Under-30 Artists Spotlighted in PleinAir Salon
The PleinAir Salon gives First, Second, and Third Place awards every two months, plus awards in various categories based on media and subject matter,...
OPPORTUNITY: California Art League Gold Medal Exhibition
Daggi Wallace, the judge for the California Art League’s Gold Medal Exhibition, discussed what she’ll be looking for in the entries she’ll soon be...
Parting Shot: North of the Hamptons
The Hamptons get the hype, but on the North Fork, summer is awfully pleasant. For the 11th year, Gallery North, in Setauket, New York,...
EXHIBITION: One-Day CAC Show Benefits Arroyo Seco Gardens
The California Art Club gathered 17 artists to paint at La Casita del Arroyo for one week, with a special exhibition and sale capping...
Winners in Duluth
A new plein air event launched recently in Duluth, Minnesota, under the auspices of the Duluth Art Institute. Who took home the inaugural prizes?
Dan...
EXHIBITION: Paint the Poudre, Fort Collins, CO
Now through August 24, work by 36 artists showcasing the beauty of the Cache la Poudre River will be on view at the Morgan...
RMPAP Members Paint Iconic Tetons
For the fourth year, members of the Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters assembled in Grand Teton National Park to paint for a competition and...
Biggest Plein Air Competition of the Year?
By some measurements, Plein Air Easton is the biggest plein air event in the world. It certainly gets the plein air community buzzing. With...
Artist as Collector: Mike Manley
Does Mike Manley collect art by his friends, or does he become friends with artists whose work he admires?
It’s impossible to say, although the...
The New Golf, Taking the World by Storm
Why Plein Air Painting is "The New Golf." Publisher Eric Rhoads explains the plein air movement, why thousands are joining, and what you can...
Kim Carlton Hits a Nerve
Being able to paint faster in the field is a worthy goal, right? Kim Carlton set out on a "Year of Painting Fast" to...
What the Rocks Tell Us: Life — the Miracle and the Persistence
In this series of articles, Utah artist J. Brad Holt talks about what artists are seeing as they look at the landscape. Holt studied...
Careful, Then Controlled Chaos
Maryland artist Ken Karlic lets randomness in his painting technique provide a gritty feeling to urban scenes and similar subject matter. Here's how he...
Why This Works: Saving Contrast, Texture, and Detail for the Foreground
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
Documenting Before Demolition
A small group of plein air painters in the Catskill Mountains of New York are capturing buildings in paint before the wrecking ball gets...
Deadline Fast Approaching in PleinAir Salon
If you haven't entered the June-July contest in the PleinAir Salon yet, you had better get cracking.
Lead Image: "Desert Sentry," by Jim Wodark, oil,...
Parting Shot: Double-Duty Easel
Paint all day, use your easel as a cocktail table at Happy Hour.
Lead Image: Marc Poole found another use for his trusty Strada...
Winners in Ellicott City
Paint It! Ellicott City added a Quick Draw contest to its event this year, with Maria Marino taking the top prize. Who else won...
Plein Air at Olana, Church’s Estate
Thirty painters recently spent three days painting Olana, the house and grounds of Hudson River School painter Frederic Edwin Church, and four came away...
Artist as Collector: Robert Masla
Robert Masla has favorites in his art collection, and most are tied to memories of watching the artists paint the pieces. He is drawn...