Jean Perry, an art teacher with 40 years experience, will speak at the Wednesday, May 14 meeting of the Carbon County Art League.

Perry is a noted landscape painter who paints outdoors or "plein air." The concept of painting a landscape while the artist is "in" the landscape was begun by the French Impressionists. Today, it is a popular and growing trend in the world of painting.Perry has taught at Northampton Community College, as well as special interest groups and for the Pocono Arts Council. Her work focuses on nature and landscapes and she is particularly interested in the style of the Connecticut and Pennsylvania Impressionists.The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Penn-Kidder Senior Center on State Route 903, Suite 11-A. The meeting will be followed by refreshments and a social time. plans