Plein Air paintings are created on site, looking at your subject in real life, rather than from photos or imagination. They are generally done much faster than a studio painting, & the artist has the additional challenges of dealing with weather (especially wind), bugs, and visits by observers which may be human, feathered or furred...
Banana Trees oil on canvas
©Ainsley McNeely
Daily Specials oil on canvas
©Ainsley McNeely
The Garden Cottage, Apalachicola watercolor on paper
©Ainsley McNeely
Corner Shop oil on canvas
©Ainsley McNeely
Rainclouds over Cotton Fields (Pike Road) oil on board
©Ainsley McNeely
Bridge at Wetumpka oil on canvas
©Ainsley McNeely
Willows in a Stream (Montana) oil on board
©Ainsley McNeely
Morning Shadows - Deerpark oil on canvas
©Ainsley McNeely
View from St George Isle oil on canvas
©Ainsley McNeely
Quiet Water - Montana watercolor on paper
©Ainsley McNeely
Fast Water - Montana watercolor on paper
©Ainsley McNeely
Tannehill ©Ainsley McNeely
Serenade oil on canvas
(Hodges Equestrian Center) ©Ainsley McNeely
Fort Gaines Blacksmith oil
©Ainsley McNeely
Painting at Fort Gaines- spent 2 days there.