painting in a group is the best thing. I feel nervous about setting up on my own and just can not relax into it as I worry about getting mugged lol. Its so great to see different takes on a scene and how others compose the exact view onto canvas. One time we found the most fantastic location and when we compared our efforts at the end I was amazed by one lady who had turned her chair and did the most incredible detailed painting of some tree bark. I learnt a lot that day and never look at great a view without reading the rest of the surroundings now.

What an awesome trip! It sounds like you had a great time aside from the wind! Your paintings are lovely.

You are so inspirational. Love the buildings in Scotland and your field trips. Love your work.

This was great! You were lucky to have a building to go into and paint, not something that typically happens at a plein air meet-up. It made me smile when I saw that your grass painting techniques (including pinching the brush) were exactly like mine. You were able to capture the moment in all your little paintings so well!

Lovely Sarah. You are a brave and most tenacious soul for holding your own against that Scottish weather. Kudos to you for making the best of your excursion.

Je te félicite car c’est très dur de peindre à la fois en plein air et à la fois parmi des gens que tu ne connais pas. Bravo d’être sortie de ta zone de confort pour notre plus grand plaisir à tous! Tes aquarelles sont très belles malgré les conditions météo déplorables !👏🎨🇫🇷

I am thoroughly impressed with how nice your paintings look considering that wind. Painting outside is a challenge in the best conditions. It's a testament to your skill.

Thank you for this! Good to see what a meet up like that entails. It sounds like painting outside was plein air painting -survivor edition.

Thanks for the vicarious getaway. I love the seashore, and you're such a good teacher. Thank you!

What a great video! As soon as I heard the wind 💨, I said to myself., “oh no! Not good!”. I’m in the States. For years, I would travel to various parts of France, England to meet up with friends for a Plein Air Holiday. Lugging all my art stuff across the pond. I loved it. Then one day I fell out of love with Plein Air. I still create Art. Just not traveling with it. I did learn to downsize the supplies. Thank you for bringing back memories of the good times I had. I enjoyed meeting people. You’re a wonderful artist. Adore your channel.

I enjoyed this. I've never attended a plein air meetup before. It looks like a laid back atmosphere, which is something I'd really dig (as an extreme introvert). Your paintings turned out lovely. I'd probably take way too much stuff too on the first day, not really knowing what I'd want to paint with. I always have to remind myself that most times less is often more, when it comes to art supplies on the go.

Wow that was a bit of a huge breeze. I really enjoyed watching this video. Looks like you had a great time painting, exploring, and meeting folks. I really love the last large painting. Thanks for sharing this with us.

Sarah, you may know this trick from your photography, but it may have helped you during this trip and ou didn't think to apply it. Some photographers, in lieu of a tripod or when one is not allowed, will use a string with a loop on it to steady their camera. They attach the string to the bottom of the camera and then drop the the other end, with the loop, to the ground. Putting their foot through the loop, they can pull up on the camera, which steadies it vertically. You could do some thing similar with your Etchr. Tie a string to/around the Etchr and then drop the other end to your foot, or if sitting, around your knee or leg. That should help keep it from lifting in the wind.

Art meet up is very mood booster in art I think

My favorite is the last one…lovely!

Yay! Watercolor wins! Love it’s simplicity- fun video - thank you for sharing 🙏

I'm obviously a LOTR geek... you went to Find horn and I keep saying FANGORN in my head lol! 😂🤣😂 And as usual I LOVE all your paintings, I hope someday to have the courage to paint in front of others. My biggest problem is fear of not being good enough, I don't even show anyone what I paint. My progress is so exasperatingly slow in improving. But I'm lucky to get maybe 2 hours a week to work at it. I'm working on being ok with that...

Definitely think about starting your own group. I did about a year ago and it has been very rewarding. When the weather is bad we paint in a coffee shop or cafe (nursery would work too). Otherwise we pick local parks, shopping areas and other scenic spots. The idea is just to get out and paint for 2 hrs together every week so it's often not super far from home. We work near each other and chat while we paint. We constantly learn from each other about classes, supplies, and techniques. The support from that group has been very rewarding both in art and life events.

