Definition of Plein Air
Plein Air
Adjective
1 : Term for a style of painting by pretentious
artists to sound even more pretentious and
gatekeep even more art from the public
… Real Definition of Plein Air
Ok, that’s not true (mostly), I will someday stop taking cheap shots at the French, but that’s not today.
Here is the proper definition of plein air.
Plein Air
Adjective
1a : of or relating to painting in outdoor daylight
1b : of or relating to a branch of impressionism
that attempts to represent outdoor light and air

Plein air is the action of
painting outside.