Durre Waseem of California, and originally from Pakistan, puts brush to canvas as she begins to plein air paint the Saranac River on Monday, the opening day of the week-long Adirondack Plein Air Festival. Waseem said she had heard great things about this festival from her home on the West Coast, so she decided to come out to enjoy it herself. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Marbone)

Tami Louco of Cazenovia puts brush to canvas as she begins to plein air paint the Saranac River on Monday, the opening day of the week-long Adirondack Plein Air Festival. This is Louco’s first year participating in the festival. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Marbone)