Thereโs something transporting about slowing down to watch an artist capture light, shadows, and local life on canvas. This month, Plein Air Litchfield is bringing a touch of ๐๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ผ๐ง๐ฉ (on a Saturday) to our backyardsโand you’re invited to be part of the picture!
Highlight Event: ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐
๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฒ
Date: Saturday, August 15, 2026 Weather permitting!
The artists will come early, around 9 A.M. and the meadow will be open all day as painters will be recording the scene, like the Impressionists did in the 18th & 19th century.
Location: Tapping Reeve Meadow
Register: Email pleinairlitchfield@gmail.com
Before school starts again and the main painting festival kicks off, gather the family for the final official P.A.L. ’26 Practice Session! Pack your favorite picnic spread, play classic antique games, and catch up with neighbors while regional artists set up their easels around the grounds of the lovely Tapping Reeve Meadow.
๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐ญ: As you relax in the meadow, you and your family might just become the subjects on canvas. Itโs a wonderful, community-focused afternoon designed to celebrate local heritage, open spaces, and vibrant creativity.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ช๐ด ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ช๐ค ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ค ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด๐ค๐ข๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ช๐ต๐ค๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ธ ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ ๐ข๐ต 82 ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ช๐ต๐ค๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฅ, ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ถ๐ต. ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐ต๐ค๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฐ๐ค๐ช๐ฆ๐ต๐บ, ๐ช๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ช๐ญ๐บ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ด๐ฌ.
๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐: ๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ
(๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐๐๐ง 12 โ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐๐๐ง 20, 2026)
The August practice session sets the stage for Litchfieldโs premier multi-day art festival in September, featuring over 30 nationally recognized landscape painters. Mark your calendars for these key dates and public events:
๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ & ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ
Watch artists paint live at iconic local culinary and gathering spots:
โข Sat, Sept 12: The Pink House (West Cornwall, by the Covered Bridge)
โข Mon, Sept 14: The Lost Fox Inn (Litchfield)
โข Wed, Sept 16: The Abner (Rooftop Verdict or The Courtroom Restaurant)
๐๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ค ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง & ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ (Sun, Sept 13)
โข 9:00 AM โ 12:00 PM: Fast-paced Quick Paint competition throughout the Historic District (open to both festival and community painters).
โข 6:00 PM: Artist Meet & Greet Show & Sale at the Litchfield Community Center. Free and open to the public, featuring local eats from the Meraki Food Truck and drinks from Litchfield Distillery!
โข Plus: Special history presentations and art walk events hosted in partnership with the Litchfield Historical Society.
๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฐ & ๐๐๐ฅ๐ (Thu, Sept 17)
โข Free and open to the public at The Litchfield Inn.
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐
๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐: ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ซ๐ฬ๐ & ๐๐๐ฅ๐ (Sat, Sept 19)
โข 3:00 PM: VIP Preview Party & Early Sale (Ticketed)
โข 4:00 PM โ 7:00 PM: Collectors Art Show, Cocktail Soirรฉe, Judging & Awards Ceremony hosted this year on the campus of 5 Points Art Center.
๐๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฌ & ๐๐ญ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐๐
Whether you’re packing a picnic basket for August 15th or collecting original art in September, come celebrate our stunning landscapes through the eyes of amazing painters.
โข Sign up for the Aug 15 Picnic: pleinairlitchfield@gmail.com
โข Website & Full Details: pleinairlitchfield.com