Why This Works: Neutral Tones Aid Greens, Reds Offer Complement
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: Paint in Cuba This February
PleinAir magazine has just put together a painting trip to Cuba in February. The group who will accompany publisher Eric Rhoads is filling up...
Parting Shot: Painting Into the Sun, Part II
Brian Keeler knew what he wanted to paint when he set out with his easel one day this summer in Acadia National Park in...
EXHIBITION: “Field to Finish,” in Hingham, MA
Artists Margaret McWethy and Ann M. Musto share a show at South Street Gallery in Hingham, Massachusetts, through December 11. The presentation is interesting...
Spotlight on PACE Faculty: Bill Davidson
At past conventions, Colorado artist Bill Davidson has given demos indoors. Next time he will be a field painter, and he’s looking forward to...
Artist as Collector: Rusty Jones
Texas artist Rusty Jones sees more than just a good painting when he looks at the pieces he’s collected from friends and acquaintances. He...
Salmagundi Stretches Further Out
The storied New York City club is branching out to California and elsewhere, with a new push for plein air work. What’s new with...
What It Means to Win at the National Exhibition of Women Artists of the...
Kathryn McMahon is proud of her plein air award won at the Women Artists of the West National Exhibition. It would be a mistake...
What a Watercolorist Who Wants to Paint Underwater Does
Bonnie Richardson knew she couldn’t paint with watercolors underwater when she was snorkeling or scuba diving, but she dearly wanted to. Oils were not...
Why This Works: Correct Values in Clouds
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: Where in the World Is Plein Air 2016
Last June, Jane Bell Meyer, the owner of Illume Gallery of Fine Art in Salt Lake City; Authentique Gallery in Saint George, Utah; and...
Parting Shot: Paint Like the Wind!
New York City painter Thor Wickstrom was recently painting autumn in New York, and thinking about the wind, which was rearranging his view by...
EXHIBITION: Plein Air Savannah
Through December 6, the Jepson Center, part of the Telfair Museums in Savannah, Georgia, is hosting Plein Air Savannah, an exhibition showcasing the work...
Winners at Paint the Beach in Fort Myers Beach, Florida
Joseph W. Palmerio served as judge at Paint the Beach, the recent plein air event in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. Who did he pick?
Neil...
How One New Plein Air Event Launched Successfully
The Magic of Capitola Plein Air, a new event that launched November 7 and 8, awarded more than $2,000 and prizes and came off...
Spotlight on PACE Faculty: Aline Ordman
“I’m never going to paint a house with the right number of windows,” says Aline Ordman, one of the featured instructors at the Plein...
Winners at One of Our Prettiest National Parks
More than two dozen artists gathered in beautiful Zion National Park, in Utah, for a plein air invitational competition in early November. Here’s a...
Six Honored at Art Ball, Including Our Own Publisher Eric Rhoads
More than 300 people donned black tie, white tie, or historical costumes to attend the Florence Academy of Art Beaux Arts Ball, held at...
Running a Workshop: Part I — Planning and Preparation
This is the first in a three-part series in which Cindy Briggs and Theresa Goesling share their expertise on running painting workshops overseas —...
Anatomy of an Award Winner: John P. Lasater IV
What made John Lasater’s piece work? The artist and the juror tell all.
Lead Image: “Blacksmith Yard,” by John P. Lasater IV, 2015, oil,...