# plein (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover plein. Page: Feed: --- ## [Mini Tidal Pool Diptych](https://greenteadoodles.wordpress.com/2026/08/17/mini-tidal-pool-diptych/) _2026-08-17 · greenteadoodles · Green Tea Doodles_ Playing with intuitive painting, I started with ink mark making and then added oil paint …a tiny tidal pool! (C) 2026 Hilary Farmer ## [Oil Demo: Ledge, 8x24 Oil](https://mchesleyjohnson.substack.com/p/oil-demo-ledge-8x16-oil) _2026-08-16 · Michael Chesley Johnson · Painting to See_ More Painting in the Littoral Zone ## [Painting Low Tide](https://mchesleyjohnson.substack.com/p/painting-low-tide) _2026-08-09 · Michael Chesley Johnson · Painting to See_ In the Littoral Zone ## [Oil, Pastel, Gouache—Which One When?](https://mchesleyjohnson.substack.com/p/oil-pastel-gouachewhich-one-when) _2026-08-02 · Michael Chesley Johnson · Painting to See_ How I choose what medium to work in ## [Green Gallery for the Greenbelt Opens This Weekend!](https://tishamark.com/2026/07/30/green-gallery-for-the-greenbelt-opens-this-weekend/) _2026-07-30 · Tisha Mark · Tisha Mark Fine Art_ Green Gallery for the Greenbelt Opens Sunday, August 2, 2026! This show features artwork where green takes center stage, and benefits the Greenbelt, the land trust that protects farmland, wildlife habitat, and scenic landscapes throughout Essex County, Massachusetts, ensuring free access to nature for all. For this show, I submitted a tiny framed painting from my \[…\] ## [The Joys of June](https://greenteadoodles.wordpress.com/2026/07/27/the-joys-of-june/) _2026-07-27 · greenteadoodles · Green Tea Doodles_ Trying to capture that feeling of an early summer morning with long shadows and fresh blooms. This view is pretty closely modeled on the front yard of the house I grew up in. It s definitely a rural setting with the neighbour s barn across the road in the background I did rearrange some of the flowers \[ \] ## [Demo: Cliffside, 20x16 Oil](https://mchesleyjohnson.substack.com/p/demo-cliffside-20x16-oil) _2026-07-26 · Michael Chesley Johnson · Painting to See_ Working sideways ## [Begonia Visit](https://greenteadoodles.wordpress.com/2026/07/20/begonia-visit/) _2026-07-20 · greenteadoodles · Green Tea Doodles_ Another mini painting this time inspired by the local Anna s hummingbirds visiting my hanging basket of begonias. What a treat to see them hover and sip! I hadn t realized that these flowers had enough nectar for them to be interested perhaps they are just attracted by the colour? (C) 2026 Hilary Farmer ## [What Does Einstein Have to Do with Painting?](https://mchesleyjohnson.substack.com/p/what-does-einstein-have-to-do-with) _2026-07-19 · Michael Chesley Johnson · Painting to See_ Most beginning painters think they’re painting things—a tree, a face, a barn, a vase of flowers. ## [Forest, Fireweed, Bee](https://greenteadoodles.wordpress.com/2026/07/13/forest-fireweed-bee/) _2026-07-13 · greenteadoodles · Green Tea Doodles_ Getting back into the flow with a mini painting. This time of year the fireweed is blooming and humming with bees. Such a lovely sight! (C) 2026 Hilary Farmer ## [Retro Grid Dungeon Crawler (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/wPMNNB3hhafg) _2026-07-13 · **Sponsored**_ Retro grid movement with first-person combat, loot and skill-tree progression. ## [“I Can’t Find Anything to Paint!”](https://mchesleyjohnson.substack.com/p/i-cant-find-anything-to-paint) _2026-07-12 · Michael Chesley Johnson · Painting to See_ The problem isn't what you think it is. ## [The Hidden Barn](https://greenteadoodles.wordpress.com/2026/07/09/the-hidden-barn/) _2026-07-09 · greenteadoodles · Green Tea Doodles_ I was recently in