Featured Artwork: Justin Vining

Justin Vining: There’s nothing quite like painting at the Indiana State Fair. The energy, the colors, the bold signage—everything about it inspires me. For...

Featured Artwork: Fran Mangino

Fran Mangino: Head Chef’ won Award of Distinction in the 4th Annual American Impressionist Society’s Associate Member Online Exhibition. Fran Mangino’s Italian Kitchen series...
oil painting of 2 ducks swimming

Featured Artwork: Jessie Rasche

Jessie Rasche: Paintings showing in “Jessie Rasche: In the Color of Life” at Pearson Lakes Art Center, July 11 – September 07, 2024. Jessie’s...
Plein air art history - Alexandre Calame

Plein Air Heritage: A Swiss Landscape

In this piece, Calame eschews the scenes of snow-capped peaks that dominate his oeuvre in favor of a quieter view of the landscape. Rather than forbidding and awe-inspiring, the effect is ...
Plein Air Art history - mural study

Plein Air Heritage: Art for the Common People

Born on a farm near Dunavant, Kansas, John Steuart Curry (1897–1946) believed that art should appeal to ...
Plein air painting - John Henry Twachtman, "Icebound," c. 1889, oil on canvas, 25 1/4 x 30 1/8 in., The Art Institute of Chicago, Friends of American Art Collection

Icebound in 1889: A Historic Plein Air Painting

A plein air painting by an artist who often explored the quiet beauty of a snowy landscape, finding the icy terrain conducive to contemplation and regeneration.
Ralph Papa "Painting in Paradise"; Photo by Williams W. Combes

Your Peek at an Invitation-Only Garden

“Painting in Paradise” shows artworks created at "a plein air painter's dream" location in Florida.
Margi Lucena (1954-2022), "Bonito Creek," pastel, 12 x 16 in.

A Memorial Art Exhibition Fundraiser

An invitation to family, friends, fellow artists, and interested parties. Donations will fund ...
Ray Roberts, "Creekside Poppies," oil, 30 x 40 in.

On View: Ray Roberts Solo Exhibition

Working on this exhibition for more than a year, this majestic body of work includes impressive studio paintings and several of the plein air studies that inspired them.

Gifts for Artists: Your 2023 Holiday Shopping Guide

This list has it all: gorgeous frames, beautiful paints, and a special section of gifts under $50!
Sergio Roffo painting on location

Exhibition: Elements Unveiled

"There is something deeply meditative about watching Sergio Roffo put paints onto a canvas."
Plein Air Grand Marais

Outdoor Painters of Minnesota Announce Plein Air Grand Marais Results

Fall color and September light were on spectacular display at the 2023 Plein Air Grand Marais event, which drew over 100 painters to this year’s Competition Week. The winners were ...
From C.W. Mundy's "3-D realism" painting demonstration

Happening This Week: 4th Annual Realism Live

Watch and interact with world-renowned artists as they demonstrate their skills at Realism Live, November 9-11, with an Essential Techniques Day on November 8.
Elta Joyce Murphey Grand Prize Award: Vlad Duchev, “Previous Water,” oil and acrylic, 24 x 24 in., Photo by Bruce Partain

Artists Under the Texas Stars

See highlights from the 10th Annual EnPleinAirTEXAS, a fundraiser for the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts.
A scene from the recent Publisher's Invitational Fall Color Week

November 2023 Painting Events – In-Person and Online

Take advantage of these in-person and virtual plein air painting opportunities from our special guide!
2023 Celebration of Art plein air artists

On View Now at the Grand Canyon

Discover the 15th Annual Celebration of Art's top winners and view the paintings and photos from this year's event.
"Two Red Doors" by Nanci Charpentier

Baton Rouge Plein Air, One Stroke at a Time

Highlights from Baton Rouge Plein Air's two-day event, which focused on a historic town established in 1806 ...
Charles Muench, “Ojai Glow,” oil, 9 x 12 in.

Continuing the Legacy of Painting in the Ojai Valley

The Ojai-based painters co-curators invited 21 nationally renowned artists to create two paintings of Ojai Valley scenes: a large masterwork, and a smaller landscape.
Farley Lewis painting the Courthouse Bluff durint the 2023 Bluff Strokes Quick Paint

Dubuque, Iowa Through Artists’ Eyes

Results from the 6th Annual Bluff Strokes Paint Out, judged by ...
En Plein Air Texas - Suzie Baker

Happening Now: En Plein Air Texas

En Plein Air Texas is celebrating 10 years of capturing the authentic West with artists painting on iconic private ranches and ...