En Plein Air
En Plein Air Classes
Plein Air Painting at Fairmount Park Historic Houses with Keith Leitner
A Plein Air workshop with Keith Leitner will take place over four Fridays
Spring 2024
at Laurel Hill Mansion and three other park houses.
Join Keith Leitner on location at Philadelphia's historic Fairmount Park mansions including Laurel Hill Mansion, Ormiston Mansion, Woodford Mansion, and Strawberry Mansion and more! Built in the 18th century, these houses feature amazing architecture, beautiful gardens, and scenic views. The instructor will demonstrate watercolor and pastel techniques, reference art historical examples and encourage personal expression. He will also give a history of each location. Instruction will be geared to watercolor, but experienced oil/acrylic painters are welcome. Restrooms and free parking will be available.
Dates: 4 weeks, Fridays, April 26 - May 17, 2024 Time: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Keith Leitner is a member of the Cerulean Arts Collective. He holds an MFA from PAFA and a BA in Urban Studies from Temple University. He embraces the quiet two-dimensional artwork as a respite from a world saturated with digital noise. As a teacher, he believes that in order to achieve your creative potential, a thorough understanding of your chosen medium is necessary. He also teaches at Perkins Center for the Arts and PAFA.
Register by: April 19th (space is limited).
Members of Women for Greater Philadelphia, WFGP, will receive a 10% discount on the cost of this workshop. Email
events@laurelhillmansion.org
to receive the discount code.
Not a member, visit the WFGP membership page for more information.
For more information or to register click here 
Works created during a 2023 workshop at Laurel Hill Mansion with Keith Leitner
Call to Artists and other creatives, spend the day painting, sketching, making on the grounds of Laurel Hill Mansion in East Fairmount Park in Philadelphia PA
The 2024 schedule for Free Days for Plein Air painting on the grounds
of Laurel Hill Mansion announced in April.
Signup for Plein Air Days
Laurel Hill Mansion. Nestled along the scenic Schuylkill River in East Fairmount Park, Laurel Hill has a prominent location on a high bluff overlooking the river. Garden, river view, historic house, Strawberry Mansion Bridge there is much here to intrigue the eye so no matter what your medium is pack your supplies and join us for a day of painting, sketching and making under the shade trees of Laurel Hill Mansion.
Pack a picnic basket too!
These are free events with ample free parking however space is limited
so register soon.
Restrooms are available.
Location
Laurel Hill Mansion
3487 Edgley Drive
East Fairmount Park
Philadelphia PA 19121
215 235-1776
Get directions to Laurel Hill Mansion from your location.
events@laurelhillmansion.org
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En Plein Air 2022 Class
We are pleaced to announce that landscape painter extraordinaire Joe Sweeney will give a Plein Air Painting Workshop at Laurel Hill Mansion in the Spring of 2023
This workshop is made possible through a collaboration with Cerulean Arts.
Fall 2022 Plein Air Workshop at Laurel Hill Mansion
Participants in the Fall 2022 Plein Air painting workshop given at Laurel Hill Mansion by artist Joe Sweeney
Joe Sweeney was on location at historic Laurel Hill Mansion for this
two-day workshop, October 2022. Built in 1767, and nestled along the
scenic Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park, Laurel Hill has a prominent location
on a high bluff with a commanding view of the river. Joe Sweeney painted
along with the participants in these idyllic and historic surroundings,
guiding them through color mixing to capture the tonal quality and character
of the time of day, compositional fundamentals, and sound painting practices.
available.
Those who would like to be notified about future Plein Air workshops at Laurel Hill Mansion should e-mail events@laurelhillmansion.org
Artist Groups and Arts Organization who would like more information about working on the grounds of or wish to arrange a Plein Air excursion to Laurel Hill Mansion should email events@laurelhillmansion.org.