Plein Air Painters Chicago

Plein Air Painters Chicago Plein Air Painters Chicago (PAPC) is dedicated to painting urban scenes and landscapes in and around Chicago.

PAPC is a membership organization under the auspices of the Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts.

Montrose Harbor has lots to paint, but most of us were seduced by the view south, as well as the shady area to paint com...
08/24/2026

Montrose Harbor has lots to paint, but most of us were seduced by the view south, as well as the shady area to paint comfortably in.
fracturedformz Caesar Salgado

Three watercolor painters at Montrose. Richard Sheppard Bryan Doyle and I didn’t catch the woman’s name! Please tell me ...
08/24/2026

Three watercolor painters at Montrose. Richard Sheppard Bryan Doyle and I didn’t catch the woman’s name! Please tell me if you see this.

08/24/2026

After two rainy weekends, we got a good one. Chicago sparkled at Montrose Harbor yesterday.

Dave Wittekind Gorgeous day for with Plein Air Painters Chicago at Chicago’s beautiful . 12in x 16in panel.
08/24/2026

Dave Wittekind Gorgeous day for with Plein Air Painters Chicago at Chicago’s beautiful . 12in x 16in
panel.

After two weekends of rain, this coming Sunday looks clear and comfy for our paint out. 😅Join is at Montrose harbor from...
08/19/2026

After two weekends of rain, this coming Sunday looks clear and comfy for our paint out. 😅Join is at Montrose harbor from 9:00 to noon-ish. See our web site under “paint outs” for details.
All are invited to paint with us. No registration required.

Jessica Mays Lots of rain this morning so I hung out in the safety of the boathouse with my fellow Plein Air Painters Ch...
08/18/2026

Jessica Mays Lots of rain this morning so I hung out in the safety of the boathouse with my fellow Plein Air Painters Chicago friends. I got to play with my new paint and palette set up. The new palette is almost too big for my StablO | Les Chevalets Nomades but since it is magnetic it worked fine.

Join us in Humboldt Park on Aug 15 for our weekly paint out. This is a favorite spot for its verdant lagoons, and we’re ...
08/12/2026

Join us in Humboldt Park on Aug 15 for our weekly paint out. This is a favorite spot for its verdant lagoons, and we’re happy to report that the swan boats are back too.
See our web site under Paint Outs for details. 👈🏽

Hugh Nicholson No. 339. Quick sketch of an alleyway in the Lincoln Park neighborhood.
08/12/2026

Hugh Nicholson No. 339. Quick sketch of an alleyway in the Lincoln Park neighborhood.

Setting up around St Clement church last Saturday. Sunny day, colorful gardens, happy painters. Thanks for the photos, D...
08/12/2026

Setting up around St Clement church last Saturday. Sunny day, colorful gardens, happy painters.
Thanks for the photos, Dave Wittekind

Peggy Condon St Clements, Lincoln Park. Plein Air Painters Chicago St. Charles Plein Air Urban Sketchers Chicago Church ...
08/09/2026

Peggy Condon St Clements, Lincoln Park. Plein Air Painters Chicago St. Charles Plein Air Urban Sketchers Chicago Church of St. Clement

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