I love findhorn... i visited years ago. Miss Scotland! Enjoy

This was a really nice share. I really liked the path scene and the huts. Fighting the elements wow - you definitely did. Went for a walk today with my daughter in the soupy 100 degree F+ heat wave going on around Atlanta. It kind of made me realize that our outdoor lake painting sesh will have to wait until end October when it cools down here. The heat is insane here. Mentioned you to my 13 year old daughter on the walk and our upcoming outdoor paint session and she said that Scotland is just so beautiful, but much cooler. The heat in the South is intense. I've been here 20 plus years, originally from New England. Being stuck inside the past 2 years, I think my perspective on what is feasible in the GA heat got foggy. You take a shower, go outside and it's like you get a 2nd shower of humidity. We live in the AC during the summer months, or our pool, so me and my girl are planning our outdoor paint fest appropriately in Sept October. Till then it's watercolors indoors or with a fan on the deck hehe. I have taken so many pics of the lake where I want to paint, so one of these days when I'm not doing portraits (my preferred), I will paint from my lake pics on my IPad. Thanks for sharing. You are an interesting person and live in an interesting place. The weather reminds me of when I studied in Canada 🇨🇦 at Uni. Take care, Jessica from GA

thanks for taking us with you ^_^

Looks and seems like you had a blast, even though the weather wasn't on your side. I'd love to got to such a meetup, but I don't know of anything like that in my area. I would love to connect with different artists and learn from them. Back to you, I really enjoy every video you put out on your channel for us to see and really love to see you so happy and thriving again after a rough winter time. Lots of love from Germany!

What a fabulous opportunity!! Love your watercolor sketches!! That area looks so nice: water, shadows, flowers & blue doors!! Sorry the weather didn’t cooperate & and your GLASSES!! 😭 Thx tonzz for sharing!!

Wow, eventful! This was very fun to watch and to see how you managed it all despite the weather. Love your dunes and the buoy in particular ☺️

Thank you for sharing your weekend. Beautiful, wild days. I find experience lightens the load and pats on the back are always welcome. Peace.

I like how you did little squares of paintings in your sketchbook. It seems less intimidating than filling the whole page in a larger book.

Hey Sarah, this was really helpful. I don't really know what to expect from a group event like this so thanks for sharing! I feel more confident about a plain air meet up.

What an experience! I love the artwork you created. Amazing , especially given the challenges of the weather!

So nice that you had that wonderful space for your group to use during the days. Too bad weather was so active... I'm sure you anticipated so much more. Your soft launch into the plein aire meetup... hard launch for your 🤓 glasses

Your final painting is the best 😊👌👌👌

Thanks Sarah for taking us along on your art adventure. Enjoyed it from my comfortable cosy spot. Sorry about your glasses though!

I'm obsessed with those tiny palettes. They have some special editions with such cool artwork on them and I'm somewhat holding out for one of those! :)! What awesome footage, wind be darned!

You have all my support!! Just painting in that weather! 😲 if it’s cold I don’t go out

It sounds like a great adventure!, sometimes the worst weather makes for the best memories! You paintings turned out amazing, loved the colorful huts, the dark sky real makes the pop.

A great painting adventure.

Love your sketches regardless of the battle of the weather. Your so talented!

So jealous! Id love to go out painting with some folk!!! Looked like a fab retreat

Your final painting is sooo beautiful & my fav!

That’s some dedication to painting outside. Looks like you will need some adventure straps for your next pair of glasses 🤓

You can't have too many large rubber bands, if need them so will someone else. An inexpensive way to make a new friend, give them an elastic band. Some of my favorite works are of the shore or boat yards. There appear to be plenty of them in Scotland, how fortunate you are to be there.

Your videos are such a calm sunny spot in my day. So glad to hear this event was a positive for you. Thank you for your videos.

Love the final painting you did inside. I am doing lots of plain air during summer here in Romania and also organizing group meetings.

Such a delight to hear about your trip!! Your paintings and sketches turned out incredible despite the challenges of the wind! I've also had my glasses fall off multiple times before but just from gravity lol. Them being blown away by the wind is a now a new thing to be wary of, time to dig out my old glasses strap haha

I've watched this one over and over 😅 really loving your videos!

