Splash! of Paint
Plein-Air Exhibition & Competition
Saturday and Sunday, August 16 & 17, 2025
Artists painted en plein air around Esquimalt on Saturday August 16 and sent a selfie from their spot.
Light snacks, beverages, and homemade cupcakes were served and clarinet was played by Melissa Goodchild.
Forty-seven ballots were cast by attendees and the public, and prizes were awarded.
Thanks so much to our generous sponsors - the BC Arts Council/Province of BC; the Township of Esquimalt; Aragon; Opus Art Supplies; Esquimalt Roasting Company
Light snacks, beverages, and homemade cupcakes were served and clarinet was played by Melissa Goodchild.
Forty-seven ballots were cast by attendees and the public, and prizes were awarded.
Thanks so much to our generous sponsors - the BC Arts Council/Province of BC; the Township of Esquimalt; Aragon; Opus Art Supplies; Esquimalt Roasting Company
Prizes
1st: Alina Tulli (Rakhmatullina) - $250 Opus gift card and $100 cheque
2nd: Deborah Czernecky - $250 Opus gift card
3rd: Katharine Geddes - $200 Opus gift cards
Honourable Mention: William and Oliver Poffley-Rand - $100 Opus gift card
1st: Alina Tulli (Rakhmatullina) - $250 Opus gift card and $100 cheque
2nd: Deborah Czernecky - $250 Opus gift card
3rd: Katharine Geddes - $200 Opus gift cards
Honourable Mention: William and Oliver Poffley-Rand - $100 Opus gift card
FAQ
Q: When/where do I paint? How will you know that I'm painting?
A: Anytime on Saturday, Aug 16, in or near Esquimalt. Please send a selfie to [email protected] or 780-263-7482 with you and your piece at the location once you are done (or by midnight at the latest).
Q: My painting isn't finished or dry for the exhibit on Sunday! What do I do?
A: Bring it as is! Adding finishing touches when you get home is acceptable as long as it looks like the same painting from your selfie.
Q: Where do I park at Esquimalt Town Square? Is it accessible?
A: There is paid parking in the ground lot accessible from Fraser St, and the underground lot beneath the Mill building (503 Park Pl), accessible one street over on Park Place. Ramps and elevators are available in the building and square. Free short-term parking is available across the street on Esquimalt Rd, beside Memorial Park, and there is free parking behind the Archie Browning Sports Centre a block away (1151 Esquimalt Rd). Plentiful bike parking also available, and it is right at the bus stop for routes 15 and 26!
Q: How do I apply for or renew my TCAC membership? Do I need a membership for my child/under 19 applicant?
A: You can fill out the membership form here. Payment may be made by e-transfer of $20 to [email protected] with a comment saying “New Membership” or “Renewal.” If you're not sure of your membership status, just ask! Memberships are now by calendar year, January to December. Children do not need to pay membership fees, please just include caregiver name and contact info with the email application.
Q: When/where do I paint? How will you know that I'm painting?
A: Anytime on Saturday, Aug 16, in or near Esquimalt. Please send a selfie to [email protected] or 780-263-7482 with you and your piece at the location once you are done (or by midnight at the latest).
Q: My painting isn't finished or dry for the exhibit on Sunday! What do I do?
A: Bring it as is! Adding finishing touches when you get home is acceptable as long as it looks like the same painting from your selfie.
Q: Where do I park at Esquimalt Town Square? Is it accessible?
A: There is paid parking in the ground lot accessible from Fraser St, and the underground lot beneath the Mill building (503 Park Pl), accessible one street over on Park Place. Ramps and elevators are available in the building and square. Free short-term parking is available across the street on Esquimalt Rd, beside Memorial Park, and there is free parking behind the Archie Browning Sports Centre a block away (1151 Esquimalt Rd). Plentiful bike parking also available, and it is right at the bus stop for routes 15 and 26!
Q: How do I apply for or renew my TCAC membership? Do I need a membership for my child/under 19 applicant?
A: You can fill out the membership form here. Payment may be made by e-transfer of $20 to [email protected] with a comment saying “New Membership” or “Renewal.” If you're not sure of your membership status, just ask! Memberships are now by calendar year, January to December. Children do not need to pay membership fees, please just include caregiver name and contact info with the email application.
Past Events
Splash! of Paint
Plein-Air Paint-In
Sunday, Aug 11, 2024
9 am – 5 pm
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What is Plein Air Painting? – A Definition
En plein air, a French phrase meaning "in the open air," describes the process of painting a landscape outdoors, though the phrase has also been applied to the resulting works. The term defines both a simple technical approach and a whole artistic credo: of truth to sensory reality, a refusal to mythologize or fictionalize landscape, and a commitment to the idea of the artist as creative laborer rather than exulted master. Painting in the open air is recorded as far back as the Renaissance, but it was generally done in preparation for studio painting; only in the nineteenth century, through the cumulative efforts of artists such as John Constable, Camille Corot, and Claude Monet, did painting en plein air come to stand for the ethos of modernity and fidelity to nature which it still implies. More than any other movement, it was Impressionism that became synonymous with open air painting, which is thus also associated with the attention to light and atmosphere that defined that school. Today, en plein air painting, once considered an odd affectation, is what much of the public pictures when they imagine an artist at work, and is favored by many semi-professional and amateur artists.
Source: En Plein Air - Modern Art Terms and Concepts | TheArtStory
En plein air, a French phrase meaning "in the open air," describes the process of painting a landscape outdoors, though the phrase has also been applied to the resulting works. The term defines both a simple technical approach and a whole artistic credo: of truth to sensory reality, a refusal to mythologize or fictionalize landscape, and a commitment to the idea of the artist as creative laborer rather than exulted master. Painting in the open air is recorded as far back as the Renaissance, but it was generally done in preparation for studio painting; only in the nineteenth century, through the cumulative efforts of artists such as John Constable, Camille Corot, and Claude Monet, did painting en plein air come to stand for the ethos of modernity and fidelity to nature which it still implies. More than any other movement, it was Impressionism that became synonymous with open air painting, which is thus also associated with the attention to light and atmosphere that defined that school. Today, en plein air painting, once considered an odd affectation, is what much of the public pictures when they imagine an artist at work, and is favored by many semi-professional and amateur artists.
Source: En Plein Air - Modern Art Terms and Concepts | TheArtStory
Thank you for joining us at our plein-air “happening”
2022
Congratulations to winners of our Art Prizes
Sharon Stone..........Best in Show.....$1000.00
Jessica Stepushyn ...Best Streetscape....500.00
Janet Moore...............Best Seascape.......500.00
Debra Czernecky........Best Landscape.....500.00
Marcella Strasdas.......Artistic Technique...500.00
Max Parsons...............Our Heritage...........500.00
Marcella Stradras....... People's choice.....200.00
Kathleen Schmalz....... Honorable Mention..250.00
Thank you to our many partners and sponsors!
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