Plein Air Painting with Meghan Lyman and Mary Louise Porter

Local artists will lead fellow artists in an immersive plein air painting experience. Paint directly from nature to capture authentic light and atmosphere in a challenging, fast-paced creative process. 

Participants should bring their own art supplies and wear walking shoes. 

Meghan Lyman holds a BFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Southern Mississippi. She serves as Museum Manager and Curatorial Assistant at the Walter Anderson Museum of Art. Meghan has been painting and drawing since childhood, encouraged early on by her family to pursue creative expression. Her work has been exhibited over the years, and in recent years she has found renewed inspiration creating alongside her own children, encouraging them to explore art while continuing to nurture her own practice.

Mary Louise Porter is a contemporary landscape painter from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, working in acrylic, pastel, and mixed media. She loves painting outdoors, where the immediacy of light,…