Why This Works: Perfectly Piecing Together Shapes
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
Painting en Plein Eau, in Curaçao
As if going to a tropical island in February to paint isn't enticing enough, Plein Air Curaçao is offering artists the chance to paint...
Painting Outdoor Sculpture
Ramon Hurtado recently painted this piece depicting an outdoor sculpture, and he took a moment to explain why the subject matter caught his eye. ...
Gilkerson’s 7 Crucial Plein Air Tips
South Carolina artist Mary Bentz Gilkerson paints arresting, vibrant plein air paintings with significant impasto. It takes a bold brush to do that. She...
Parting Shot: American Vernacular, or, Land Shark!
John W. Connors isn't naming places, but somewhere, he painted what looks like a building-eating shark. Explains the artist, "I don't...
Painting on Shellacked Paper
A case of mistaken identity has Richard Gallego painting on watercolor paper that's been coated with shellac. He likes the results. ...
Who Made the Cut in the Latest PleinAir Salon Contest?
A great mix of noted artists and up-and-coming painters fill the roster of winners for the October-November contest of the PleinAir Salon. Now 15...
Hudson River School Travels West
The 19th-century artists of the Hudson River School produced some of the most memorable and quintessentially American landscapes in our nation's history. Tap in...
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What’s in Your Backyard?
R. Gregory Summers recently hosted an online painting challenge, and the resulting submissions paint a fascinating picture of plein air today."Backyard Beauty," by Adam...
Painting All of Colorado’s “14ers” — High-Altitude Plein Air
Do you think setting up your gear is difficult? Try hiking seven miles up rough terrain before even unfolding your easel. But for some,...
Why This Works: Clouds and Shadows Tell the Story
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
Hear it Again, Differently: Values
Values. They are what make a painting read and succeed. We all know it, but many of us still have to work hard to...
Winter Means Planning 2015 Painting Events
Some artists don't even blink at the cold temperatures and snow. Others hunker down in the studio, and plan their plein air outings in...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Carol Smith Myer
It's called Rush Creek, but it's more of a wetlands area, with an estimated 196 species of birds enjoying the nature preserve's 522 acres...
Parting Shot: Painting the Light Chasers
Diane Mannion's painting of some fellow painters in the Light Chasers artist group, in Florida, is a fine picture. It was one of the...