The Skinny on Artist-in-Residence Programs in the Parks
Florida artist Joseph Palmerio helps us navigate the benefits and particulars of being an artist in residence in a national park.
There are approximately 29...
Parting Shot: Hormones in the Feed
Michael Chesley Johnson is finding all manner of interesting things to paint in the Maine area. When asked about this scene, he was a...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Jean Perry
Jean Perry likes to paint a mountain pond near her home in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. But a few years ago, the area was developed...
Up Close: “Past Forward” at Vermont Artisan Designs
Charlie Hunter's paintings are different yet familiar, a function of his nearly monochromatic palette and his sharp and somewhat unconventional worldview. This detail, taken...
Battling the Weather — and Winning — in Ellicott City
Last year it was beastly hot. This year, participants in Paint It! Ellicott City, a plein air event in Ellicott City, Maryland, were spared...
Red Wing, Minnesota, and Plein Air Painting
The Red Wing Arts Association (RWAA) announced the winners at its 7th Annual Plein Air Art and Music Festival, and sang special praise for...
Winners Named at Prestigious Door County Event
The event is now over in Fish Creek, Wisconsin. So who won at the Door County Plein Air Festival? "Niagara...
Why This Works: “El Malpais Rocks, 10 AM”
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
Painting Opportunity in Victor, Colorado
Mark your calendar on Labor Day Weekend if you wish to travel to "the sunny side of Pikes Peak" and participate in the 14th...
SOCALPAPA Breaks Sales Record
The Southern California Plein Air Painters Association (SOCALPAPA) broke their sales record last week at their show "SOCALPAPA Paints the Orange County Parks and...
A Powerful Reminder of Colorado’s Beauty
The images and descriptions from Plein Air Artists Colorado's recent event at Crested Butte are a jaw-dropping reminder that the Centennial State has some...
Up Close: “Approaching Abstraction” at Marcia Burtt Studio
Seven artists "diverge from realism" and paint the landscape in this exhibition, which runs through September 1 at Marcia Burtt Studio in Santa Barbara,...
Parting Shot: What Rain?
Jeffrey Baumgartner, whom some of you may know from the Publisher's Invitational Paint Out and others may know from his acting turns in Shakespearean...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Edwin C. Bertolet
San Francisco painter Edwin C. Bertolet finds that his favorite place to paint is a place that offers numerous light effects and is relatively...
Painting to Preserve the Landscape
Three Wyoming artists are part of the growing movement to use plein air painting to help raise awareness and funds to preserve undeveloped land....
Easton, By the Numbers
The dust is settling after another great year of plein air painting at Plein Air-Easton! in Easton, Maryland, and here's the skinny. ...
Winners in the Rockies
The Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters recently presented their 2013 awards at a show at the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center in Jackson...
Joy on the Garden Tour
What's the hospitality for artists like in the Highlands portion of North Carolina? Ask the plein air painters who were guests this year of...
Painting a 2-inch Plein Air?
Thomas Wood filled a gallery with plein air work this year, and the results were quite a handful. For this show, Wood was required...
Plein Air–Easton Winners Announced
Judge Don Demers chose the following winners from the 116 paintings submitted by 58 artists at Plein Air--Easton! last weekend in Easton, Maryland. ...