studio painter based in Maine. He is represented by www.courthousegallery.com and www.maine-art.com and teaches popular plein air painting workshops. Philip will be honored with a solo exhibition at the University of Maine Museum of Art in April 2016.