Speaking of Winners…
Congratulations to everyone who participated and placed in the 14th Annual Wayne Art Center Plein Air Festival! Best in Show went to ...
Inspired at Art Fairs
Plein air painter Richard J. Oliver shares how participating in art fairs has been more rewarding than he could have imagined.
Your Plein Air Painting Events Guide for May 2022
Take advantage of these in-person and virtual plein air painting opportunities from our special guide!
An Artist’s Dream: Painting in New Zealand
There’s an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean that’s about the size of Colorado. It has deep glacier lakes and active volcanoes, and it is the destination for a group of plein air painters led by Eric Rhoads this coming September.
2022 Shadows-on-the-Teche Plein Air Award Winners
Discover who placed for what at the The 8th annual Shadows-on-the-Teche Plein Air Painting Competition in Louisiana.
Your Plein Air Painting Events Guide for April 2022
Take advantage of these in-person and virtual plein air painting opportunities from our special guide!
Winners From the 16th Annual Borrego Springs Plein Air Invitational
Thirteen invited plein air artists from both coasts and several western states made a strong showing this March...
Over 40 Hudson River School Landscapes on View
This closely-knit group of artists, together with like-minded poets and writers, forged a self-consciously “American” landscape vision and literary voice.
Colorado’s First Female Resident Artist
As a plein air painter, you are part of one of the largest art movements in history. Learn about one of the women who helped start this movement in some way, and be inspired to continue your own journey.
Your Plein Air Painting Events Guide for March 2022
Take advantage of these in-person and virtual plein air painting opportunities from our special guide!
13 Reasons to Meet Us in Santa Fe
It will be so exciting to see old friends, make new ones, attend classes and presentations indoors throughout the day and then, as one big group, head outside to paint each day in the late afternoon.
Coming in January: National Mentoring Month
January is "National Mentoring Month," and what better way to mentor than to share the practice of plein air painting with a young person?
Who Was Victorious in the November Salon
Bob Malenfant, owner of southwest Gallery, has revealed his selections for the winners in this round of the Plein Air Salon.
Wow-Factor Paintings from the Plein Air Salon, October 2021
Patricia Terwilliger, Co-Owner of Jones & Terwilliger Galleries, has revealed her selections for the winners in the Plein Air Salon October Art Competition.
My Artist Spirit Guide Is …
Just for fun! Who is your artist spirit guide? Check this "guide," and then tell us!
Gifted: Collecting the Art of California
The exhibition chronicles the history of a lesson in art appreciation for a SoCal high school that would mature into "one of the most outstanding collections of early California Impressionism in the nation."
Texas Plein Air Event Breaks the Record in 2021
Something magical happened when 31 award-winning artists rode in from 16 states and saddled-up with their easels to paint on 14 private ranches in West Texas.
Chicago For Real
From neighborhood landmarks to well-trod park paths to unnamed alleys, each of these paintings has a familiar feeling of Chicago.
I Am a Plein Air Painter and That Is Why …
Just for fun! Use predictive text to finish the sentence, and then share your answer with us by ...
Your Plein Air Painting Events Guide for November 2021
Take advantage of these in-person and virtual plein air painting opportunities from our special guide!