EXHIBITION: CAC’s “Regional and Seasonal”
The latest show from the California Art Club is titled “A Toast to California: Regional and Seasonal,” and it is on view through January...
Plein Air Rockies Winners
The Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park doled out prizes recently for the Plein Air Rockies event, and the pieces still hang at the...
Awards in Indiana
The Indiana Plein Air Painters Association held its member show recently and pulled winners from the 111 pieces submitted. Who won?
Best of Show was...
The Scoop on This Year’s Maynard Dixon Country
Mt. Carmel, a small Utah town just a mile from an intersection leading to five national parks and several national monuments, has hosted a...
Featured Artwork: Lon Brauer
Lon Brauer
"Supply House"
Oil on panel
16 x 20 in.
2015 – plein air Cumberland, [email protected]://www.lonbrauer.com
Lon Brauer is a painter and photographer living and working in Granite...
Urban Sketching: Urban, Near and Far, in NYC
It doesn’t get much more urban than New York City. But urban sketching in NYC can mean a lot of different things. Like leaving...
What the Rocks Tell Us: The Riddle of the Rockies
In this series of articles, Utah artist J. Brad Holt talks about what artists are seeing as they look at the landscape. Holt studied...
Painting What’s Underwater
Tim Kelly loves a challenge. He doesn’t just tackle them, he paints great paintings as a result. We thought we’d ask him how he...
OPPORTUNITY: Colorado Plein Air Arts Fest
Artists have until September 30 to paint at select locations in Colorado for Colorado Plein Air Arts Fest 2015, an event held in Denver....
Parting Shot: Documenting a Forest Fire
Suzi Long captured history, and a plein air painter again took the role of journalist — this time recording a wildfire.
Lead Image: “Rough...
EXHIBITION: Dave Santillanes at Abend Gallery, Denver
Colorado plein air painter Dave Santillanes is the subject of a solo show at Abend Gallery in Denver, September 4-26.
“Down From Thunder Pass—Study,” by...
Salon Winners Are a Painting Duo
We’ve had a number of notable winners in the PleinAir Salon, but the First Place winner of the June-July contest is a true first...
Winners at Columbia Gorge, Oregon, Event
Where the Columbia River snakes through the Columbia Gorge, near the Oregon-Washington border, the scenery is a plein air painting dream come true. Thirty-eight...
Winners at Plein Air Hudson
Plein Air Hudson returned for its second year and handed out awards recently. Who among the 22 participating artists won in Hudson, Wisconsin?
Best of...
Adirondack Plein Air Festival Continues to Grow
Top awards, interesting paintings, more sales — the summer event at Saranac Lake, New York, keeps getting better.
This year 55 artists participated in the...
Plane Air
To make authentic-looking paintings of planes, an artist has to show them flying. So how are you going to paint from life? North Carolina...
What the Rocks Tell Us: Time Passages, Part II
In this series of articles, Utah artist J. Brad Holt talks about what artists are seeing as they look at the landscape. Holt studied...
Strength (and Fun) in Numbers
In Port Clyde, Maine, an artist has put together a yearly summer getaway for painting friends that seems to be reaching critical mass. How...
Early Influences: Robert Masla
In this occasional series, we talk to plein air artists about a piece of art that inspired them when they were young. Our first...
New Utah Event Tied to National Parks
At the beginning of August, Cedar Breaks National Monument near Cedar City, Utah, and the Outdoor Foundation teamed up to hold Cedar Breaks Arts...