Easton Conjures up a Pearl of a Winter Plein Air Event
Easton, Maryland, a spot well known to plein air painters thanks to its hugely successful Plein Air Easton! event, is involving local businesses, land...
Put a Sock on It — Painting With Hibbard’s Mitten
The temperatures have already dipped below zero in some parts of the country, and many plein air artists are delving back into the studio....
Painting Improv
Painter Richard Thomas Scott came up with another way to spark collector interest and spur inspiration and productivity. He launched a Kickstarter campaign in...
Call for Artists: Missouri Valley Impressionist Society
December 13 is the deadline for the Missouri Valley Impressionist Society's Third Annual Juried Art Show, which will be on view January 18 through...
America’s Parks Names Winners
More than $6,000 in prizes were awarded in the America's Parks II competition recently, with a familiar name pulling in the PleinAir Magazine Juror's...
In the Rain, in the City, Plein Air Painting
New York City may not be the first place one thinks of for plein air painting. But the artists who live there find great...
Painting the View Out Your Front Door
Greg Summers isn't thrilled with the view out his front door, but he recognizes a truth: Artists can find the beauty in anything. He's...
Boylan Gets Lost in the Bramble
Sometimes, one part of your painting outshines the rest. What's a painter to do? "Autumn Brambles," by Brenda Boylan, 2013, oil,...
OPPORTUNITY: Finger Lakes Event to be Juried by Putnam
Lori Putnam will be the judge for the 2014 Finger Lakes Plein Air Competition and Festival, and the deadline for entries is January 24....
Inaugural Galveston Event Names Winners
The Brushes by the Beach Contest, a plein air event sponsored by G.Lee Gallery in Galveston, Texas, named the winners for its successful debut...
Kitts Further Discusses White Paints
Whites are a topic artists love to discuss, as there are many brands and many applications for white paint. When people are painting, the...
Capturing the Very Moment Fall Yields to Winter
We've all had the experience of feeling like one particular day is the first true day of the new season. The sun is a...
How to Paint in Jerusalem
Sergei Kurbatov traveled from his home in Russia to Israel and found that the medium of watercolor let him focus on specific elements, while...
Parting Shot: The Beauty in a Motel 6 Parking Lot
During an Oil Painters of America Paint-Out near Boerne, Texas, Maren Smith Phillips saw a sight she'd admired during several other stops in the...
St. Louis PBS Station Turns Its Attention to Plein Air Painter
Kansas painter John Hulsey was recently filmed for a 15-minute spot in an upcoming episode of "Living St. Louis: Sunday Arts," a show produced...
Travel Painting While Staying Connected (and Employed)
Imagine taking off for a year to explore other countries, painting along the way. It may sound great, but there's the little issue of...
Why This Works: A Lesson in Perspective
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
Taking Plein Air by Storm
Bruce Gómez has been painting for decades, but he only started painting outdoors about three years ago ... and immediately started winning awards. ...
Colorado Plein Air Awards Winners
The Colorado Plein Air event wrapped up last week with juror Carolyn "Charlie" Bogusz (vice president and general manager of PleinAir magazine) choosing two...
Sergio Lopez Grades the Plein Air Event
Noted painter Sergio Lopez recently discussed on his blog the plein air events he attended this season, and his optimistic and observant comments are...