Plein Air Goings-on in Washington
Artist and instructor Ned Mueller is anchoring a show at the Seattle Design Center this summer, and Washington painter Jim Lamb was recently celebrated...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Kim Lordier
Kim Lordier doesn't just have a favorite place to paint, she has a favorite tree. Bluefish Cove It's a cypress tree...
You Know You’re Painting in Rough Country When…
As Kathleen Michele Williams and her companions were leaving Limestone Canyon in Southern California after doing some plein air painting, they came upon a...
Plein Air Painting on Network TV
Artists are buzzing about the new Subaru car commercial that depicts the pleasures and perils of plein air painting. In another...
Why This Works: Correct Values in the Distance, Balance of Large Shapes
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
Robert Douglas Hunter to Judge Adams Farm 2013 Paint Out
Noted realist painter Robert Douglas Hunter, a prominent figure in the Boston School and arguably the foremost student (along with Richard Lack) of R.H....
Painting Florida’s “Forgotten Coast”
The Forgotten Coast Cultural Coalition, a nonprofit organization promoting cultural events along Florida's Panhandle coast from Alligator Point to Mexico Beach in the Panama...
Carmel Art Festival Announces Winners
Calvin Liang served as judge at the 20th Annual Carmel Art Festival, which was held in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, May 6 through 19. Aimee Erickson...
First-Person Perspective: Thomas Kitts at the Carmel Art Festival
Another post on this site discusses the details of the Carmel Art Festival, which wrapped up on May 19. Now read Thomas Kitts's first-person...
CAC 102nd Annual Gold Medal Exhibition Opens June 2 at USC
The California Art Club will hold its 102nd Gold Medal Exhibition June 2 through 23 at the University of Southern California's Fisher Museum of...
PAWA To Have Plein Air-Studio Show in Fall
Plein Air Washington Artists are celebrating the state's centennial in two interesting ways. The group is attempting to visit and paint as many of...
A Diagram for Good Values
Getting the values correct is key to a strong composition and painting, but seeing the values and mixing the right hue for the local...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Stephen Bach
Stephen Bach drives to the middle of downtown Winter Park, Florida, when he wants to paint his favorite spot. He sets up right along...
What an Exhibition Judge Sees
What's going through the mind of a juror as he or she is judging an exhibition? Artist and juror William Schneider was willing to...
Call for Artists: Registration Open for Paint Berlin (Maryland)
The Worcester County Arts Council opened registration on May 1 for the 4th annual "Paint Berlin" plein air competition, in Berlin, Maryland. The top...
In Wisconsin, “We Came, We Saw, We Painted” … and Some Won
The Wisconsin Plein Air Painters Association held its "We Came, We Saw, We Painted" event on May 10, which culminated in a show at...
Cumberland Society to Award More Than $8,000 at Inaugural Show
The Cumberland Society of Painters will present a $5,000 first place award to someone at its 1st annual national juried exhibition, which will be...
California Art Club is “On the Water” With New Show
The California Art Club is focusing on the theme of water in its current exhibition at the Old Mill, in San Marino, California. The...
Callaway Gardens Paint Out Winners Announced
The Georgia resort and nature preserve Callaway Gardens holds a Paint Out each spring, with substantial prizes available to artists. This year's event resulted...
People Are Painting Paris!
While many of us are painting our local parks, people, and plebeian buildings, some of us are painting ... Paris. Stan Moeller paused amid...