Plein air painting exhibit to be featured at Fulmer Library

The Sheridan County Library System has announced that Little Goose Plein Air Painter will hold an exhibition of member’s works at the Sheridan Fulmer Public Library Nov. 2, – Nov. 29. The public is invited to attend a reception beginning at 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3.

According to the library system, plein air paintings on display are a representation of some of the areas around the Bighorn Mountains and Wyoming where the group painted this past season. Exhibiting artists will be on hand to discuss their works as well as answer questions about painting on location. This year the library will also have artists from the Beartooth Plein Air Painters exhibiting paintings from September when members of the two groups came together to camp and paint in the Bighorns.

Formed in 2016 as a means for artists to come together and paint, The Little Goose Plein Air Painters paint at different locations around the region, May through October. Membership is open to artists who enjoy painting plein air, or who wish to learn. All painting and drawing mediums and skill levels are welcome. 

“Plein Air” refers to paintings that are created primarily in the open air, and on location, as opposed to painting entirely in a studio setting. According to the library, artists painting en plein air seek to capture the natural light and energy of a location in the painting.