Ontario visiting family living on a farm. The sunsets at this time of year can be particularly spectacular. I did not take my oil paints with me so this was done based on photos I took there. (There really is a barn in there! lol) (C) 2026 Hilary Farmer ## [#88 | Écrire Clair : le plein d'idées pour améliorer vos textes](https://ecrireclair.substack.com/p/88-ecrire-clair-le-plein-didees-pour) _2026-07-06 · Ecrire Clair · Ecrire Clair_ Juillet-août 2026 ## [The Challenges of Plein Air Painting](https://mchesleyjohnson.substack.com/p/the-challenges-of-plein-air-painting) _2026-07-05 · Michael Chesley Johnson · Painting to See_ Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night... ## [New Online, Live Course: From Field to Finish](https://mchesleyjohnson.substack.com/p/new-online-live-course-from-field) _2026-06-30 · Michael Chesley Johnson · Painting to See_ I’m pleased to announce that I’ve developed brand-new, online and LIVE course with Mastrius: From Field to Finish. ## [Delphiniums Blue](https://greenteadoodles.wordpress.com/2026/06/29/delphiniums-blue-2/) _2026-06-29 · greenteadoodles · Green Tea Doodles_ When I buy a bouquet of flowers at the market it is not only because I know I will enjoy them in the house but because they are so enjoyable to paint. This particular bouquet was especially lovely with delphiniums, peonies, Sweet William, and anemones. I decided to imagine that the background was light coming \[ \] ## [Demonstration: "Glory to Green" 12x16 Oil](https://mchesleyjohnson.substack.com/p/demonstration-glory-to-green-12x16) _2026-06-28 · Michael Chesley Johnson · Painting to See_ You can ransom your painting from being kidnapped by green. ## [Path of Mystery](https://greenteadoodles.wordpress.com/2026/06/22/path-of-mystery/) _2026-06-22 · greenteadoodles · Green Tea Doodles_ Painted en plein air at a friend s garden. There were so many different zones to choose from I could have spent the whole afternoon trying to decide what to paint but I really liked this vignette with the birdbath planted with succulents and the twisting tree trunks behind. I wasn t able to finish it while \[ \] ## [The Connection](https://mchesleyjohnson.substack.com/p/the-connection) _2026-06-21 · Michael Chesley Johnson · Painting to See_ When the brush disappears. ## [Entrance Island May](https://greenteadoodles.wordpress.com/2026/06/18/entrance-island-may/) _2026-06-18 · greenteadoodles · Green Tea Doodles_ The second of two days for the May long weekend art event was even more beautiful than the first day. I decided to set up my easel a bit more to the right in order to get a view of the lighthouse on the small island off the shore. The lighthouse was beautifully framed by \[ \] ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/K9ftmIRS2VoM) _2026-06-18 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when friends get the Graphite Business Card through your referral. ## [Room with a View](https://greenteadoodles.wordpress.com/2026/06/15/room-with-a-view/) _2026-06-15 · greenteadoodles · Green Tea Doodles_ On the May long weekend (a Canadian holiday) we had an arts event on the small island where I live. My friend and I decided to do the same as last year and paint plein air out on point by the ocean. It was a bit windy and cool on the first day but still \[ \] ## [Degnen Bay, May](https://greenteadoodles.wordpress.com/2026/06/11/degnen-bay-may/) _2026-06-11 · greenteadoodles · Green Tea Doodles_ This one was painted en plein air on a lovely May day. In order not to get over-heated or sunburned, I chose to set up in the shade. As a result, because it looked correct when painted in the shade, some of the painting is fairly pale. I actually