You are so lovely. I enjoy your relaxing and informative videos.

Considering the challenge the weather set you it looks like everyone was really productive! I love how you did the marram grass.

Thank you for sharing your wonderful adventure with us. Your artwork is so stunning. It always brings me joy. 💖

The coffee might have helped too 😄

I’m absolutely in love with the clouds you painted on the top right @18:57 🤩

Looks like you tapped into a calm sense of community among artists. I’m sorry it wasn’t exactly the weather you wished for. Your paintings sure do capture that stormy mood and spots of sunlight! Love from stateside in Washington, DC.

Thank you so much for sharing your experience. What a nice event! And your video comes at just the right time…I checked out a plein air event last Saturday, looking at people’s set ups and talking about what it is like to paint in public. The group members were (like yours) so very welcoming and encouraging that I am now putting together my equipment and I’m going to give it a try at next month’s event!

I go out with a Plein air group every week. It’s great fun. We’ve had plenty of easels blow over, some paintings land in the water, and seen entire pochade boxes dump their full load of pastels on the ground.

seemed like fun, Ive not been out and about painting with others in an age... my favourites of yours were the 4 notan type sketches. very nice..

Yes you are indeed lovely and so likeable as well as talented.

Yes, Scotland is an especially gorgeous setting for artists. Simply breathtaking. I would love to revisit and this time bring my water color kit. Your coastline paintings are both elegant and beautiful. I just discovered your channel and subscribed 🎃☺️❤️

Love seeing your experience, despite the broken glasses rain and wind. This truly is "you get what you put into it" kinda thing. Loved your work and your total dedication to get those last works done! I would have done the same. Glad I discovered your channel. Subscribed!

When you try organizing your own meet-up, maybe point out that your (beautiful) chunk of the coast doesn't get as much wind as the other one, so they can do more painting actually, like, outdoors? :D If you're going to travel anyway, I'd think it'd be worth an extra hour or whatever in the car to get more of the activity you're there for. Sounds like you had a great time, though. I really like the painting you did of that narrow alley with the... poppies? Whatever the bright flowers were on the left. Very pretty!

I like them all!

I went to a photography workshop near Killin last month and it Scotland'd all over us. So much rapid changing light and weather. And at beautiful Glencoe it was rain, pouring rain, and freezing rain. Everyone was soaked to the bone and had completely numb hands and faces. My "waterproof" jacket tried its best, but no human is meant to be out in that weather for that long. Lol. It was still beautiful, but rough. Spending money to go do something is definite motivation, "I fuc#ing paid for this thing, so I'm doing this if I die trying." ;)

Thank you for sharing !

Ahhh … you made my day, Sarah. It’s resembles a small crabbing town on my beloved Chesapeake Bay. Please post more ☺️🌺🦩

Thank you for sharing this expeience:) It looks exiting and inspiring. I am thinking of orgenizing some thing like that in my country.

Weather was treacherous but you still churned out some beautiful art! Thank you for sharing and I'm glad you had a good time! :D

Good for you being a young person amongst more mature looking people must have been a little daunting for you .so nice to see younger person encouraging younger artists I’m sure 🎨Plein air is not for the faint of heart I’ve found .love your paintings , glad you persevered with the weather and did most Plein air

I'm up in Aberdeen, I'd love to hang out and paint sometime. I'm not very good buuuut its fun and I want to see more of the countryside. I'm more of a forest girl than a coast girl, but any chance to collect seaglass is obviously not to be missed. I'm also an introvert so we don't even have to speak! Yay! 😅

Great video, love the paintings in the sketchbook 💖

Thank you so much for showing your experience! I too was out that weekend for two plein air events and I feel for you! My issue was too much sun! I am happy to say I was juried for the first time ever and won runner-up in the emerging artist category! You keep inspiring me so, YES, please more videos like this ... and your vlogs ... and your regular paintings ... and your challenges ...

Great to be in Mike's class with you. I thought it was well taught. Hope you get some sleep!

Thanks... I really enjoyed the video.

