My Favorite Place to Paint: Jeanne Mackenzie
Jeanne Mackenzie's favorite place to paint is her neighbor's backyard. The reason: gallus gallus domesticus, the domesticated chicken. The chickens in...
10 Artists Become Signature Members of Laguna Plein Air Painters Association
Ten artists joined the ranks of signature members in the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association on May 14, according to the organization. ...
Kevin Macpherson Goes to China
Noted painter and instructor Kevin Macpherson has made several trips to China over the last four years, with the latest being this spring. It...
PleinAir Publisher Eric Rhoads Speaker at OPA Opening
InSight Gallery, in Fredericksburg, Texas, will host the National Juried Exhibition of the Oil Painters of America from May 17 through June 17, and...
Painting Inspiration in Central Oregon
Do you need a spectacular view to inspire you, or perhaps one just to shake you out of a rut? Go to Oregon on...
Art Festival Funds Preservation of River Habitat in Central California
Art lovers within driving distance of Central California may want to make a trip to Paso Robles on May 25, when the town hosts...
Deadline Nears for America’s Parks II Competition
The jurors have been announced for the America's Parks II competition, which asks artists to depict America's National Parks and earn one of at...
One Last Chance to Paint in the Publisher’s Invitational
Last year's thoroughly enjoyable Publisher's Invitational Paint Out, hosted by PleinAir magazine and held in the Adirondack Mountains near Saranac Lake, inspired most of...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Thomas Caleb Goggans
Thomas Caleb Goggans lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee, a river town in the Southeastern United States with its fair share of beauty, history, and quirkiness....
Because Even Painting Websites Need Cat Photos
This photo by Jim Leland proves it: Plein air painting is attracting an increasingly diverse audience. The picture was taken at...
Beware the Plastic Cougar
A slightly larger and less animated cat "threatened" Peter Adams, the president of the California Arts Club. Adams encountered a mountain...
Clucking in Approval
Cats aren't the only critters who appreciate art instruction. It seems that artist Michael Chesley Johnson was a hit among the hens last week...
Plein Air Painting in Bucks County
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, the area that inspired American Impressionists such as Daniel Garber, Edward Redfield, and William Lathrop, continues its tradition of fostering the...
Sold-Out Plein Air Convention Returns With Deal for Early Birds
April's Plein Air Convention & Expo, held in Monterey, California, sold out and was the subject of almost embarrassingly effusive praise after the event....
Deadline Near for Paint the Poudre Plein Air Competition
A 10-day plein air painting competition to benefit and protect the scenic Cache La Poudre River, in Northern Colorado, will be held July 1...
SCAPE Calls for Artists
SCAPE (Southern California Artists Painting for the Environment) is hosting a paint-out in Santa Barbara on May 11 and a subsequent "Ingathering" of artwork...
Plein Air Luminaries Gather in Laguna Beach
On April 27, the Autry Museum and John Geraghty teamed up with the California Art Club to present their Annual Plein Air Paint Out...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Robert J. Simone
For years, Florida artist Robert J. Simone had a quick answer for people who asked where he liked to paint: Fort Desoto State Park...
In Detail: Rick Wilson’s “Going Small: An Exhibition of Small Paintings”
Last fall, Indiana artist Rick Wilson contemplated the sluggish economy, recalled the flat first-quarter sales of his paintings in past years, and decided to...
Sandra Hildreth: “The Wild, Wild West”
Sandra Hildreth, an artist from Saranac Lake, New York, is currently the subject of a solo show at the Adirondack Artists Guild, in Saranac...