like it this way even though \[ \] ## [Flaming Tulips](https://greenteadoodles.wordpress.com/2026/06/08/flaming-tulips/) _2026-06-08 · greenteadoodles · Green Tea Doodles_ This was the scene recently in my garden so of course I had to try to capture the glow of the red tulips against the dark cedars and firs. A bright green vine draws the eye upwards Not plein air the light just wasn t going to last long enough to paint this so I \[ \] ## [Postcard Art Exhibit 2026 Opens This Weekend!](https://tishamark.com/2026/06/04/postcard-art-exhibit-2026-opens-this-weekend/) _2026-06-04 · Tisha Mark · Tisha Mark Fine Art_ Hi there! I hope you’re having the sort of day where the light finds you! Thank you to everyone who took the time to check out the online auction supporting the Bookmark Project last month! The Bookmark Project auction raised almost £12,000 this year, which will go toward building a library for the Katiyo Primary School \[…\] ## [#87 | Écrire Clair : le plein d'idées pour améliorer vos textes](https://ecrireclair.substack.com/p/87-ecrire-clair-le-plein-didees-pour) _2026-06-01 · Ecrire Clair · Ecrire Clair_ Juin 2026 ## [\[ERRATUM\] Webinaire - Écrire un livre avec l'IA](https://ecrireclair.substack.com/p/erratum-webinaire-ecrire-un-livre) _2026-05-11 · Ecrire Clair · Ecrire Clair_ organiser son projet de A à Z ## [Webinaire - Écrire un livre avec l'IA](https://ecrireclair.substack.com/p/webinaire-ecrire-un-livre-avec-lia) _2026-05-11 · Ecrire Clair · Ecrire Clair_ organiser son projet de A à Z ## [Participating in the Bookmark Project Auction](https://tishamark.com/2026/05/07/participating-in-the-bookmark-project-auction/) _2026-05-07 · Tisha Mark · Tisha Mark Fine Art_ Over the next couple of months, my artwork and I will be participating in some lovely fundraising events, and I’m excited to share the first of those with you today. A couple months ago through a photographer friend, I learned about The Bookmark Project. Founded in 2017, this online charity auction run by a Brownie group \[…\] ## [#86 | Écrire Clair : le plein d'idées pour améliorer vos textes](https://ecrireclair.substack.com/p/86-ecrire-clair-le-plein-didees-pour) _2026-05-04 · Ecrire Clair · Ecrire Clair_ mai 2026 ## [Demain midi : Poe et l'IA (et une méthode vieille de 180 ans)](https://ecrireclair.substack.com/p/demain-midi-poe-et-lia-et-une-methode) _2026-04-13 · Ecrire Clair · Ecrire Clair_ Un webinaire EcrireClair.net ## [Save with community-voted codes (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hxObyHDCriBo) _2026-04-13 · **Sponsored**_ Search thousands of community-verified coupon codes — 100% free, no account needed. ## [#85 | Écrire Clair : le plein d'idées pour améliorer vos textes](https://ecrireclair.substack.com/p/85-ecrire-clair-le-plein-didees-pour) _2026-04-06 · Ecrire Clair · Ecrire Clair_ avril 2026 ## [Ecrire avec l’IA et Roland Barthes](https://ecrireclair.substack.com/p/ecrire-avec-lia-et-roland-barthes) _2026-03-09 · Ecrire Clair · Ecrire Clair_ Un webinaire EcrireClair.net ## [#84 | Écrire Clair : le plein d'idées pour améliorer vos textes](https://ecrireclair.substack.com/p/84-ecrire-clair-le-plein-didees-pour) _2026-03-02 · Ecrire Clair · Ecrire Clair_ mars 2026 ## [#83 | Écrire Clair : le plein d'idées pour améliorer vos textes](https://ecrireclair.substack.com/p/83-ecrire-clair-le-plein-didees-pour) _2026-02-02 · Ecrire Clair · Ecrire Clair_ Février 2026 ## [New Paintings for Lighting the Dark](https://tishamark.com/2025/12/21/new-paintings-in-my-lighting-the-dark-series/) _2025-12-21 · Tisha Mark · Tisha Mark Fine Art_ Tisha Mark ©2025, Lighting the Dark, oil on linen, 20"x20" With textured oil paint, sunlight bursts through the