Keyword: «plein air»

The article includes basic principles of artistic, creative and educational methods of the plein air work for the art students, describes some features of graphic cityscapes painting.The author argues that plein air practice as a part of higher educational process is a good way in the development of artistic personality. The author also describes potential difficulties of the plein air process pedagogical organization and practical artistic mistakes of students work and their perception of nature.

Plein-air classes are an integral part of teaching children fine arts. Familiarity with the history of landscape painting and the alternation of various types of educational tasks in the open air activates the perception of nature, allows for a more diverse and deeper study of it, as well as to organize cognitive and visual activities of children.

The article considers the plein air as the most important means of educating the ability to empathize with nature, to see and understand the beauty of the landscape, to subtly and vividly feel its state, mood and character. Work in the open air brings up observation, forms an emotional-figurative vision, a careful attitude to nature, an understanding of its vulnerability, insecurity and beauty. The authors consider the plein air as one of the important means of moral and professional education of a teacher of fine arts.