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. ...
Why This Works: “Spring Renewal”
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: Tony D’Amico
Preferred painting spots can have challenging elements, breathtaking views, or untamed stretches of wild nature. But for Tony D'Amico, more than anything, there's no...
Painter Picks Plan B
The postcard view is often not the best one for a painting. Just ask Julia Seelos. The Redwood City, California, painter...
Last Call: American Vistas Competition
The Missouri Valley Impressionist Society reminds artists that August 1 is the deadline to enter "American Vistas," a landscape exhibition slated for the Buttonwood...
Last Call: Inaugural Plein Air Shorewood Event
August 1 is the deadline to register for the first annual Plein Air Shorewood event, scheduled for Sept. 19 through 21 in Milwaukee. ...
How to Talk to Artists
Marie Vlasic wrote a blog post about the things people should and shouldn't say to artists at an art fair, and the response has...
Peggi Kroll-Roberts on Lois Dodd
We don't always have room to include all the great information we get in artist interviews, but online we can make sure these nuggets...