March 18: Deadline for Plein Air Rockies
"Plein Air Rockies, now in its 15th year, attracts some of the country’s top plein air artists, who draw their inspiration from the beauty...
EXHIBITION: Chula Beauregard Two-Day Show in Vail
Steamboat Springs artist Chula Beauregard is the subject of a solo show for two days only at Cogswell Gallery, in Vail, CO, March 4...
Artist as Collector: David Boyd, Jr.
Georgia artist David Boyd, Jr. says paintings of boats have a good chance of getting into his collection. So do pieces with personal connections.
Boyd...
Plein Air, Common Sense
In a post on the Oil Painters of America blog, Texas artist Rusty Jones discussed plein air safety, and his ideas seemed so sound,...
Studio Everywhere Makes Tracks, Makes Waves
The Orwicks have been on the road for five months, painting and encouraging children in various parts of the world to paint, and they...
Early Influences: Mark Fehlman
What painting helped push Mark Fehlman on the path to being an artist?
Lead Image: “The Palm Grove,” by Joaquín Sorolla, 1918, oil, 90...
Why This Works: Clear Evidence of Fresh Plein Air Painting
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
OPPORTUNITY: Residency near Cannes, France
You know that old lottery slogan, “You can’t win if you don’t play”? Prepare your application now for an artist-in-residency in Southern France. Hey,...
Parting Shot: One Last Holiday Snap
In Texas, one lively plein air group had a Christmas party that looked like a lot of fun. And everyone went home with a...
Featured Artwork: Jeanne Echternach
Jeanne Echternach
"Fading Light"
Oil on canvas
16 x 20 in.
$ 1450www.JeanneEchternachFineArt.comInformation about the artist: Jeanne Echternach is a transplanted New Englander, having grown up along the...
Matt Smith to Conduct Pre-Convention Workshop at Plein Air Convention
World-renowned master plein air painter Matt Smith will be conducting a special 1 1/2-day pre-convention workshop starting on April 14, the day before PleinAir...
EXHIBITION: R. Gregory Summers, in Nebraska
Paintings by R. Gregory Summers constitute the show “Frivolities of Summers” that opens in February at the Red Cloud Opera House in Red Cloud,...
Spotlight on PACE Faculty: Terri Ford
California artist Terri Ford is ready for adventure in the Sonoran Desert. The pastelist will serve as a pastels basics instructor on the first...
Documenting the Construction of a World-Class Tourist Attraction
Staten Island is a curious place, with a complicated past, a placid present, and a volatile future. In the middle of this timeline is...
Paintings Rendered in 3D
Does painting have to be a visual medium? A project that makes painted masterpieces a bit more accessible to the blind suggests that the...
Painting Beyond the Abstract Start
John Burton recently posted a photo of the abstract beginning for one of his paintings. It was much admired. When we asked him how...
When Plein Air Painting Is Illegal
Lately, plein air painters are discovering that working on public land can get you in trouble with the law.
Sonoma Group Having Big Impact on Arts Education
Plenty of artists do what they can to support arts education. They donate pieces to fundraisers, have shows that benefit arts groups, and the...
Meanwhile, in Saskatchewan…
Mike Keepness paints in the wilds of Saskatchewan, Canada, so he has some plein air stories. Usually, his visitors are quite benign, like last...
Why This Works: Secondary Triads, Muted Tertiary Tones
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...