As part of Streamline Publishing’s exciting new DVD program, Erik Koeppel has just finished filming a program on the painting techniques he uses that are based on America’s first indigenous school of art, The Hudson River School. This informative new program will soon be released to accompany the program already available on artist Max Ginsburg (www.GinsburgVideo.com).

Oregon artist Mitch Baird’s painting “A Guiding Nudge” was selected to receive the First Prize award in the November/December 1st Annual PleinAir Salon Competition by judges Kim Lordier and Ned Mueller. Second prize went to Marc Dalessio for his painting “Barn at Turback”, and Third Prize was given to Aaron Schuerr for his painting titled “River Glow.” The judges offered comments about all three of these paintings.

In the May/June bi-monthly contest in the 1st PleinAir Magazine Salon Competition, Curt Walters selected paintings by Ryan S. Brown, Deborah Chabrian, Yen-Ching Chang, Josh Elliott, Trent Gudmundsen, Thomas Kitts, Ned Mueller, Carole Rafferty, Barry John Raybould, Ray Roberts, Jason Sacran, Ted Smuskiewicz, and Jim Wodark.