Keeping Bright Colors in Check
Kyle Buckland recently painted along Beaver Dam Creek in the Backbone Rock National Forest in Tennessee and had to adjust his usual bright palette...
Look Closely at the Surface
We begin a new series of close-up details of plein air paintings that can suggest ways of handling oils, watercolors, pastels, and other media...
March 15th Final Deadline for Salon Competition!
There are just a few more days left to enter the PleinAir Salon competition and compete for $20,000 in cash prizes (www.pleinairsalon.com). ...
The Big Winners in Maui
The 2013 Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational Best in Show Award was presented to Ken Auster for his painting "Maui Mosaic." Find out who...
2013 Events in Ireland and Ecuador
If you feel like joining organized plein air events abroad this summer, you might consider joining other dedicated outdoor painters in Ireland (July 29-August...
Tennessee Artists’ Benefit Show
On March 8 and 9, the Chestnut Group will hold an art show and sale to benefit the Friends of Warner Parks, a nonprofit...
Apply to National Park Service Artist-in-Residence Programs
The national parks have always welcomed artistic interpretations in support of land advocacy; Thomas Moran's evocative and astounding paintings directly influenced the establishment of...
Colorado Artists Plan National Show
Plein Air Artists Colorado (PAAC) is beginning to organize its annual national juried show and sale, this year to be held at Abend Gallery...
Lager & Landscapes Featured in Maryland
Artist and gallery owner Crystal Moll is hosting an exhibition of paintings by herself, Tim Kelly, and Tim Bell, as well as a sampling...
Recycle Your Laptop as a Plein Air Box
Not sure what to do with that old laptop computer no one can repair or upgrade? Arizona artist Karen McLain came up with a...
Paint the Snow
Californian Kathleen Dunphy has an informative blog in which she offers advice about painting on location. She recently posted some great recommendations for painting...
Colorado Gallery Supports Painting Trip
Shaun Horne of the Oh-Be-Joyful Gallery made arrangements for several plein air painters to have the use of a rental property in Telluride, Colorado,...
Plein Air Begins in Maui
What more ideal painting location could there be for the first big invitational plein air event of 2013 than the Hawaiian island of Maui?...
Colorado Artists Enjoy Winter Paint-Out
During a recent paint-out, Lorenzo Chavez was the special guest of both the Plein Air Artists of Colorado (PAAC) and the Pastel Society of...
New Plein Air Venue in Florida
The new Academic Village in Seaside, Florida, is developing an educational program that will include plein air workshops, events, and painting opportunities. Find out...
Paint in Private Gardens in Charlotte, NC
All serious plein air painters are invited to participate in the Charlotte, North Carolina Garden Club’s 59th Annual Mint Museum Garden Tour. If you...
Being a “Color Interaction” Painter
Virginia artist Ron Boehmer builds layers of saturated oil colors to achieve luminosity in both his plein air and studio paintings. He offers a...
Degas’ Studies from Life
For several successive evenings in January 1879, Edgar Degas (1834-1917) made graphite drawings and pastel paintings during performances by a famous aerialist known as...
The Private Edgar Degas in Colorado
Foothills Art Center in Golden, CO will present an extraordinary exhibition of drawings, prints, and photographs by Edgar Degas (1834-1917) from April 6 through...
The Man Show in California
Some of the talented California women and men who participate in plein air events will display their figurative paintings in The Man Show in...