Step outside
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
■ Observe and enjoy the various subject options within a local, accessible space
■ Explore practical issues and begin acclimatising to working outdoors
■ Tackle perspective drawing from life, with a simple method
Over the next few months, I hope to tempt you outdoors. I’ll be taking you plein-air painting, or at least virtually, and I’ll gradually explain a process that can make this experience hugely rewarding, rather than scary as people sometimes think.
Painting or drawing outdoors is popular for many reasons, and you don’t have to venture far. Whilst you shouldn’t feel it is necessary, many artists love it and would say it is of great benefit for honing skills and incorporating spontaneity into their work, among many other
