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12. Plein Air Hawaii Gear Guide, Part 4: Carriage, Bags, and Seating
Plein Air, Gear, Guide, Materials, Supplies, Oils, Hawaii
12. Plein Air Hawaii Gear Guide, Part 4: Carriage, Bags, and Seating
Plein Air, Gear, Guide, Materials, Supplies, Oils, Hawaii

When en plein air tropicale, carrying your gear on your back or wheeling it in is best.

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Plein Air, Gear, Guide, Materials, Supplies, Oils, Hawaii
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Plein Air, Gear, Guide, Materials, Supplies, Oils, Hawaii
11. Plein Air Hawaii Gear Guide, Part 3: Easels, Pochades, and Tripods
Plein Air, Gear, Guide, Materials, Supplies, Oils, Hawaii

En plein air tropicale, use a purpose-designed system and an extra tripod.

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Plein Air, Gear, Guide, Materials, Supplies, Oils, Hawaii
10. Plein Air Hawaii Gear Guide, Part 2: Supports, Canvases, and Papers
Plein Air, Gear, Guide, Materials, Supplies, Oils, Hawaii
10. Plein Air Hawaii Gear Guide, Part 2: Supports, Canvases, and Papers
Plein Air, Gear, Guide, Materials, Supplies, Oils, Hawaii

En plein air tropicale, use lightweight canvas panels or hot press paper blocks.

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Plein Air, Gear, Guide, Materials, Supplies, Oils, Hawaii
9. Plein Air Hawaii Gear Guide, Part 1: Paints, Mediums, and Brushes
Plein Air, Gear, Guide, Supplies, Oils, Hawaii
9. Plein Air Hawaii Gear Guide, Part 1: Paints, Mediums, and Brushes
Plein Air, Gear, Guide, Supplies, Oils, Hawaii

En plein air tropicale, use oil paint, natural-hair brushes, and real spirits.

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Plein Air, Gear, Guide, Supplies, Oils, Hawaii
8. Fibonacci + (Verlaine x Debussy) = Genius
Playlist, Music, Composition, Elements and Principles, Aesthetics, Mathematics
8. Fibonacci + (Verlaine x Debussy) = Genius
Playlist, Music, Composition, Elements and Principles, Aesthetics, Mathematics

Modern composer employs ancient mathematical patterns when perfectly transforming Romantic poetry into Impressionistic music; makes author delirious.

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Playlist, Music, Composition, Elements and Principles, Aesthetics, Mathematics
7. Turpentine! Turpentine!
Supplies, Materials, Best Practices, Health
7. Turpentine! Turpentine!
Supplies, Materials, Best Practices, Health

Written about since antiquity, true gum spirits of turpentine is an essential medium for oil painters.
And, it has a long history of medicinal use… by professional quacks.

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Supplies, Materials, Best Practices, Health
6. Marianne North
Artists, Art History, Travel, Plein Air, Paint, Botanicals
6. Marianne North
Artists, Art History, Travel, Plein Air, Paint, Botanicals

Victorian thumbs nose at patriarchy, travels world solo, endows eponymous museum in 1882; still only permanent exhibition by woman in England as of 2020.

Also, friends with Darwin.

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Artists, Art History, Travel, Plein Air, Paint, Botanicals
5. Single-Pigment Paint, Part Five: Why it works
Materials, Paint, Color
5. Single-Pigment Paint, Part Five: Why it works
Materials, Paint, Color

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

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Materials, Paint, Color
4. Single-Pigment Paint, Part Four: Identifying Ingredients
Materials, Paint, Color
4. Single-Pigment Paint, Part Four: Identifying Ingredients
Materials, Paint, Color

This is the Colour Index lesson you’re looking for.

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Materials, Paint, Color
3. Single-Pigment Paint, Part Three: Recommended Suppliers
Materials, Paint, Color
3. Single-Pigment Paint, Part Three: Recommended Suppliers
Materials, Paint, Color

Blick in person or online. Or, if you’re in France, Charvin.

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Materials, Paint, Color
2. Single-Pigment Paint, Part Two: The 21 Essential Colors
Materials, Paint, Color, Plein Air
2. Single-Pigment Paint, Part Two: The 21 Essential Colors
Materials, Paint, Color, Plein Air

Includes link to downloadable pigment list.

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Materials, Paint, Color, Plein Air
1. Single-Pigment Paint, Part One: The Best Brands
Materials, Paint, Color
1. Single-Pigment Paint, Part One: The Best Brands
Materials, Paint, Color

TL;DR - Old Holland, Charvin, and M. Graham.

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Materials, Paint, Color

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