In this book I invite you to travel with me into the great outdoors to paint. Painting en plein air is a delight and a joy. It is also difficult, complex, and you need to be quick! This book is a personal record of many years spent painting outdoors in a variety of countries and weathers. I share my experience of sketching and painting en plein air, so you too can be inspired to pick up your brushes and give it a go! The pictures you will find here in oils, gouache and watercolour, along with some pencil and pen sketches, all come from my sketchbooks and from my paintings created outdoors en plein air. I want to share them with you and inspire you to see the great outdoors as never before. There are no chapters as such, as I wanted each page to be as much a surprise to you as a day’s painting can be to me. So flip through, jump in, or read it from cover to cover to experience with me the joy of panting en plein air. This is not a "how to" book as such, as there are already plenty of those on the marketplace. Instead I wanted to write a book that would inspire as well as help practically with the craft of painting outdoors. Topics include: What lightweight and portable painting kit is best - How to paint simply and quickly - How to choose the right subject - How to compose great pictures - What it is like to paint outdoors. - Over 125 paintings and sketches