I'm cackling because I happened to see this video 30s after you posted omg

Well after all that bad weather you had very nice paintings.

I like this. Thank you.

What a fabulous and lovely, lovely way to spend a weekend. Just so impressed by this video and the experiences you had. I could not be out in that weather because I don’t think I would cope with it very well. I don’t like getting chilled as I get sick. But when you are stronger it must be so refreshing and invigorating to make proof against the elements and stick at it to create something so personal as a set of memories that you will always have of that weekend. I think those paintings are so valuable because of how hard won the process for you was. It’s just so cool. Sad about your glasses and your phone case but even that is part of the memories of that wind and weather and you can only smile and appreciate just how special the whole experience really was. Really happy for you that you got to have such a unique experience like that with such wonderful and accepting people too.

If I ever find myself doing plein air in a windy location, I will be using soft pastels!

I struggle with cold weather! That being said you did amazing! I would love to attend one of these meet ups!

If you offered a week-long travel/paint workshop I would hop on a plane from Canada and come. What a perfect reason to finally visit Scotland, especially the highlands.✈️👩‍🎨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

weather aside this looks so fun! I'm doing my first group + show & tell thing tomorrow, I'm quite nervous

Well done for sticking with it, and the positivity in reporting such a challenging time. I particularly love the dunes painting and those cool tones. I do hope to get to Scotland one day..am in Hampshire 😜 ❤️

Thank you Sarah , love your paintings.

Great video thanks for sharing

I think your expectation of people congregating and pait8ng the same subject together was a reasonable one. You should ask the organizer if that would have been the norm so you what is expected. Things may be different there vs the US. If you ever come back to the US to paint, my wife and I love visiting Maine, which has some terrific coastline with varying terrain, marshes and bays to rocky cliffs, islands, old forts, and charming fishing villages. We'd join you with a group up there!

I'm so happy you had a wonderful time considering the weather. Thank you for showing us, beautiful paintings!! Could you please say the little watercolor you used? I looked in your supply list but I was unable to find it. Thank you, God Bless

Thanks a lot for sharing

Just had a thought regarding your glasses on your next very windy plein air painting. Buy glasses chain, so if they blow off your face they will stay wrapped around your neck , like wearing a necklace if you know what I mean. 😊

This was such a great video. Thanks for all of your efforts to bring us along. It was so refreshing.♥️

I loved hearing about your experience. Your artwork is just so lovely. Thanks for sharing it all.

everyone made some really nice art 😀 the group critique layout reminded me so much of my college critique days

The weather may not have been ideal, but your work from the weekend was absolutely gorgeous! Sorry to hear about your glasses, though. X_x

Loved all of your paintings!

I love your style and paintings! It was also so fun to see everyone else’s work too. Someday I hope to be able to attend a workshop away somewhere. And hope for good weather!

Happy it was such a good experience for you, despite the difficult weather conditions and your glasses. I think you should definitely try to organize an event yourself. I would come over from Germany if you did one next summer ;)

impressive challenge you met so well! I also take every art supply I have on my trips and end up using only one or two. Haha. I love having everything, though, because I paint or draw as the mood and the subject suggest.

Cool.👍👌

Lovely. Coming to your area in Scotland is now on my bucket list! Would be lovely to attend a workshop with you if you decide to do a live one! Also wish I could show you Betty's Bay in the Western Cape, South Africa. Mountains, sea, and very special flora called Fynbos. You will get a lot of bang for your buck here due to the weak Rand (our currency). The nature here also inspires wonder and awe!🌠😄

This looked very exciting I've never been on one I loved your watercolours 💜

Fun! You're creative no matter 💙

Looks like it was a great time!

I would join you for plain air as I never tried one. I'm not a good painter but I would like to try myself 🙂 I love lighthouses and other architecture connected with nature. I'm from Inverness and I've seen this event but I feel like I don't fit there. Those people are so talented and this stresses me out as hell. I like your personality and how you enjoy the world around you 🙂 Watching and listening to you is so relaxing and encouraging 😊 Thank you!!!

Oculus Reparo didn't work on your glasses? Or did you forget to pack your magic wand? 🤓

Love you!