Why This Works: Sky Holes, Asymmetry, and Contrast
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: Painting on the Beach in Galveston in November
The Brushes by the Beach plein air event in Galveston, Texas, gives painters a chance to get some warmth just as most of the...
Parting Shot: Beautiful Dreamer
Bridget Ertelt had a precious model from which to work, but he couldn’t keep a pose.
Lead Image: Bridget Ertelt’s cooperative (and beautiful) model
“I set...
Featured Artwork: Jane Sither
Jane Sither
"Jupiter Dunes"
2015
oil
9 x 12 [email protected]
“Jupiter Dunes” was painted on the morning of February 7, 2015, looking to the east and over a dune...
Featured Artwork: Jill Basham
Jill Basham
"Meet Me at the End"
40 x 30 in.
"Best Maryland Artist" Awardwww.jillbasham.comUPCOMING:
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WARM SPRINGS, VA / SEPT 28-OCT 4
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EXHIBITION: Frank Reaugh, at the University of Texas at Austin
Now through November 29, “Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West” shines the spotlight on an early plein air painter of the...
16 More Made Eligible for $25K PleinAir Salon Prizes
Bob Malenfant, owner of Southwest Gallery in Dallas, chose the top winners and the category winners for the latest installment of the PleinAir Salon....
Painting a Life Being Saved
George Kalwa had planned on painting more than just a jetty, but he was hoping to capture a fisherman pulling in a fish. He...
Motorcycle Riding Is Plein Air Perfect
When you travel by motorcycle to your painting destinations, you’re ahead of the game. “You are already acclimated,” says Mike Simpson. “You are one...
What the Rocks Tell Us: Time Passages
In this series of articles, Utah artist J. Brad Holt talks about what artists are seeing as they look at the landscape. Holt studied...
Urban Sketching: The Gritty of Hawai’i
“In spite of popular opinion, Hawai’i is not all beaches and rainbows,” says Sebastian Sievert, one of the co-founders of Urban Sketchers O’ahu. The...
OPPORTUNITY: Gibson’s Landing, British Columbia
Artist Jan Poynter is the host of a yearly paint-out at Gibson’s Landing in Canada’s British Columbia. Entry deadline is August 31.
Lead Image: Artists...
Parting Shot: Activism + Art = Artivism
Some art can bring awareness to a popular uprising, like the effort to protest drilling in Alaska. Just ask Quin Sweetman.
Lead Image: “Artful...
Winners at Mineral Point
The 2nd Annual Paint the Point plein air competition wrapped up recently in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. And the winners are....
Best of Show was worth...
Who Is Featured in the Next Issue of PleinAir Magazine?
The October/November issue of PleinAir magazine is going to press, and now we can share a bit on who will be in this edition....
Winners at Frank Bette
Ed Terpening chose the winners in Alameda, California, in this year’s Frank Bette Plein Air Paintout. Who took home awards?
Chuck Kovacic won Best of...
NM Artists Focus Benefit on Children’s Hospital
The Black Range Artists, a group of painters centered in Southern New Mexico and West Texas, is active in raising funds for worthy causes....
Urban Sketching: Touring by Trolley in San Diego
Artists devoted to depicting the human figure may be used to timed poses in the studio classroom, but plein air painters usually have only...
My Favorite Place to Paint: John Kilroy
John Kilroy grew up in the Boston area, and he’s familiar with its beauty. And there’s one spot that keeps pulling him in.
Lead Image:...
What the Rocks Tell Us: Running Water
In this series, Utah artist J. Brad Holt talks about what artists are seeing as they look at the landscape. Holt studied geology in...