Read about this first PPS meeting of 2021!  

Our first  spring paintout has been scheduled.  Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more plein air information.

2nd Annual Members Exhibition

The next Philadelphia Pastel Society meeting will be held in the outside yard at the Community Arts Center in Wallingford.  Anne Whalon will give a plein air demonstration. The number of attendees may be limited.  please respond below if you are planning to attend.

We painted last year at Mike's farm, and we'll go back in May to see this landscape one more time before the farm is sold.  Contact rileypat@gmail.com  for Mike's address.

Tyler Arboretum offers seasonally changing gardens, stands of towering trees, hiking trails, and a selection of historic buildings dating back to the 18th century. It is located near Ridley Creek State Park in Media. We will meet at the entrance and then spread out to find exciting scenes for painting. Admission is $15 or $13 for […]

Make sure you have a good assortment of purples and lavenders for this outing! The lavender flowers should be in full bloom by the middle of June. With some 3000 plants growing on the farm, there will be plenty for all of us to paint! And we hope to see more folk from Bucks and […]

PAY HERE Join us for this special late afternoon, early evening opportunity to paint at the Kuerner Farm made famous by the many paintings of Andrew Wyeth. There is a red barn, the old farmhouse, all the scenery that inspired Wyeth. A staff member will be available to answer questions about the farm and the […]

2nd Annual Members Exhibition

Willowbrook Farm is a wonderful setting for plein air painting with its many and varied subjects -- a pond, some chickens, the stone barn, a spring house, woods, and much more! Sometimes it's hard to know where to start! But many wonderful paintings were created from our visit last year. And this year you can […]

A day trip to the New Jersey Shore starting at 8:00 am or earlier.  Bring a brown bag lunch to eat on Betsy Miraglia's bayside porch, and continue painting until 4:00pm. There are clean portapotties in parking area at the end of Second Avenue at “The Point.” Meet at Betsy Miraglia’s  home at 11837 Paradise […]

Join us for this weekend Plein Air event! Durning the week, the Garrett Williamson property is home to a child care center and a day camp. But we can go on Saturday to paint the interesting grounds, which include a barn, animals, pastures, and a farm and garden. There's a picnic area and restrooms are […]

Sugartown Strawberries is a wonderful farm stand with lots of produce, fields of sunflowers, not-yet-ripe pumpkins, and a variety of habitats certified as a wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. There should be lots of interesting subjects for painting. The farm stand officially opens at 10; you can arrive a little earlier to start […]

Valley Forge Flowers has a wonderful diverse outdoor display of flowers and plants, seasonal decorations, garden statuary, and other intriguing items to inspire our painting pleasure! We'll meet in the back parking lot just behind the shop, and then set up our easels to capture the most engaging still-lifes. Remember this is a retail shop, […]