What is a Notan and How Do We Use It?

Linda Curtis

November 8, 2019

How to

At one of the October Arizona Plein Air Painters paint outs, there was a question as to whether a Notan is a value study or a black and white design study (of course, using 2 values). I had always been taught it was a Japanese term for a black and white design study.

Think Yin and Yang

APAP ADMIN

February 7, 2019

How to

Plein Air Painting Supply List for the Oil Painter

APAP ADMIN

February 7, 2019

How to

Plein Air Painting Supply List for the Oil Painter

Have you been bitten by the plein air bug? Are you itching to go outside and paint? Not sure what equipment and supplies you need to get the job done? Well, you’re in luck. Here’s a list to get you started:

APAP ADMIN

December 3, 2017

How to

How to Host a Paint Out in Five Easy Steps

APAP ADMIN

December 3, 2017

How to

Have you ever wanted to go to an APAP paint out, only to find you have to work, babysit, sleep, go to the doctor, or whatever on the days the regular Arizona Plein Air Painters (APAP) paint outs are scheduled? Are the paint outs just too far away? Do you wish they were in the afternoon, instead of the morning or vice versa? Are you dying to paint this perfect, little spot, but don't want to go out alone and that little spot never ends up on our calendar? Guess what? There's a fix for that.