Many Winners at Augusta Event
The Augusta Plein Air Art Festival wrapped up last week, with dozens of winners, including an interesting choice for Best of Show. The event, which...
June 12: “Contemporary Figuration”
Artists such as Felicia Forte, Sergio Lopez, Tony Pro, Dave Santillanes, and Zhaoming Wu feature in a group exhibition of progressive figure painting. Abend Gallery...
June 5: Joseph Lorusso Solo Show
Contemporary Romantic Joseph Lorusso exhibits recent figurative and landscape paintings in an upcoming solo show. Meyer Galleries in Santa Fe, New Mexico, hosts a one-man...
Atlanta Spotlights Olmsted’s Creations in New Plein Air Event
19th-century landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted is famous for his enchanting urban parks, and recently Atlanta celebrated his creations in that Southern city with...
Plein Air Force: Michael & Elena Grace Orwick Tour the World
After PleinAir magazine publisher Eric Rhoads announced the Plein Air Force program in mid-April at the Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE), several people...
What the Rocks Tell Us: Beginning the Journey
In this new series of articles, Utah artist J. Brad Holt talks about what artists are seeing as they look at the landscape. Holt...
Why This Works: Strokes in Sky Counter-Balance Diagonals in Rock
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
Conserving Squeezed Land in Colorado
In June, a gaggle of professional plein air painters will descend on Douglas County in Colorado to paint pieces for an exhibition and sale...
OPPORTUNITY: American Impressionist Society’s Annual Juried Exhibition
Entries are now being accepted for one of the nation's most prestigious exhibitions for plein air painters. The annual juried exhibition...
Parting Shot: Composure in the Midst of Chaos
While painting in Belize, Barrett McDevitt found himself in a situation that could make any artist lose focus. "I didn't realize...
Paint the Town, Chestertown, MD, Winners
Chestertown RiverArts named the winners for its 6th Annual Paint the Town event last week, with two names coming to the fore. Alison Leigh Menke...
Artist as Collector: Lynne Bolwell
When New York State artist Lynne Bolwell collects, she is sketching out the arc of her past, present, and future with her choices.Â
"They are...
EXHIBITION: Gregg Caudell and Aaron Cordell Johnson
What's a Palouse? Plein air painters Gregg Caudell and Aaron Cordell Johnson explain via pictures at their upcoming show, which will be on view...
Featured Artwork: Nancy Tankersley
“Green Peace”
Oil
12 x 16 in.
$1800www.nancytankersley.com
“Green Peace” is a plein air piece painted at the Olmstead Plein Air Invitational in Atlanta, Georgia, in April, 2015,...
Featured Artwork: Glenna Pfeiffer
"Carmel by the Sea"
8 x 10 in.
Oil, Plein Air
$400www.glennapfeiffer.com
Born and raised in Kentucky, Glenna Pfeiffer majored in Design and graduated from the University of...
What Is the Plein Air Force?
Eric Rhoads, the publisher of PleinAir magazine, unveiled a new program at the Plein Air Convention & Expo earlier this month called the Plein...
What to Know About Lighting Artwork for Photographs
It's a question often asked by artists. What are the important points to consider when photographing one's artwork? There are two...
Plein Air Convention Moves to Tucson; 2016 Event Already Half Full
The 2016 Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE) is already half full, and the 2015 event only concluded 12 days ago. Satisfied attendees are...
Why This Works: Complementary Colors; Angles to Counter Repetition
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
When Paintings Become Poems
Back in February, PleinAir Today reported on two shows that were joining poetry with plein air painting. The "En Plein Air" show at the...