Award Winner Root Arrives Ready for Anything
Why is Peggy Root, the First Place winner in the August/September contest in the PleinAir Salon, a devoted plein air painter? ...
Getting Vibrant Light in Your Painting
Gayle Levée was making a point in one of her classes, and it inadvertently led to a new style of painting for her, one...
Patrons Decided on Awards in Bath County, VA
Members of the public voted for three of the awards presented during the 1st Annual Bath County Plein Air Festival, in Warm Springs, Virginia....
My Favorite Place to Paint: Kim Carlton
Texas painter Kim Carlton has named her upcoming show "Power and Peace," and that's just what she finds at her favorite place to paint....
Why This Works: “Washington’s Crossing Atmosphere”
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
Up Close: The Legacy of the West, at the Vashon-Maury Island Heritage Museum
Debra Joy Groesser knew she had to depict the three palm trees in "Laguna Cliffs" to balance the composition. She also knew they shouldn't...
How the American Masters Painted the Landscape
The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis is presenting a landscape show that illuminates how past American masters painted...
Inspired by Sargent (Wilderness Area)
Each year, six friends gather in New Mexico for an artist retreat, and this year they turned to Sargent -- the Edward Sargent Wilderness...
Parting Shot: Purple Mountain Majesties
David Forks (right) painted alongside David Smith, dean of the School of Professional Studies at Schreiner University in Kerrville, Texas, during the recent SKB...
Ten More Artists Qualify for Big $15,000 Prize
PleinAir readers were hard on juror Skip Whitcomb: The Colorado artist had a tough time choosing the finalists in PleinAir magazine's August/September contest, part...
The Best of This Year’s Impressionist Paintings
Who were the big winners at the 14th Annual American Impressionist Society National Juried Exhibition? Some new faces and some familiar ones. ...
Top Names Gather in West Virginia
Ever heard of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia? Some of the biggest names in plein air painting have, and they are heading there for...
Up Close: Tony Winters at Sewanee: The University of the South
In a current show of pieces by New York City artist Tony Winters, the focus is on the emotional content in a scene. This...
Extreme Painting: Rowan Huntley
Rowan Huntley lives in Wales, but she likes to paint at the ends of the world.
The British artist has gone on expeditions to Antarctica,...
Buy a Plein Air Piece, Help Colorado Flood Victims
The Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park, Colorado, found itself in a poignant spot during the recent flooding and devastation in that area. They...
Painting a Marsh That Feels Like an Inland Ocean
In the middle of Wisconsin, the Horicon Marsh spans 32,000 acres and abounds with birds and other wildlife. On October 26, the Wisconsin Plein...
Why This Works: “Country Road in Carnation (WA)”
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
Parting Shot: A Farm Grows in Chicago
These plein air painters found a nice, pastoral scene ... at the corner of Division and Clybourn in Chicago. Members of...
OPPORTUNITY: Painting in Tarpon Springs
It has the highest percentage of people with Greek heritage of any U.S. town, and it was put on the map by its sponge...
Exhibition Planned, No Paintings Done
How's this for a nightmare scenario: Artist Steven Lee Adams has a show opening on October 24, and he has absolutely zero paintings done...