Penny Markley of from Winthrop paints Wednesday at Riverside Cemetery in Lewiston. Markley is part of the Plein Air Painters of Maine, a group that meets outdoors to paint in different locations. Markley says she has learned over time not to put everything into her painting. ” The light is beautiful and then it changes,” Markley said. “I have to try and remember what I liked about it.” Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Diane Dubreuil, center, and Penny Markley scope out a location Wednesday for their Plein Air Painting outing at Riverside Cemetery in Lewiston. Behind them, Patricia Powers also considers the location. The women are members of Plein Art Painters of Maine, a group that gets together outdoors to paint life. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Cassie Sano of Augusta paints a scene Wednesday at Riverside Cemetery in Lewiston. “Painting reminds me to connect to places I have been,” says Sano. “I never forget it when I paint it.” Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Cassie Dani’s painting Wednesday of Riverside Cemetery in Lewiston sits upon the easel. Artists and aspiring artists are welcome to join the group that paints in the “open-air” at locations throughout Maine. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Diane Dubreuil’s painting Wednesday of Riverside Cemetery in Lewiston sits upon the easel. Artists and aspiring artists are welcome to join the group, although Dubreuil stresses that it is a working group and instruction is not provided. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Joan Macri admires the plein air painting of Diane Dubreuil on Wednesday at Riverside Cemetery in Lewiston. Macri, who is on the Riverside Cemetery Association board of directors, has been excited for the Plein Air Painters of Maine to come paint scenes from the cemetery. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Diane Dubreuil’s painting Wednesday of Riverside Cemetery in Lewiston sits upon the easel. Artists and aspiring artists are welcome to join the group, although Dubreuil stresses that it is a working group and instruction is not provided. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Kenneth Harvey of Sabattus works on his plein air painting Wednesday at Riverside Cemetery in Lewiston “This is the first time I have ever painted a subject like this,” says Harvey. “Usually I paint seascapes and landscapes.” Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Diane Dubreuil, right, works on her painting Wednesday at Riverside Cemetery in Lewiston. “I’ve been doing this a long time — you get infinitely more information by being out in life,” says Dubreuil. “We see the most beautiful places in the state and are also invited to beautiful private properties.” Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Penny Markley’s painting of the Androscoggin River as seen from Riverside Cemetery in Lewiston. Markley is part of the Plein Air Painters of Maine, a group that meets outdoors to paint in different locations. Markley says painting from life has improved her painting and she enjoys the social aspect. “Plein Air Painting is often done with other people; during COVID it saved my sanity.” Andree Kehn/Sun Journal