My Favorite Place to Paint: Stewart White
Some people see a hole in the ground. Stewart White sees the fascinating world of people at work, big machines doing mighty things, and...
Celebrated Painter Judges Show in Vermont
A First Place award can make an artist feel good, and it looks good on a resume. But it's even better when an internationally...
Familiar Names Win Big in Oregon
Trains and trees took top prizes at the Pacific Northwest Plein Air Competition in Hood River, Oregon, which is notable in an area with...
Rising Artist Already Reaching Back, Offering $3K and Mentorship
David Kassan hasn't forgotten what it was like to struggle as a young artist, with no gallery representation, no teaching gigs, a small collector...
Mid-Atlantic Painters Hold Gala
The spectacular views out the windows of Baltimore's World Trade Center Building were the backdrop for the opening of the Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Joan LaRue
Joan LaRue loves Venice. But that's not her favorite place to paint. She knows of a place that has many of Venice's charms, but...
Why Enter Online Competitions?
The PleinAir Salon has its next deadline on September 30, and artists -- often slightly prone to procrastination -- are entering the competition in...
Gallery Spotlight: Bucks County Gallery of Fine Art
Howard Cooperman says his gallery is valuable to nationally known plein air artists because it allows them to tap in to the strong collector...
How Chinese Artists See the Hudson
A cultural group with offices in New York City and Beijing introduces Chinese painters to American landscapes, and American painters to China. The results...
Up for the Challenge? The Editing and Perspective Obstacles in Rooftop Painting
Tired of trying to find the right scene in your area? Go up on the roof, where the challenges are many and the town's...
Parting Shot: “A Pastel Painter’s Dream”
So said Paul Fortis as he posted this shot of his setup at Garrapata State Park on Facebook. The...
Up Close: Josh Elliott at the Eiteljorg Museum’s “Quest for the West” Show
This detail of a painting by Josh Elliott showcases what drew the Montana artist to this particular scene. What was his line of thinking?...
See a Schedule of All Plein Air Events in One Place
PleinAir magazine is making it easy for artists to plan their year by printing and posting a directory of plein air events for 2014...
Why This Works: “River Canyon”
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
OPPORTUNITY: Painting Schooners This Weekend
The Connecticut Schooner Festival offers New England painters the chance to depict majestic ships this week. This schooner, Mystic, will be...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Bryan Mark Taylor
Bryan Mark Taylor likes a patch of nature where he can be surrounded by the energy of a city. So where does he set...
Three Paintings in 90 Minutes: One Artist’s Exercise
A Seattle artist took some advice to heart -- and found that it helped her loosen up in her painting process. How does it...
Thomas Van Stein and Wyllis Heaton at Architectural Foundation Gallery, in Santa Barbara, California
"Urban Scenes and Architecture," a duo show at Architectural Foundation Gallery in Santa Barbara, California, will feature the work of Thomas Van Stein and...
A Chance to Paint History
A plein air group in Kentucky has a way to paint a historic event from the Civil War. How? Plein Aire...
Can Art Save Buildings?
For some artists, nature isn't the only thing worth trying to save. While land conservationists take action to preserve nature, a Buffalo group is...