Under the auspices of the Maryland Pastel Society , I put together a weekly plein air painting schedule each year, from May to October, for pastel artists based in and around Howard County (in central Maryland). If you’re in the area and would like to join us at one of these locations (we’re pastelists, but landscape artists working in any medium are of course welcome!), all you have to do is show up ready to paint! If you're looking for additional opportunties to paint en plein air, check out these two MeetUp sites: Paint 360 and the DC Metro Plein Air Painters.
SCHEDULE FOR 2010 (Directions to all of these locations are located here)
CHECK BACK EACH WEEK FOR CHANGES!
Here's one: I am concerned about heat on Friday, July 23, so we're moving that paint out to MONDAY, July 26 (same location, Brown's Bridge), when the forecast says the high will be below 90, for once.
All paint-outs start at 9:00AM unless otherwise noted: please check start times!
Friday APRIL 30: Brighton Dam Azalea Gardens (**starts at 2:00 PM**)
Friday MAY 7: Brookside Gardens (10:00AM)
Saturday MAY 15: Howard County Living Farm Heritage Museum
Friday MAY 21: Patuxent Wildlife Refuge (10:00AM)
Friday MAY 28: Clark’s Elioak Farm
Saturday, JUNE 5: Greenbridge Area, Tridelphia Reservoir
Friday JUNE 11: C&O Canal, Riley’s Lock (Lock #24) (10:00AM)
Saturday JUNE 19: Howard County Conservancy
Friday JUNE 25: Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens (10:00AM)
***CHANGE!!! Friday JULY 9: Howard County Living Farm Heritage Museum
***CHANGE!!! Friday JULY 16: The town of Oella
***CHANGE!!! Monday JULY 26: Brown’s Bridge (10:00AM)
Friday JULY 30: Lake Kittamaqundi, Columbia
Saturday AUGUST 7: Patapsco Valley State Park, Avalon/Orange Area
Friday AUGUST 13: Piney Run State Park (10:00AM)
***CHANGE!!! Friday AUGUST 20: Scott’s Cove, Rocky Gorge
Friday AUGUST 27: Tridelphia Area, Tridelphia Reservoir
Friday, SEPTEMBER 3: Patapsco Valley State Park, McKeldin Area
Saturday, SEPTEMBER 11: Howard County Living Farm Heritage Museum
Saturday SEPTEMBER 18: Clark’s Elioak Petting Farm (9:30 AM)
Friday SEPTEMBER 24: Quiet Waters Park, Annapolis (10:00 AM)
Saturday OCTOBER 2: Howard County Conservancy (11 AM - 4 PM, Fall Fest)
Friday OCTOBER 8: Brookside Gardens (10:00AM)
***CHANGE!!! Friday OCTOBER 15: Cylburn Arboretum, Baltimore (10:00AM)
Friday OCTOBER 22: Patuxent Wildlife Refuge (10:00AM)
Friday OCTOBER 29: Great Falls Park, VA (10:00 AM)
