Engaging Nature: Recent Work by the Amherst Plein Air Society
July 2-30, 2019, Hosmer Gallery, Forbes Library.
APAS was founded in 2015 as an organization for artists to paint en plein air together outdoors to paint our regional landscape. Some of our member have been painting for decades, while others are new to painting – and everything in between. All media, ages, and levels of experience are welcome. With over 75 artists currently on the mailing list, we represent a wide diversity of styles and approaches to landscape painting.
Paint-outs are held on Wednesday and Friday from 9am to 1pm from April through October, and occasionally in winter. We also hold indoor Open Studios on Fridays through the winter. While our paint-outs do not include formal instruction, APAS is a supportive learning environment where we all learn from each other in our critique sessions as well as in informal chats and new friendships.