This is French for “on site” and means you paint outside while viewing your subject in person. I tried it a few times but couldn’t get my colors mixed fast enough. (and no one talked about all the bugs that prefer a non-moving target)I ended up with a morning view and an afternoon view. Both sold, so someone liked my efforts!This past weekend up in the Land of No Electricity I did my own version of plein air painting – paint outside, but work from photos. This is because I have certain things that need to get painted, I’d rather be up the hill when it is hot, and there is better light outside than inside. Plein air, sort of.