edges of the quiet darkness that had enveloped the long night. My palette knife dances across the canvas, creating reflections and a sense of movement in the dark waters. What will the light reveal? When I painted Lighting \[…\] ## [New Breathe Paintings](https://tishamark.com/2025/11/01/new-breathe-paintings/) _2025-11-01 · Tisha Mark · Tisha Mark Fine Art_ Tisha Mark ©2025, Into the Calm, oil on linen, 14"x11" \*Content warning: some discussion of anxiety. If you’ve been following my art journey for a while, you might remember my Breathe series that I started painting in 2023, a small series of monochromatic abstract-leaning paintings that I created in response to my personal experiences dealing with \[…\] ## [Moments Along the Way](https://tishamark.com/2025/09/27/moments-along-the-way/) _2025-09-27 · Tisha Mark · Tisha Mark Fine Art_ Tisha Mark ©2025, We Met Along the Way, oil on cradled Gessobord, 14"x11" Hello friends!I have a new series of seascape paintings to share with you, and I thought some of you might like to get comfy with a cuppa and hear about how this series came to be. As you might know, I \[…\] ## [New Plein Air Paintings!](https://tishamark.com/2025/06/05/new-plein-air-paintings/) _2025-06-05 · Tisha Mark · Tisha Mark Fine Art_ Recently, I had the opportunity to get outside and do some plein air painting on some wonderful New England beaches!First up was Old Orchard Beach, Maine. I was there for Memorial Day Weekend for my son's baseball tournament. Although much of the weekend got rained out by a Nor'easter, I was treated to this beautiful \[…\] ## [‘WHISPERS FROM A CHURCH FIELD’ – A tribute to the ancestral memory of our parish field in Donabate, before development. -May 2025](https://robertshaw.ie/2025/05/23/whispers-from-a-church-field-a-tribute-to-the-ancestral-memory-of-our-parish-field-in-donabate-before-development/) _2025-05-23 · Robert Shaw · Robert Shaw_ ‘WHISPERS FROM A CHURCH FIELD’ A tribute to the ancestral memory of our parish field in Donabate, before development. As a local artist who has been painting professionally for the last 25 years, I feel a duty to record our local landscape and historical heritage. I have always been fascinated by our ancestral memory in \[...\] ## [2024 Seascape Recap!](https://tishamark.com/2025/01/06/2024-seascape-recap/) _2025-01-06 · Tisha Mark · Tisha Mark Fine Art_ Tisha Mark ©2024, Wintry Seas No. 1, oil on linen, 20"x20" Continuing with my study of light and atmosphere, I incorporated seasonal light into my paintings in 2024, starting out the year with a special focus on larger seascape paintings. In Winter 2024, I immersed myself in times of rest, hibernation, and rejuvenation. Recharging creatively. Waking \[…\] ## [My Favorite Sketchbook](https://tishamark.com/2025/01/06/my-favorite-sketchbook/) _2025-01-06 · Tisha Mark · Tisha Mark Fine Art_ ©Tisha Mark Hello friends!Back in 2019, I started creating charcoal sketches on the pages of my old law dictionary as part of an Old Book Revival Project on Instagram. The idea was to take an old book, and create art within the pages of the book. Everyone approached their project differently, and the results were \[…\] ## [Summer Seascapes and Plein Air Painting at the Beach](https://tishamark.com/2024/08/22/summer-seascapes-and-plein-air-painting-at-the-beach/) _2024-08-22 · Tisha Mark · Tisha Mark Fine Art_ Tisha Mark ©2024. Painting at Good Harbor Beach in Gloucester, MA. This summer has been all about the sea!Visits to the beach recharge my creativity. I feel like I can absorb the energy of the ocean, the light, and the atmosphere. That energy has been guiding my painting practice all summer. Although most of my painting \[…\]