Painting

En plein air is a French expression which means "in the open air",

and is particularly used to describe the act of painting outdoors.

French Impressionist painters such as Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro,

and Pierre-Auguste Renoir advocated en plein air painting,

and much of their work was done outdoors,

in the diffuse light provided by a large white umbrella.

This week we decided to try a bit of plein air painting

ourselves as we headed down to

"The End of the World"

to paint the old East Keilor Train Tressel.