Plein Air Poetry

A painter and a poet inspired by place, working mostly en plein air ("in the open air") in the Impressionist tradition.

Bob's Auto Parts (An Introduction)

Bob's Used Auto Parts, Kellog Avenue, Cincinnati, OH / March 2, 2025
Mar 3, 2025•Plein Air Poetry

So Much Water: A Memory Poem and a Painting of Roses

A memory poem and a painting of roses
Jun 19•Plein Air Poetry, Alexandra McIntosh, and Brad Davis

Fill the Valley: A Poem + A Painting Trip Dispatch

An older poem and a recent trip to Kentucky's Red River Gorge
Jun 13•Plein Air Poetry, Brad Davis, and Alexandra McIntosh

On Old Mansions and Mass Extinctions

A painting of a sycamore tree and a pondering about grief and what survives
Jun 5•Plein Air Poetry, Alexandra McIntosh, and Brad Davis

Explaining Déjà Vu

What’s more astounding—the number of things the brain does correctly, or that even its mistakes are a sort of magic?
May 28•Plein Air Poetry, Alexandra McIntosh, and Brad Davis

Next To, Or Near (Short Fiction)

a short story and painting about neighborhood trash
May 21•Plein Air Poetry, Alexandra McIntosh, and Brad Davis

Incandescence

My Mother's Light
May 15•Plein Air Poetry, Brad Davis, and Alexandra McIntosh

Healing Springs and Relics of War

A painting and a poem
May 8•Plein Air Poetry, Alexandra McIntosh, and Brad Davis

Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrows

Altars to the Mystery of Change
Apr 30•Plein Air Poetry, Brad Davis, and Alexandra McIntosh

I Know Every Street In This Town

A poem and painting of the familiar
Apr 23•Plein Air Poetry, Alexandra McIntosh, and Brad Davis

Wandering Heavenly Bodies

A poem and painting for early spring
Apr 16•Plein Air Poetry

The vastness of space exposes us.

How are we to cope?
Apr 9•Plein Air Poetry, Brad Davis, and Alexandra McIntosh

Poem In My Husband's Voice

Happy Poetry Month! A poem and painting + a reflection about the generous reciprocity of creative community
Apr 2•Plein Air Poetry, Alexandra McIntosh, and Brad Davis

The Cool, Enduring Stillness Hidden Within Kentucky Forestlands

A painting and a poem
Mar 27•Plein Air Poetry