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PLEIN AIR DOWN UNDER INVITES LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS TO JOIN IN THE FUN OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA’S LARGEST OUTDOOR PAINTING FESTIVAL.
The 2021 festival dates are the long weekend of 25, 26 and 27 September, with additional pre-festival workshops and activities – all designed to celebrate the art of painting outdoors.
Plein Air Down Under will be held around Mandurah’s town centre, cultural precinct and the historic town of Pinjarra.
Focussing on outdoor and evening paint-outs, the event presents feature artists, awards and prizes, workshops, youth involvement, demonstrations and an exhibition of plein air paintings.
Gallery
1 of 9 Crowd surrounds feature artist Brendan Darby during his live demonstration in the Plein Air Down Under (PADU) 2020 festival. Standing the west bank of the Murray river in Pinjarra, WA.
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2 of 9 Just started, panel pre primed with Burnt Umber (?) - Feature artist Brendan Darby painting during his live demonstration in PADU 2020 festival. Standing the west bank of the Murray river in Pinjarra, WA.
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3 of 9 Feature artist Brendan Darby painting during his live demonstration in PADU 2020 festival. Standing the west bank of the Murray river in Pinjarra, WA.
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4 of 9 Feature artist Brendan Darby explaining his process during his live demonstration in PADU 2020 festival. Standing the west bank of the Murray river in Pinjarra, WA.
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5 of 9 Feature artist Brendan Darby answering questions during his live demonstration in PADU 2020 festival. Standing the west bank of the Murray river in Pinjarra, WA.
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