I love painting outdoors, and was so excited that a “plein air” painting group has recently started up here in Greene County, PA. “En plein air” is French for “in the open air”. We’re meeting every Sunday afternoon at different locations in our area, and it’s a great excuse for me to go and spend a couple of hours being totally immersed in sketching or painting and not thinking about all the endless things that need to be done at home. Our first get-together was at the Greene County Museum in Waynesburg, PA, on a sunny summer afternoon. I sketched the museum’s front porch with ink and watercolor.