Bold Plans for Big English Plein Air Event
An artist and art instructor has bold plans to hold the biggest four-day plein air event ever held in England. Ready to make travel...
Parting Shot: Fall Color
Deborah Lazar found some fall color in Vermont. "Orchard Road," by Deborah Lazar, 2013, oil, 16 x 20 in. "The block-in...
Painting an Adventure from Memory
Santa Fe artist Peter Nisbet likes to travel to some far-flung locales to paint, including the South Pole and China, but the common thread...
Laguna Event Enjoys Phoenix-like Rebirth
When the Laguna Plein Air Painting Invitational lost its home at the Laguna Art Museum last year, saddened West Coast artists didn't know what...
OPPORTUNITY: Painting Picturesque Bell Buckle, Tennessee
Bell Buckle, Tennessee, is known for its Victorian homes and quaint downtown. Painters interested in traveling to the town, located in Middle Tennessee, should...
Tone Your Canvas Black — And Sculpt
Many artists will tone a canvas before tackling subject matter. Few paint it black. Brian Buckrell explains why working on a black canvas has...
Boylan Returns to the Traffic Island
Sometimes you see a painting and you wonder, how did she or he get that scene? When one sees Brenda Boylan's painting "Crossing Sellwood,"...
OPPORTUNITY: Painting in DeSoto County, Florida
The weather has cooled off and the painting is good in "the Heartland of Florida," so plein air painters should consider a trip to...
All-Star Group Gets Pastel Show in Spain
Michigan artist William Hosner will serve as the delegation chair for an all-star group of American pastelists who will participate in the Pintores Pastelistas...
Central Massachusetts Event Lets Artists Help People With Disabilities
A recent event in the Blackstone Valley area benefited Alternatives, a nonprofit based in Whitinsville, Massachusetts, and left participating artists feeling like they made...
Artist +1
A recent event in Sonoma allowed collectors to view pieces by friends of established painters, enriching an exhibition, exposing new artists to potential buyers,...
Parting Shot: Working on a Ranch
Lisa Prosser found a beautiful spot in which to work during the recent Alla Prima Westcliffe event, held in Westcliffe, Colorado. The event caught...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Greg Summers
Colorado has some beautiful views -- some lush views -- but one reason the Rocky Mountains are awe-inspiring is their uncompromising ruggedness. Greg Summers...
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...