Its that time of year when we are all preparing for Exhibitions and Trails, putting all of that hard work onto canvas, board or paper. ...

Finished drawings from Colin Daffern's initial sketches made en plein air.

Member Colin Daffern produces works of amazingly beautiful detail from his initial plein air sketches.

Cromford Mills are having a weekend of Celebrating the Arts - you can compete in a outdoor painting competition and also enter the...

During the first of the plein air meetings at Thornbridge Hall, Les Mooney began work on this lovely painting and was able to produce it...

Plein air Matlock Bath: chatting with members not seen for a while took over on this occasion but it was cold so we took photos to work...

Birchover hen co-operative – oil on board

A watercolour of our granddaughter age 5

painted at the Stone Centre on 22nd April 2021 at our first plein air meeting after lockdown, followed by tea and scones out in the...

After a very encouraging critique from Carol Hill I am including a picture of a painting from a plein air last year. I feel it tells the...

Here is Linda Orchards new painting recently completed of a snowy scene in Bonsall, what a beautiful foreground and backdrop it really...

Alan Fletcher has been busy painting during the lockdown and has sent in some beautiful artwork for us to have a look at. This one is...

Les Mooney has sent a couple of great watercolour paintings that he started on his plein air visit to Youlgreave in October. The weather...

Our adventures when joining in with plein air painting with Matlock artists

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