Plein Air: Peirce Mill

Plein Air: Peirce Mill 

Please join us for a morning of LATE SPRING PLEIN AIR PAINTING on Saturday, May10 from 8am -12pm at Peirce Mill in Rock Creek Park, DC.

Images above are all from DC.  Rembrant's famous "The Mill",1645/1648, is housed in the National Gallery of Art, West Building, Main Floor - Gallery 48.  Next is Peirce Mill Southern View,1970 by photographer Llewellyn Berry. And the final image is by Erich Heckel, The Mill (at Goppeln), 1907, is in NGA, East Building, Mezzanine - Gallery 217-A.

If you would like to explore Peirce Mill before arriving and learn more about Llewellyn Berry, please press photo link below to access Friends of Peirce Mill.

Location:  2401 Tilden St NW, Washington, DC 20008

Directions:

Link to Directions

Cost: Free 

Number of registrants: Up to 20  members and their guests (Members may bring 1 guest.)

What to expect:  Once you have arrived, please check in with Lynn in front of the mill house.  She will be wearing a straw hat.  We will paint all morning and then gather around 11:45 for a quick share and see, and group photo.  If you wish to bring a lunch and extend your painting experience to the afternoon, feel free.  Lynn will be painting here most of the day.  The park closes at dusk.

What to bring:   Please bring your standard paints, substrate, easel, stool, medium, drop cloth, hand wipes, sun hat, bug spray.  If you wish to extend your day, bring a bag lunch and we can gather under a tree to picnic together.

Getting there: If you'd like to try to find a ride or carpool with other participants, please post a note in our members-only Facebook group.

Parking:  There is a small lot for parking to the left of Mill.  Please carpool if possible.  We are arriving early because of parking.

Photos: Photos allowed.

Rain date:  No rain date.  Event will be held only if it is not raining.

Questions:  If you have any questions or concerns please contact Lynn Lewis at lynnlewisstudio@gmail.com  (text (301) 335-7923).

Request:  Please contact Lynn at least 24 hours in advance if you have registered and later decide that you cannot attend this event (or cancel your registration on the MAA site).