What the Rocks Tell Us: Tales of Orogeny
In this series of articles, Utah artist J. Brad Holt talks about what artists are seeing as they look at the landscape. Holt studied...
App Could Greatly Enhance Plein Air Events
A cellphone app called Glympse could help collectors find artists working in the field at plein air competitions. The Wisconsin Plein Air Painters Association...
PleinAir Salon Returns With New Winners
Expectant artists are gearing up for the 2016 PleinAir Salon $15,000 Grand Prize, with the first batch of eligible finalists named today by PleinAir...
Freeing a River, Painting the Progress
Paola Fiorelle Berthoin feels strongly about removing obsolete dams to help a river become free-flowing and healthy, and she's found a way to help...
Freeing a River, Painting the Progress
Paola Fiorelle Berthoin feels strongly about removing obsolete dams to help a river become free-flowing and healthy, and she's found a way to help...
Artist As Collector: Keith Gunderson
This Florida artist gets inspiration for his plein air paintings from engravings in his collection. "To me the etchings have a real, direct link to...
What the Rocks Tell Us: Angle of Repose
In this series of articles, Utah artist J. Brad Holt talks about what artists are seeing as they look at the landscape. Holt studied...
Winners at Camp Hill, Penn.
The Plein Air Camp Hill Arts Festival drew 62 painters from eight states and the Dominican Republic to the fifth edition of the event...
EXHIBITION: “Plein Air Revisited” in Southport, CT
Now through August 28, a show at the Pequot Library in Southport, Connecticut, explores a surprisingly wide range of ways one can tackle plein...
Plein Air Maneuvers in Wisconsin
Sometimes artists need a little motivation to get out there and paint. Lorin Willey jokingly plans informal paint-outs as military-style operations, and his circle...
An Eight-Trout Painting
Thomas Wezwick has good stories about his adventures painting en plein air. Like that time somebody brought him eight fresh trout, just cooked over...
EXHIBITION: PAPA at Cape Cod
Through August 30, more than 40 pieces by 27 members of the Plein-Air Painters of America are on view at the Cape Cod Museum...
OPPORTUNITY: Salisbury, NC in August
The NC Open Plein Air Paint Out is an open competition, but organizers recommend that artists register in advance to ensure that the event...
Parting Shot: Curiously Inventive Use of Mint Box
In the tradition of artists finding great hacks for their equipment, Danae Hoppe upcycled an Altoids tin. The St. Louis watercolorist used old eye-makeup trays...
July 25: Door County Plein Air Exhibition
Many of today’s most accomplished plein air painters will exhibit freshly painted works at the Door County plein air event.
The 2015 Door County Plein...
October 3: The Autry’s Annual Gala
An important event on the Los Angeles art calendar, the Autry’s Annual Gala celebrates its 28th year with an evening themed “Magnificent West.”
The Autry...
Taking a Plein Air Cue From Edward Hopper
Edward Hopper's (1882-1967) best-known paintings were done in the studio, but his evident mastery of light should make it unsurprising that Hopper scholars list...
Painting the Hudson From a 155-Foot Bridge
Robert Eckes planned on painting the view from the 1,300-foot Bear Mountain, but the wind blew over his easel, and he packed up to...
What the Rocks Tell Us: The Big Jigsaw Puzzle
In this series of articles, Utah artist J. Brad Holt talks about what artists are seeing as they look at the landscape. Holt studied...
The Value of 28 Minutes on TV (and YouTube)
New York City artist Annamarie Trombetta was recently featured on local cable TV, and the painter says she feels this is part of a...