OPPORTUNITY: Paint Out in High Bridge, New Jersey
Act quickly -- by May 1 -- to participate in the 4th annual High Bridge Paint Out in New Jersey. The...
Parting Shot: Women’s R&R, Captured
Not everyone in Monterey, California, earlier this month was painting en plein air. Some were relaxing by the sea. PACE participant Kathie Odom came...
Winners in New Harmony, IN
Plein air painters who have attended the annual First Brush of Spring event in New Harmony, Indiana, speak warmly of it. Last week the...
From the Ground to the Plane
Minnesota painter Tom Maakestad has a solo show on view through June 6 in which paintings done from aerial photographs show the lessons and...
Louisiana Event Winners
Things have already heated up in Louisiana, with the Shadows on the Teches Gala and Art Auction raising more than $25,000 for local art...
McVicker Takes Top Honor, $15K in PleinAir Salon
If you feel one of your paintings is something special, don't give up on it. That seems to be the message from Jim McVicker,...
Why This Works: Depicting Rain-Slicked Surfaces
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
Plein Air Southwest Salon Winners Announced
The Outdoor Painters Society picked 202 paintings by 82 artists to show in their annual salon, which hangs in Southwest Gallery in Dallas. Who...
San Luis Obispo Group Hosts Show, Promotes Conservation
More and more plein air painters are stepping up their efforts to conserve the land they so love to paint. If you haven't yet,...
Artist As Collector: Gene Van Essen
Colorado artist Gene Van Essen's explanations of why he buys art serve as a good lesson in how to sell art. Van Essen makes a...
Plein Air Convention Leaves 700 Artists ‘Wowed’ in Monterey
Event organizers were calling the Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE) the "Woodstock of plein air painting," and while the vibe was certainly a...
McGurl on Past Masters: Church’s Icebergs
Noted painter Joseph McGurl wraps up this series by discussing Frederic Edwin Church's studies of icebergs. PleinAir Today thanks Joe for sharing his knowledge...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Vanessa and Andre Stashinski
A few weeks back, PleinAir Today reported on a porcine visitor Vanessa and Andre Stashinski encountered when painting in Tel Hadid, Israel. Despite such...
OPPORTUNITY: Painting in Bermuda in November
If Bermuda in November sounds good, start making plans now to attend Bermuda Plein Air Festival. Here's the scoop. Registration isn't...
Parting Shot: Brooklyn Wisdom
Albert Handell painted a pastel demo at the Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE) last week, and, before he made a single mark, he...
July 4: Dinah Worman Paintings
A solo exhibition for Dinah Worman displays the Taos artist’s unique vision of the rural landscape.
Act 1 Gallery in Taos, New Mexico, hosts a...
June 7: Freeman’s American & Pennsylvania Impressionists Sale
A specialty genre for Philadelphia auctioneer Freeman’s promises to bring many quality American artworks to auction. Freeman’s sale of American Art & Pennsylvania Impressionists takes...
May 30: Marlene Wiedenbaum & James Coe
Pastels by Marlene Wiedenbaum and oil paintings by James Coe memorialize the lush and historic landscape of the Hudson Valley. Mark Gruber Gallery in New...
May 8: James Cook, Jivan Lee & David Warner
Landscapes by three American painters will make for a compelling group exhibition. William Havu Gallery in Denver, Colorado, hosts a three-person show for artists James...
May 9: Guild of Boston Artists Exhibition
Some 30 paintings from members of the Guild of Boston Artists will be on display for the Guild’s annual juried exhibition. The Guild of Boston...