En Plein Air – LEISL

Landscape Painting Weekends

A dose of en plein air work is as enriching for the experienced painter as the beginner so these weekends will be suitable for anyone who has a love of landscape.

Treat yourself to two full days of painting in stunning landscapes. I’ll be sharing information about my practice and approach that you can apply immediately to your own work plus offer guidance tailored specifically to your goals and level of experience.

“I loved our plein air weekend so much! Leisl was a brilliant teacher, taking her time with each of us on our paintings, as well as doing mini group lessons. I’d highly recommend for anyone wanting to experience plein air, learn landscape painting, or even just spend a great weekend in the country. I met so many lovely people too!”

Adele

“I haven’t stopped smiling! You did such a fantastic job of meeting all our needs and exceeding my hopes.”

Rebecca

“Thank you a million times over! I couldn’t believe how much your directions over the weekend have helped me to elevate my work compared to before. You’ve got me so excited about the art making now!”

Mary

“Thank you for your time, guidance, energy, wisdom, and open mind to us all. I felt so comfortable and free to be able to get on with the learning and painting. Brilliant experience all round! Can’t wait to do it again.”

Emily

SYDNEY HARBOUR | 19-20 JULY 2025

The ‘magic’ of working en plein air

There are many wonderful benefits of working in the landscape. These are some of my favourites…

You stop thinking and start feeling – time becomes irrelevant, rules don’t exist, anxiety and tension evaporates, energy rises and intuition is turned on;
You loosen up and make more definite marks – the changing environment around you doesn’t wait around for painstaking analysis and fiddly detail…. you can do all that in the studio. Out here, nature encourages you to relax, stop overthinking and work more freely and that’s almost always good for the work you do;
You work in the moment – there’ll be dirt and bugs or maybe a pesky gust that blows your canvas right off the easel. At first, that could be annoying, until you realise these ‘challenges’ are actually helping you forget about ‘perfection’ and ‘performance’ (some of the biggest blocks to creativity);
You become more observant – something will always catch your attention and you’ll notice the essence of it in such a way that you can record it in the most economical fashion. Not only do you see the way things look, you can feel the way they are too;
You can feel the energy and personality of the landscape – every landscape has a feel to it and when you get in amongst it, its energy and rhythm can help your work;
You can experiment – painters often work outdoors just to observe, soak it up and do studies they can refer to later. Just observing, making marks and soaking up the energy often opens the way for experimentation and wonderful breakthroughs.

Two days of creative immersion

You’ll be astounded at how far your work can come in one weekend painting outdoors. You’ll become more deliberate, more confident and more natural.

My goal is to facilitate your individual needs, whatever your level of experience. So the structure is pretty free and flexible.

I’ll share some of my process each day and offer some demos here and there as a group. In one-on-one time, we’ll focus on your individual goals and challenges, with guidance and processes specific to you.

I’m a strong believer in learning through doing, so these weekends will mostly be about that… using the work as the guide, expanding by expressing, loosening up, feeling your way to what works for you.

Coming events

Plein Air Weekends

NORTHERN RIVERS | 8-9 FEBRUARY 2025

Plein Air Weekends

ORANGE, NSW | JULY 2025 (weekend tbc)

Plein Air Weekends

SYDNEY HARBOUR | 19-20 JULY 2025

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Landscape Painting Weekends

Coming events

The ‘magic’ of working en plein air

Two days of creative immersion

Coming events

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