Painting in a Nice Spot — and Winning
Port Wing, Wisconsin, a town of around 350 people, a place that says on its signs that it’s about “Fishing, Farming, and Forestry,” is...
OPPORTUNITY: Kerrville (TX) Outdoor Painters Event
Paint the beauty of Texas’s Hill Country at this event in Kerrville.
Lead Image: “Three in a Row,” by Julie Davis
Rusty Jones will judge the...
Parting Shot: From Blank Canvas to Collector’s Wall in 1 Day
Some art purchases are just meant to be. “A very interesting day, to be sure,” is all Neil Walling could say about it.
Lead...
EXHIBITION: Kathleen Dunphy at Argosy Gallery, Bar Harbor, ME
Starting with a presentation by the artist on August 22 at Bar Harbor Inn, the Argosy Gallery in Bar Harbor, Maine, showcases Kathleen Dunphy’s...
Beautiful Winners in Idaho, Including 1 Double Winner
Most artists know that Idaho is beautiful. The Driggs Digs Plein Air event celebrates this every year. Peruse some of the scenes artists chose...
PAAC Winners in Boulder
Mary Williams Fine Arts in Boulder, Colorado, hosted Plein Air Artists Colorado’s 19th Annual National Juried Exhibition recently, with an oil by Michael Clark...
What’s a Plein Air Event Like in Ireland?
Leon Holmes reports about the specific character of Art in the Open, a plein air painting festival held recently in southeast Ireland.
More than 200...
Featured Artwork: Jason Tako
“Among the Cottonwoods”
Oil on linen
24x36
$7,000www.JasonTako.com
"Among the Cottonwoods" is one of Jason Tako’s latest paintings. Based upon Golden Section proportions, the pattern of the cottonwoods...
Featured Artwork: Charles Stup
Charles Stup, NSA
“Garden of the Gods”
9x12 in.
pastel
$475www.crstup.com
While striking his own path, Charles Stup, a Signature Member of the National Society of Artists, credits late nineteenth...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Brian Keeler
Brian Keeler’s favorite painting spot? That’s a big question mark. Literally.
Lead Image: “Early Morning Winter,” by Brian Keeler, oil, 44 x 48 in. Studio...
Urban Sketching: Using the Velázquez Palette Outdoors
An extremely limited palette of colors can aid in working quickly outdoors, according to a Chicago-area architect and instructor. How?
Lead Image: “Elgin Academy,” by...
What the Rocks Tell Us: The Ocean Basins
In this series of articles, Utah artist J. Brad Holt talks about what artists are seeing as they look at the landscape. Holt studied...
When Events Benefit a Plein Air Artist
PleinAir magazine editor M. Stephen Doherty generally reports on the painting processes, motivations, and philosophical outlooks of plein air painters in his writing, but...
Painter’s Hack: Car Sun Shade
How Karen Ann Hitt made a dazzling painting without being dazzled by bright sunlight.
OPPORTUNITY: Wet Paint Event at Newport Art Museum
Last year 500 paintings were sold in one weekend at Wet Paint, at the Newport Art Museum in Rhode Island. Signups are going on...
Parting Shot: Rock On
Florida artist Cory Wright captured one of her family’s favorite spots while vacationing at their East Tennessee log cabin. She explains the significance of...
Artist as Collector: Elsbeth Monnett
For Alaska artist Elsbeth Monnett, collecting art is about pleasure first, enrichment second. Whose work does she turn to?
“It’s almost always a gut reaction...
EXHIBITION: “Joseph McGurl, Karen Blackwood, T.J. Cunningham, Marc Dalessio & Friends” at Haynes Galleries
In Thomaston, Maine, a group of plein air painters share a group show at Haynes Galleries, August 14 through September 19.
“Sunlight, Monhegan,” by Joseph...
Door County Winner “Kid in Candy Store”
Ken DeWaard certainly enjoyed himself last week in Wisconsin, winning Best in Show and Artists’ Choice at the Door County Plein Air Festival. What...
What the Rocks Tell Us: Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On
In this series of articles, Utah artist J. Brad Holt talks about what artists are seeing as they look at the landscape. Holt studied...