Parting Shot: Bruce Katz in Sonoma
San Francisco painter Bruce Katz saw a house on a hill in Sonoma County and painted it from afar, with good results. ...
Winning a $20,000 Fellowship
Tom Nachreiner was busy when the news was announced that he had won the 22nd National Exhibition Dorothy Driehaus Mellin Fellowship for Midwestern Artists...
Painting the Figure Outdoors With Bellerose
Patricia Bellerose was the overall winner in PleinAir magazine's April/May Salon contest for a piece that also won Best Floral -- but she doesn't...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Richard Gallego
Richard Gallego knows the answer right away to the question "Where's your favorite place to paint?" His instant reply is, "Outdoors." But, when pressed,...
Prather Takes Top Prize in Santa Fe
Jeanne Mackenzie gave the Best of Show award to Richard Prather for his painting "Caja del Rio Canyon" recently at Plein Air Santa Fe....
Events and Winners at Crooked Tree
The Crooked Tree Arts Center in Petoskey, Michigan, recently hosted two notable events, and awarded thousands of dollars in prizes. Who won the $3,000...
Gallery Spotlight: Mockingbird Gallery
This Central Oregon gallery promotes its plein air artists in a very logical way. The interior of Mockingbird Gallery, in Bend,...
Useful Website: Kathleen Dunphy Fine Art
Kathleen Dunphy is not exceedingly diligent about "feeding the beast" -- her blog will be updated several times one month, then she may take...
Artists Are Improvisers, Chapter 112
Choosing a tripod for a plein air setup can be difficult. Requirements seem to be at cross purposes -- it needs to be stable,...
Parting Shot: Aspens
Who's that painting aspens in the hills above Telluride, Colorado? John White dropped us a note to say the Telluride Plein...
Painting on Copper Plates
Mikel Wintermantel paints on copper plates instead of canvas or panels, and he's been winning awards in plein air competitions. Why does he prefer...
Women Artists Band Together in Alaska for Workshop
In Alaska a small group of women have long had the breathtaking subarctic scenes of woods, lakes and mountains all to themselves, but for...
Last Call for Liz Afif National Juried Competition
The July 15 deadline is fast approaching for the Plein Air national juried exhibition organized by Liz Afif Gallery in Philadelphia. ...
Plein Air Inside Car Wins Easels Top Prize
The Grand Prize Winner at the Easels event in Frederick, Maryland, at the end of June was painted in inclement weather -- but the...
Plein Air Artists Go Rogue in Oregon
James Sampsel, an artist and a whitewater rafting guide, has arranged a rafting trip that takes plein air painters to otherwise inaccessible areas to...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Dino Massaroni
There are usually good reasons why a few celebrated painting spots are beloved among artists. Ohio artist Dino Massaroni's favorite spot to paint not...
Strong Sales and Good Turnout at Jackson’s Plein Air Festival
More than 45 artists participated at the Plein Air Festival held by the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming, in late June....
Los Gatos Plein Air Winners Announced
Top winners were chosen at Los Gatos Plein Air, a painting event and exhibition held June 18 through 22 in Los Gatos, California. ...
Useful Website: Daily Paintworks
An oil painting for $65? This website raises eyebrows among working artists for a number of reasons. Daily Paintworks (DPW) allows...
Artist Gets All Wrapped Up in Her Work
We've all been there -- paper towels or paint rags take to the wind, and we're chasing after them, frantically. It...