High Stakes Conservation and Plein Air Painting in the Hamptons

In very few places are the stakes as high in land conservation as they are in the Hamptons. Reports of one acre of "buildable"...

Spotlight on PACE Faculty: Kathy Anderson

Kathy Anderson agrees that for everything, there is a season. That's why this artist is happy to set up a still life on the...

My Favorite Place to Paint: Jennifer Fairbanks

Kentucky artist Jennifer Fairbanks prefers that those observing her plein air painting have hooves and paws, and she gets her way when she paints...

Salon Judge Looks for Work Done From Life

The October-November contest in the PleinAir Salon wraps up November 30 (get your entries in now!), and the judge for this contest, Joseph McGurl,...

Why This Works: Simple in Design, Complex in Execution

In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...

Colorado Plein Air Arts Fest Hands Out the Hardware

They painted from July to the end of September, and now the work is hanging and the winners are announced. Who won at the...

Parting Shot: Lean Into It

New Orleans artist Michelle Kondos saw these cacti in a rare state of bloom and imagined that the far one was, er, making eyes...

EXHIBITION: “Painting Ohio Prairies,” at the Springfield Museum of Art

Fred Fochtman juried the Ohio Plein Air Society's show focusing on prairies, on view now through February 22 at the Springfield Museum of Art...

EXHIBITION: “Autumn Art Show,” at Wilson Gallery

Plein air painter Gwen Gutwein is showcased in an exhibition on view through December 24 at Wilson Gallery, part of Picture This in Print...

Featured Artwork: Joseph Palmerio

"Cloudburst over the Everglades" Oil on linen 42 x 28 in. $6,300.00www.palmerioart.comJoe Palmerio was born in 1949 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and has been a resident of Sarasota...

Painting the Peninsula at Port Angeles

A pig, a park, a peninsula, a passel of awards -- that was the Paint the Peninsula event held in Port Angeles, Washington."The painters had...

EXHIBITION: “Nature’s Gift of Water” in Tacoma, Washington

Area artists and collectors have their ears perked for a show opening December 5 at the American Art Company in Tacoma, Washington. That's in...

EXHIBITION: Jeffrey Baumgartner in Valparaiso, Indiana

Chicago artist Jeffrey Baumgartner had the unusual and exciting experience of having the first show at a brand new gallery.Baumgartner, a painter who also...

Reflecting on a Master of Light

Active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, American painter Charles Courtney Curran developed a sense of golden light that still resonates with...

Giving Thanks for Great California Paintings

An auction of California and Western art headlined by Granville Redmond, C.M. Russell, and Colin Campbell Cooper arrives just in time for Turkey Day. A...

Celebrating 30 Years with Art

What does it take to make it 30 years in the gallery world? A lot of heart and a lot of strong artworks.  An established...

My Favorite Place to Paint: Larry Moore

When Larry Moore returns to his favorite place to paint, things are going to be a little different. Moore is intent on venturing past...

Can Artists With Very Different Styles Collaborate on a Piece?

Anton Pavlenko and Michael Orwick recently held an event at Dragonfire Studio and Gallery, in Cannon Beach, Oregon, during which the two switched off...

Winners at the Tarpon Springs Paintout

A plein air competition in Tarpon Springs, Florida, awards its top prize to the person with the best body of work completed over the...

Why This Works: Low Key Painting, High Chromatic Light

This series returns, with plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie taking a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and pointing out why...