10 Lessons from Plein Air Painting in Europe for 2 Months - Next Studio Sale

Thought this would be a fun video to showcase some of the oil paintings I made on my last painting trip to Europe, and to share some insights/tip and tricks on painting en plein air!

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[phillipstroll]

Love your work. It's so nice to see traditional almost academic style of art these days.

[booshkoosh]

Thank you for the lessons! Okrasinski, I admire your composition (and taste in subject matter) very, very much. I really like the fact that you painted the people in these plein air painting as simple shadowy forms; that adds an inexplicably painterly feel and magnitude. Your videos are extremely helpful and completely inspiring. Have a good day, and thanks again!

[JillFearon-pdnu]

Enjoyed the emphasis on lighting and contrast and textures in the light
Thanks

[ningjing]

the two seascape in the background on your right look really good!🧐

[valterdaroczy]

the Bologna pictures are fantastically good, the sculptures

[elysegymer]

Amazing! What an inspiration. Living the dream.

[julliettecarignan]

Thanks for sharing your learnings and paintings! I agree that the Trevi Fountain painting is a real gem.

[chasebindner]

Looks like an incredible adventure!!! Phenomenal work!

[JayDouglas]

Okay, I just ordered a pad of oil paper for painting. So glad I found your channel.

[sharilynnupsdell]

I’m fascinated that you could bring back so many oil paintings from a trip. I can’t imagine how they dried enough to pack them in a tight stack. Keeping them apart in panel carriers for weeks of drying would have taken huge mounts of space. Did you do something to speed up your drying time? How long did you leave them separated in panel carriers? And how did you keep the flimsy sheets from bending and touching each other in panel carriers? I’m very interested in travelling with oils, it can’t figure out those logistics. Appreciate whatever you can share.

[paintingsofwaves_mikewoning]

Lovely tips, nice and easy video and wow! what a productive trip. I'd love to see where my painting goes if I were to paint 2 months 'straight'... Anyway, 2 thumbs up!

[kayleenwest]

I loved seeing your trip paintings. It’s so exciting to bring back a collection from a trip. I enjoyed the walk through and insight about light and texture. It was nostalgic for me too. I painted in Italy many years ago and it was wonderful.

[valterdaroczy]

it's amazing how hardworking you are, I like your work the best, the sketches are all beautiful, good luck! I subscribed, I'm waiting for new videos!

[o_de_art]

I really really love your attention to details, I started to use this approach at plein air paintings and stopped trying to square the circle in a small 30 per 40 cm)

[annasartvlog]

Really enjoyed the video ❤ The fontains are my favourite 😊 it would be so great if you can explain how to stay detached from the details...

[joywhitley]

Beautiful! When you leave the paintings on the table, the lighting is better. When you hold them up, there's a slight glare. We want to see every detail. ❤

[lisafroment]

You are an amazing artist!! I love your work and now am following you. Where are these all done on linen sheets of canvas no backing I’m guessing for thin easy to carry surfaces

[davemihalic]

I laughed when I saw the St. Mark's square teaser when I came across your channel. I appreciate your focus on smaller and it's good advice. But - question - when I was in St. Marks Square, having been told it was okay to paint (plein aire, oils, using tripod to support open box m pallet/easel -- first two, then four carabineiri came up to me and made me stop painting, take down my easel and tripod, and "remove" myself from the corner of the square where two legs of the tripod were on the first step and the third leg on the floor of "the square." They said I could not have an "apparatus" that was "erected" on the square. I packed up and left but wondered, what? Other photographers would set up a tripod and take pictures but at first I thought, that THEY thought I was selling the painting. I showed it to them and didn't argue. Do you think they were looking for a few Euros in a bribe? It just didn't make sense, but wondering if you had that issue, there or anywhere else. Or did you get a permit? And if so, how? It was the first time, having painted en plein air all over Europe that any "police" ever made a big deal about the legality of "setting up" to paint.

[ilarikoskimies]

Yes please for the love of god do develope that Fontana di Trevi painting into a proper big studio piece. I would love to see that!

[geri]

Your paintings are awesome. What did you paint them on?