Plein Air Happening

Community Plein Air Painting Day

Spend the day plein air painting with Pam. "Let's chat, create and paint the landscape together".

Join us for a exploratory “Happening” at the Rose House Museum – an idyllic, pastoral setting to capture some wonderful plein air moments and insights.

Spend the day exploring the landscape that surrounds us at the Rose Cottage Museum . The focus will be on developing lively, impressionistic studies that honour both the landscape and the bold, spirited tradition of Canadian plein painting.

Just for us, examples of early Canadian paintings and studies will be shown. Wonderful inspiration.
Grab some friends, pack a lunch and spend the day together in the County at the Rose House Museum, hosted by Pam Mayhew – a plein air artist.

Suggested donation of $10

Bio
Pam Mayhew is a Canadian artist known for her lively abstractions that feature bold, gestural brushstrokes and a joyful palette. Current works allude to land and waterscapes of both Ontario and Newfoundland while abstracting the image to allow the viewer room to interpret the compositions according to their own life experiences.

Pam grew up in Ottawa with a family of artists and art collectors. Life in a creative household nurtured her talent and appreciation for art and design, while summers spent in sunny Okanagan, B.C. cultivated appreciation for the light, colour, and beauty of the Canadian landscape. While there, Pam experienced a powerful sense of ‘place’ that she strives to convey in her work.

Mayhew’s studies include the University of Ottawa (BFA Painting and Art History), University of Victoria (MFA Art Education), and formal interior design training at the International Academy of Design (Toronto) and Sotheby’s, (London). During her training, she studied under one of Canada’s most important painters, Kenneth Lochhead, OC, with inspiration from acclaimed Quebec abstractionists Yves Gaucher and Charles Gagnon.