Why This Works: “Lobstah Boats”
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: Nantucket, 9 a.m.
Marianne Valenti Kuhn snapped this photo of her fellow painters working up some studies on Nantucket, in Massachusetts. Pictured are Kendall...
Robert Bateman: Why Plein Air Painting Is Important
Robert Bateman, one of the most successful representational artists working today, thinks plein air painting is very important -- but not as an art...
Painting the Same Spectacular Views as a Past Master
Thomas R. Dunlay recently offered his workshop participants the chance to paint on the farm of one of America's greatest impressionist painters. ...
De-Modernizing a Castle
Some people may see a tourist stop; an artist will see a fine pastoral scene. Egon Miklavcic told us about his process and the...
Talent Attracted to Wisconsin
A picturesque town of 40,000 can ably support a plein air event, with dazzling entries and solid winners. Want proof?
New Berlin, Wisconsin, population 39,700,...
Painting on a Forbidden Island
What's it like to paint in one of the few spots in the world the U.S. government forbids (most) of its citizens from visiting?
In...
Why This Works: “Spray Along the Marginal Way”
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 on Grass Five Stories Up
Life is unpredictable for a plein air painter. Sometimes you paint in a windy mountain meadow, and sometimes you paint on top of a...
Paintings on “Terra Firma”
A stellar cast of artists contributed to a landscape show in Culver City, California. Who's on view?
Jeremy Lipking, Matt Smith, Ray Roberts, Josh Elliott,...
Apocalypse Now?
What would the world look like if humans did little to protect it? A new exhibition explores this and similar questions.
David Wagner has assembled...
Parting Shot: Irresistible Tug
Sometimes your boat comes in -- and you wish it hadn't.
Tony D'Amico files this report from Northport, New York, on Long Island: "I am...
Why You Should Take an iPad Into the Field
Many plein air artists have one simple reaction to digital art: horror. Here's why they may be wrong.
An application on an iPad or similar...
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...