Results from Capitola
The third annual Capitola Plein Air competition recently wrapped up in sunny California where 40 talented artists went head-to-head for over $2000 in awards. The winners were. . .
“Painted Parks” Receives State Honor
Mounted in 2016, “The Nature of Art: Painted Parks” by Indiana artist Rick Wilson and the Richmond Art Museum was recently recognized by the Indiana Historical Society, winning this state-wide honor.
Plein Air Helps Conserve
South of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, the 1,400-acre Radnor Lake State Park features nearly eight miles of hiking trails and hundreds of species of plants and wildlife. Established in 2004, the Friends of Radnor Lake and the Chestnut Group have mounted an annual plein air exhibition to benefit the park’s conservation.
Blockbuster Season Finale
Camden Falls Gallery in Maine has mounted a great exhibition to cap off 2017, featuring the works of Susan Graeber, Kathleen Robbins, Charles Fenner Ball, and Stefan Pastuhov! Details here.
Landscapes Then and Now
Gallery of Wisconsin Art in West Bend will soon open its doors to an incredible landscape exhibition featuring nearly 100 artists both contemporary and historic. You don’t want to miss out on this display!
A Longing for Home
An array of recent paintings by Kathie Odom is currently gracing the walls of this Atlanta, Georgia, gallery.
Is Shadows-on-the-Teche Looking for You?
November 15 is the deadline to enter the annual Shadows-on-the-Teche Plein Air Competition, slated for March 10-16, 2018 in New Iberia, Louisiana. Details here!
Call for (Water Media) Art
Winners will be awarded more than $7,000 in prizes during the 41st International Watermedia Exhibition, juried by Iain Stewart. Want to throw your hat in the ring? The deadline is approaching.
Trees
Trees are an essential element of almost every landscape painting, and they present challenges to plain air painters who determine their shape, scale, coloration,...
Featured Artwork: Katherine Galbraith
"Trout Lake"
8 x 10 in.
Oil on line
$300
https://katherinegalbraithfineart.com/collections/75021
Katherine Galbraith, a native of Memphis, TN, is a nationally known artist who has received numerous awards and...
A First Since 2005
Brazier Gallery in Richmond, Virginia, is greatly anticipating the opening of this internationally acclaimed artist’s first solo show there in 12 years.
EXHIBITION: McNally at Benicia
New works by watercolorist Samantha McNally will soon be featured at the well-known Benicia Plein Air Gallery in California.
Must-See Moods of California
J. Bond Francisco, Edgar Payne, Paul Lauritz, and William Wendt are among the blockbuster artists represented during the Irvine Museum’s current exhibition “Moods of California,” which explores seven unique ecological regions of the Golden State.
Yee-haw! Plein Air Texas Winners
The meteoric rise of EnPleinAirTEXAS has been something to behold. 2017 was the event’s fourth year, and it has already become one of the most well-attended and sought-out painting competitions in the United States. Featuring 34 of the nation’s top outdoor painters in 2017 — find out here who rounded up honors and lassoed awards.
Who Captured Cape Ann?
The second annual Cape Ann Plein Air event recently wrapped up in Massachusetts with some remarkable results. Which artists seized the moment?
Awards from Inaugural Tulsa Event
Thirty-five artists recently converged in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for the inaugural Plein Air Tulsa! Competition, judged by the nationally known Gil Adams. With Tulsa’s outstanding subjects to paint — such as gardens, parks, and Art Deco architecture — which artists captured them best?
How to Get Value From Your Painting After It’s Sold
Well-known painter Jane Hunt has had a busy and successful year — complete with a number of workshops, the Plein Air Convention, and several competition awards. The artist recently had some thoughts about maximizing a painting’s value, even after it’s left your possession.
The Painter from Ipanema
On a recent trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, my wife and I were walking along the sidewalk at Ipanema Beach when I noticed a group of plein air painters in the median strip between the different lane directions on the boulevard.
12,000 Miles of Friendship and Painting
While outdoor painting in solitude can be healing, meditative, and enjoyable, there’s no doubt that bonding with friends while creating something beautiful has a special appeal. Two close friends decided to take it one step further, traveling nearly 12,000 miles in total to soak up North America and Canada’s beauty in mind, body, spirit, and paint.
PAPNM to Showcase Juried Members Works
The ninth edition of the Plein Air Painters of New Mexico National Juried Members show will be opening at Sorrel Sky Gallery in November. In 2017, acclaimed artist Bob Rohm is juror of awards while Roger Williams, Dave Ballew, and Shanan Campbell Wells made the exhibition selections.