ABOUT US
A few years ago four professional plein-air painters from the Boothbay region were at an opening. (Corinne McIntyre, Roger Milinowski and Ron and Monique Parry). Ron said, "Since we all usually paint by ourselves why don't we go out every Wednesday and paint together". And so the "Plein Air Painters of Maine" was born. What started out with just four of us now has ten Chapters with over 600 members. At any given time in the summer there can be 14 to 20 people painting. In the winter there may only be two or three hearty folk. But the interest has never subsided. The comraderie, exchange of ideas and just plain fellowship with other painters is so rewarding.
The Boothbay Region, in fact, all of Maine, has a wealth of subject matter to paint. The sea, the coastal rocks, endless skies, seabirds, lobster boats, docks, fish houses...etc. It is so beautiful. A painters paradise.
LOCATIONS
Any painter is welcome to come paint with us. Just go to papmelocations.blogspot.com and hit "READ MORE" to see where the chapters will be weekly.
MEMBER NEWS
You can post your paintings, news of shows, awards, and other exciting things that happen to you on our facebook page. PLEIN AIR PAINTERS OF MAINE.
What a great day we Plein Air Painters of Maine and friends had painting at
the OPA Great Paint Out !!!.
It started out nice and sunny then it turned windy and chilly in the afternoon but we painters are hardy folk. So most of us stayed on until late afternoon.
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FRONT ROW left to right Olena Babak, Roberta Goschke, Thomas Adkins, Penny Markley, Candy McKellar, Alison Biddle, Ed Buonvecchio, Liliana Thelander, Tony van Hasselt, Ken Harvey
BACK ROW Elienne Basa, Charlotte Thibault, Brad Betts, Peter Yesis, Corinne McIntyre, Rick Reinert, Jonathan Eiten, Fran Scannell, George Van Hook, Jack Miller, Suzanne Marinell, Marcia Annenberg
NOT SHOWN Judy Conlan, Claudette Gamache, Stephan Giannini, Carole Palmer and June Racine
photo by Betsy Betts
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