OPPORTUNITY: Frank Bette Paintout, Alameda, CA
Views of San Francisco, scenes filled with Victorian homes, ships in the estuary -- Alameda, California, offers plenty of good subject matter. The 10th...
Parting Shot: PACE by Camper
Plein air painters are starting their pilgrimage to Monterey, California, for the Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE), which starts on April 13. Jaime...
Last Group Added to Pool in $21,000 PleinAir Salon Competition
Now all the entries are set in the 2015 PleinAir Salon, and the bi-monthly contest winners wait for the Plein Air Convention & Expo,...
Pay to Play? Shorewood Event Organizer Explains
The change in structure for the Shorewood Plein Air event in Wisconsin has some artists upset. Comments online refer to it as a "pay...
OPPORTUNITY: PAAC’s National Juried Exhibition
Last year, the Plein Air Artists Colorado doled out $16,000 in prizes at its annual juried exhibition. Folks interested in competing for this year's...
Winners at Lighthouse Event
Palm Beach County was the destination for many top-flight plein air painters last week, when the Lighthouse ArtCenter hosted its second annual plein air...
Parting Shot: Dazzling Glare
Michael Newberry had already painted three pieces that day on the island of Rhodes. Then the bright sunset light hit him. ...
OPPORTUNITY: Plein Air at Olana in New York
Artists have a chance to paint on the estate of Hudson River School legend Frederic Edwin Church in July at the fourth annual "Plein...
Parting Shot: “Airplein” Air?
Marc Poole likes to paint planes, and he's developing a taste for plein air painting, so.... The underdrawing for "Primary...
Florida Leads the Way Into Plein Air Season
Crocuses are pushing up even in the iciest parts of the country, and that means the plein air season is ready to get underway....
Entering the PleinAir Salon: It’s Not Just the Money
Each year, PleinAir magazine gives $21,000 to artists through the PleinAir Salon. The last chance this year for artists to enter is mere days...
Parting Shot: Racing the Weather, Part II
No palm trees, no turquoise water ... but this is typical Hawaii. Inland on the Big Island, that is. Hawaii is...
From Pastel, a Different Perspective on Grounds
Barbara Clark paints in oil, but it's her pastel past that helps make her paintings so different. How? In a pastel...
OPPORTUNITY: Plein Air Competition in Deming, NM
Get your materials together now to meet an April 1 deadline for the Black Range Artists Plein Air Competition in New Mexico. ...
Parting Shot: Racing the Weather
We've all been there. A storm is coming, or at least some potentially ruinous rain. But the dramatic weather that's approaching is creating a...
In the Mid-Atlantic, a Focus on All Members
The Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association seems to be bucking some trends currently popular in plein air groups, and the underlying cause is a...
OPPORTUNITY: Paint Private Gardens in Charlotte, North Carolina
Those wishing to paint the spring blooms in some of Charlotte, North Carolina's finest private gardens will need to get their applications ready in...
Parting Shot: Captivating Enough to Catch a Water Bird’s Eye
Although the snowy egret in this photo seems to be casting a critical eye on Neil Walling's painting, closer inspection implies the water bird...
Finding Beauty in L.A.’s Downtown River
"This river was here before the city was." Los Angeles arts activist Spike Dolomite reminds us of this fact before embarking on an excited...
OPPORTUNITY: Camp Hill Arts Festival, Pennsylvania
Only 100 artists will be accepted, and the deadline is coming up fast for this event, which is held near Harrisburg. ...