Artist Ignores Personal Danger, Pursues Land Conservancy at the Top of the World
More and more artists are working to help preserve open land, but few run the risk of death -- or at least a bad...
The Ultimate Artists’ & Collectors’ Guide to Plein Air Events & Organizations
Will Your Organization Be Seen In.... The Artists' & Collectors' Ultimate Guide to Plein Air Events & Organizations? Don't miss your chance to be included...
Winning Awards for Painting Clouds
Painters know they can make money and win awards painting landmarks, cityscapes, pastoral scenes, and marine subjects, but clouds? Yes.... ...
Opportunity: Florida Artist in Residence
Want an artist-in-residency gig that is both urban and tropical? Art Center South Florida has 38 subsidized studios in South...
Big Payoffs in Rockies Competition
With a top prize valued at more than $4,000, the Plein Air Rockies 2013 Competition attracted some strong painters. Who went home with awards?...
Looking 1,000 Feet Down, and Painting
Standing on an edge of a mountain, looking down 1,000 feet, painting in sharp rain and wind ... does this sound dangerous? Robert Steele...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Ned Mueller
Ned Mueller's favorite place to paint is 11 hours away by car, but the draw of the location is strong enough that he won't...
Californian Wins Best of Show at Maynard Dixon Country
The Gold Thunderbird Award at the Maynard Dixon Country event is the equivalent of Best of Show, and it's given for a body of...
Helping Artists Get Business-Savvy
A Colorado organization is focusing on developing business skills in artists, and as a result, some are able to focus on fine art instead...
Parting Shot: Artists Sign “Art in the National Parks” Book
Fresco Fine Art Publications published a 432-page book on contemporary paintings in America's National Parks at the end of June, and a recent signing...
Which Paint-Spattered Artist Pulls in Big Win in ADK?
Anyone who knows this artist would recognize his multi-colored, much-spattered painting apron ... and the wearer won the top prize at the Adirondack Plein...
Improve a Painting by Destroying It (Strategically)
Indianapolis painter C.W. Mundy, who is featured in the November 2013 issue of PleinAir magazine, lit up social media last week when he posted...
High Bridge Paint Out Returns
The High Bridge Paint Out returns this October for a second year of painting the fall season in New Jersey. Artists...
Last Call: Paint Willamette Falls
The Clackamas County Arts Alliance, in partnership with the Willamette Falls Festival in Oregon City, Oregon, recently put out the last call for Pacific...
Blog Post on Splitting Commissions Sparks Online Debate
Jason Horejs, the co-owner of Xanadu Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona, recently wrote about the thorny question of galleries splitting a commission when a piece...
Painting Four Paintings a Day in Texas
Rusty Jones painted four pictures in one day in scenic Fredericksburg, Texas, and wrote about it. The verdict? The Internet allows...
Artists Gather in Napa Valley for Sales Event
Yountville, California, was the host of the Napa Valley Art Festival, a grass-roots event that bestows Artists' Choice and People's Choice awards to talented...
Why This Works: “Frankly Speaking, Yackandandah”
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Christine Labich
There is a field in Massachusetts near where Christine Labich lives that captivates her, and her exceptional pastel pieces from the location verify her...
Parting Shot: Book ’em, C-Dub!
Plein air painter C.W. Mundy was one of the 40 artists who signed 400 copies of the book Painting Indiana III: Heritage of Place,...