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Mary Garrish, "Quiet," 16 x 16 inches, oil on linen

It’s Quiet

Tonalist Mary Garrish's painting "Quiet" will be on display during the American Impressionist Society's 24th Annual National Juried Exhibition from ...
2023 Dan Guida Best of Show Award: "Domesticated" by Naomi Tiry Salgado

It’s Good to Be “Domesticated”

The plein air landscape painting "Domesticated" by Naomi Tiry Salgado won the Dan Guida Best of Show Award at this year's Red Wing Arts Plein Air event.
PleinAir Salon art competition - Ned Mueller, "Tying Up - San Blas, Mexico," gouache, 11 x 15 in.

Congrats to the May ’23 PleinAir Salon Winners

Please help us congratulate the winners in the May 2023 PleinAir Salon! (The next deadline is coming soon, so enter your work today!)
Arte in Loco / Studio Peregrino

Arte in Loco

In addition to painting, the entire town was animated with parades, games, cultural and technological demonstrations, and many other activities.
PleinAir Podcast - Lyn Boyer - OutdoorPainter.com

We Say Goodbye to Lyn Boyer

The plein air community is feeling a wave of shock this morning as we've recently learned that artist Lyn Boyer has passed away.
Vincent van Gogh, “Wheat Field with Cypresses,” June 1889, Oil on canvas, 28 7/8 x 36 3/4 in. (73.2 x 93.4 cm), The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Worth the Trip: Explore Van Gogh’s Cypresses

“Van Gogh’s Cypresses” will be the first show to focus on the unique vision the artist brought to bear on the towering trees ...
Randall Graham with his 1st Place winning painting at the 2023 Wayne Plein Air Festival

“Sometimes Crazy Ideas Pay Off”

This year's first place winner of the Wayne Plein Air Festival reflects on his winning painting.
"Apparently This Wasn't a Brothel," Mat Barber Kennedy, First Place North Carolina Plein Air Art Fest 2023

“Apparently This Wasn’t a Brothel”

Celebrating Art and Community: Highlights from the 2023 North Carolina Plein Air Art Festival New Bern
Lana Privitera, "Looking for a Way Out," watercolor, 29 x 21 in.

“Looking For a Way Out” Found a Way In

Catherine Saks of Saks Gallery has revealed her selections for the winners in the April 2023 PleinAir Salon.
Kimball Geisler, our Grand Prize Winner, accepting handshakes from fellow painters at PACE

“Tower of Towers” Takes Annual Salon

Congratulations to the incredible artists of the 12th Annual PleinAir Salon Art Competition from PleinAir™ Magazine!
Painting in the Garden of the Gods on Day 4 of PACE

Painting in the Garden of the Gods

As we boarded the busses, the thunder was so loud that it was setting off car alarms, and ...
Enjoying Eldorado Canyon State Park for our second paint-out of the week!

Day 3 Adventures Unfold

We are in full swing at the Plein Air Convention! On Day 3 of PACE our group headed into the Eldorado Canyon State Park,...
A moment from our first paint-out in the downtown Golden, Colorado area

“You’ve Got To Do It”

At the first paint-out of PACE '23, some artists painted on location for the very first time after a full day of demos and friend-making.
One of the many moments of laughter and joy from the PACE Opening Ceremonies on Day 1

Unforgettable Moments – And It’s Only Day 1

The 10th Anniversary of the Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE) in Denver, Colorado kicked off with music, laughter, a celebrity guest, and even a little magic this year.
The Wayne Plein Air Festival

Winners at Wayne ’23

Wayne Art Center Announces 15th Annual Wayne Plein Air Festival Award Winners
King Charles Coronation plein air artist

Painting the King’s Coronation

A Plein Air Artist Capturing History
PleinAir Salon - Bethann Moran Handzlik, "A Mind of Winter," oil, 33 x 32 in.

“A Mind of Winter” Wins

Timothy Standring, artist and Curator Emeritus, has revealed his selections for the winners in this round of the PleinAir Salon.
Debra Huse, "Spring Evening," oil on linen, 8 x 10 in.

Small Work Spotlight: “Spring Evening”

"I am thrilled that my painting was one of 150 pieces juried from 1,615 entries and one of only 14 awards given by juror, Anne Blair Brown," said Debra Huse.
PleinAir Salon - Hui Li, "Metaphor of Plants Series No.8," oil, 59 x 71 in.

A “Metaphor of Plants” Wins Feb. PleinAir Salon

Scott Shields, who is the Ted and Melza Barr Chief Curator and Associate Director at the Crocker Art Museum, has revealed his selections for the winners in the February 2023 PleinAir Salon.
Artist CW Mundy

See the Legendary C.W. Mundy Get this Award LIVE

PleinAir Magazine’s highest honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award, is to be presented to C.W. Mundy LIVE at ...