Plein Air Easton

Plein Air Easton Blows Past $500K in Art Sales

A juried event organized by the Avalon Foundation, it was announced today that art sales exceeded $500,000 over the course of the 10-day festival. The results were ...
"Mountain Meadow Mosaic" by Josh Elliott, landscape painting

Two Years of Painting in Colorado

Twenty exceptional painters, including Bill Anton, Josh Elliott, and Jay Moore, have spent the last two years capturing the beauty of ...
Plein Air Painting retreat

August 2023 Plein Air Painting Events

Take advantage of these in-person and virtual plein air painting opportunities from our special guide!
Door County Plein Air Festival

Happening Now: Door County Plein Air Festival

The Door County Plein Air Festival in Fish Creek, Wisconsin, features 35 invited plein air masters and takes place among ...
Boudin painting of ships

Monet’s Hat Tip to Boudin

As a plein air artist, you are part of one of the largest art movements in history. Learn about those who have helped start this movement in some way, and be inspired ...
Plein Air Easton Quick Draw

Happening Now – 19th Annual Plein Air Easton

Plein Air Easton is a 10-day art competition and festival in Easton, Maryland. Learn about the upcoming "Meet the Artists" event, and discover four quick facts!
The art gallery; Photo credit: Rick Cleland

’23 Elora Plein Air Festival Recap

A brief report of the Annual Elora Plein Air Festival (Ontario, May ‘23) from event judge Valerie Kent.
Mary Garrish, "Quiet," 16 x 16 inches, oil on linen

It’s Quiet

Tonalist Mary Garrish's painting "Quiet" will be on display during the American Impressionist Society's 24th Annual National Juried Exhibition from ...
2023 Dan Guida Best of Show Award: "Domesticated" by Naomi Tiry Salgado

It’s Good to Be “Domesticated”

The plein air landscape painting "Domesticated" by Naomi Tiry Salgado won the Dan Guida Best of Show Award at this year's Red Wing Arts Plein Air event.
Painting of Cows - Richard Oversmith, "Morning Graze," oil on linen, 48 x 68 in.

En Plein Mountain Air

Exhibition: Two impressionists who, after travels and studies throughout the world, have returned to the Blue Ridge, inspired by its natural beauty.
Laurel Sherrie, “Pt. Buchon Trail, Stonehenge Out of the Mist," oil on canvas, 30” x 48”

Visual Vignettes

Paintings by Laurel Sherrie on View: "Visual Vignettes, Point Buchon"
A happy artist during one of the paint-outs at the annual Plein Air Convention & Expo

Your July 2023 Plein Air Painting Events

Take advantage of these in-person and virtual plein air painting opportunities from our special guide!
Plein air painter Ryan Jensen

Paint San Clemente 2023 First Place Winner Is …

The 21st Annual Paint San Clemente took place recently, complete with a Quick Draw at the SCAA Gallery and an ...
Arte in Loco / Studio Peregrino

Arte in Loco

In addition to painting, the entire town was animated with parades, games, cultural and technological demonstrations, and many other activities.
Vincent van Gogh, “Wheat Field with Cypresses,” June 1889, Oil on canvas, 28 7/8 x 36 3/4 in. (73.2 x 93.4 cm), The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Worth the Trip: Explore Van Gogh’s Cypresses

“Van Gogh’s Cypresses” will be the first show to focus on the unique vision the artist brought to bear on the towering trees ...
Randall Graham with his 1st Place winning painting at the 2023 Wayne Plein Air Festival

“Sometimes Crazy Ideas Pay Off”

This year's first place winner of the Wayne Plein Air Festival reflects on his winning painting.
"Apparently This Wasn't a Brothel," Mat Barber Kennedy, First Place North Carolina Plein Air Art Fest 2023

“Apparently This Wasn’t a Brothel”

Celebrating Art and Community: Highlights from the 2023 North Carolina Plein Air Art Festival New Bern
Plein air painter John Misner

Reader Spotlight: John Misner’s Favorite Subject

"My favorite subject to paint is a landscape with some architecture. Here I am at Santa Fe on All Saints' Day 2022." ~ John...
Karen Leoni, "Coasting," oil on linen, 12 x 20 in.

Two Perspectives

Karen Leoni and Maria SantoStefano are the Featured Artists at Benicia Plein Air Gallery (California) from June 2-25, 2023, and ...
Cuttyhunk Plein Air takes place June 17 this year

Your June 2023 Plein Air Painting Events

Take advantage of these in-person and virtual plein air painting opportunities from our special guide!