THE IMPORTANCE OF PLEIN AIR PAINTING IN ART EDUCATION

Abstract

The article reveals goals and objectives of educational practice in conditions of nature, the role of plein air painting in the process of obtaining professional skills, in the development of artistic and imaginative thinking, creative imagination, transmission of light and air environment. Plein air technique occupies an important place in teaching fine arts, the program of art universities and colleges provides for the passage of this practice both in junior and senior courses. Plein air painting, as a kind of artistic activity, activates creative thinking, develops an eye, a sense of color and shape, forms both general cultural and professional competencies. Teachers set various tasks for the student-artist, in the process of solving which, the student must create an artistic image through the image of nature – to express feelings and emotions through a picture. The main advantage of plein air painting is that no other artistic activity can convey the fullness of feeling and perception of the surrounding world. It is in the open air that a student, immersed in nature, plunges into the world of art, learns to convey fleeting impressions and states of nature. This technique affects not only knowledge, skills and abilities, but also the spiritual and moral development of a person. Art-oriented educational institutions have their own peculiarities concerning the tasks and goals of training. As pedagogical practice shows, students experience difficulties in the learning process, which is due to insufficient visual experience and ignorance of basic things in the process of drawing. Thus, the methodology of teaching fine art in art schools requires further research.