Plein Arts Festival

Last week in Doylestown I photographed the Plein Arts Festival.  50 artists from around the country were invited to compete and paint in the open air.
Here are some of the images and video:

From left, Addie Hocynec, of Lansdale, Pennsylvania and a painter herself, speaks with fellow artist John Schmidtberger as he paints a picture during the first ever Bucks County Plein Air Festival Wednesday June 8, 2016 at the Mercer Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The competitively-selected artists will paint outdoors "en plein air" or "in open air" over the course of three days in various locations throughout the county to create various landscapes and streetscapes. (Photo by William Thomas Cain) (William Thomas Cain)

From left, Addie Hocynec, of Lansdale, Pennsylvania and a painter herself, speaks with fellow artist John Schmidtberger as he paints a picture during the first ever Bucks County Plein Air Festival Wednesday June 8, 2016 at the Mercer Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The competitively-selected artists will paint outdoors “en plein air” or “in open air” over the course of three days in various locations throughout the county to create various landscapes and streetscapes. (Photo by William Thomas Cain) (William Thomas Cain)

Addie Hocynec, right, of Lansdale, Pennsylvania and a painter herself, speaks with fellow artist John Schmidtberger, left, as he paints a picture during the first ever Bucks County Plein Air Festival Wednesday June 8, 2016 at the Mercer Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The competitively-selected artists will paint outdoors "en plein air" or "in open air" over the course of three days in various locations throughout the county to create various landscapes and streetscapes. (Photo by William Thomas Cain) (William Thomas Cain)

Addie Hocynec, right, of Lansdale, Pennsylvania and a painter herself, speaks with fellow artist John Schmidtberger, left, as he paints a picture during the first ever Bucks County Plein Air Festival Wednesday June 8, 2016 at the Mercer Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The competitively-selected artists will paint outdoors “en plein air” or “in open air” over the course of three days in various locations throughout the county to create various landscapes and streetscapes. (Photo by William Thomas Cain) (William Thomas Cain)

 

From left, Addie Hocynec, of Lansdale, Pennsylvania and a painter herself, speaks with fellow artist John Schmidtberger as he paints a picture during the first ever Bucks County Plein Air Festival Wednesday June 8, 2016 at the Mercer Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The competitively-selected artists will paint outdoors "en plein air" or "in open air" over the course of three days in various locations throughout the county to create various landscapes and streetscapes. (Photo by William Thomas Cain) (William Thomas Cain)

From left, Addie Hocynec, of Lansdale, Pennsylvania and a painter herself, speaks with fellow artist John Schmidtberger as he paints a picture during the first ever Bucks County Plein Air Festival Wednesday June 8, 2016 at the Mercer Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The competitively-selected artists will paint outdoors “en plein air” or “in open air” over the course of three days in various locations throughout the county to create various landscapes and streetscapes. (Photo by William Thomas Cain) (William Thomas Cain)

 

Lauren Travis, of New Hope, Pennsylvania paints a picture during the first ever Bucks County Plein Air Festival Wednesday June 8, 2016 at the Mercer Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The competitively-selected artists will paint outdoors "en plein air" or "in open air" over the course of three days in various locations throughout the county to create various landscapes and streetscapes. (Photo by William Thomas Cain) (William Thomas Cain)

Lauren Travis, of New Hope, Pennsylvania paints a picture during the first ever Bucks County Plein Air Festival Wednesday June 8, 2016 at the Mercer Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The competitively-selected artists will paint outdoors “en plein air” or “in open air” over the course of three days in various locations throughout the county to create various landscapes and streetscapes. (Photo by William Thomas Cain) (William Thomas Cain)

 

Artist John Schmidtberger paints a picture during the first ever Bucks County Plein Air Festival Wednesday June 8, 2016 at the Mercer Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The competitively-selected artists will paint outdoors "en plein air" or "in open air" over the course of three days in various locations throughout the county to create various landscapes and streetscapes. (Photo by William Thomas Cain) (William Thomas Cain)

Artist John Schmidtberger paints a picture during the first ever Bucks County Plein Air Festival Wednesday June 8, 2016 at the Mercer Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The competitively-selected artists will paint outdoors “en plein air” or “in open air” over the course of three days in various locations throughout the county to create various landscapes and streetscapes. (Photo by William Thomas Cain) (William Thomas Cain)

 

Lauren Travis, of New Hope, Pennsylvania wears a cap with a button for the Bucks County Plein Air Festival Wednesday June 8, 2016 at the Mercer Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The competitively-selected artists will paint outdoors "en plein air" or "in open air" over the course of three days in various locations throughout the county to create various landscapes and streetscapes. (Photo by William Thomas Cain) (William Thomas Cain)

Lauren Travis, of New Hope, Pennsylvania wears a cap with a button for the Bucks County Plein Air Festival Wednesday June 8, 2016 at the Mercer Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The competitively-selected artists will paint outdoors “en plein air” or “in open air” over the course of three days in various locations throughout the county to create various landscapes and streetscapes. (Photo by William Thomas Cain) (William Thomas Cain)