Anatomy of an Award Winner: Lon Brauer’s “Grandpa”
How do you get into the Outdoor Painters Society’s Plein Air Southwest Salon? One of the harder ways is the way Lon Brauer did it.
Artists Helping: Donate to Help Survivors of Oakland Fire That Killed Dozens of Artists
The Gray Area Foundation for the Arts, a well-established nonprofit in the San Francisco area, is raising money online to help the survivors and the families of the victims of the December 2 Oakland warehouse fire that claimed 36 people, many of them artists and musicians.
Why This Works: Large Bold Shapes Suggest Abstraction
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they succeed as painted images. This week, she discusses Don Bishop’s “September Flower Farm.”
EXHIBITION: Rolando S. Barrero, in Benicia, CA
In January, Rolando S. Barrero will be the featured artist at Benicia Plein Air Gallery in Benicia, California.
OPPORTUNITY: Paint the Bayou in March
The Shadows-on-the-Teche plein air event draws painters to Bayou Teche, in Louisiana at the Mississippi Delta. Get in on it this year.
Parting Shot: Your Lights Are Shining Brightly
Ted Garcia got into the holiday spirit by painting in sub-zero temperatures. That’s a plein air painter for ya.
Parting Shot: The Exquisite Loneliness of the Plein Air Painter
This may look lonely to some, but plein air painters know what a thrill it is to set up in a spot like this.
OPPORTUNITY: Los Gatos Plein Air in June
The Los Gatos Plein Air event, in California June 13-17, says it has something for every artist.
EXHIBITION: Small Works at Debra Huse, on Balboa Island, CA
’Tis the season for brisk sales of small paintings, and Debra Huse Gallery knows it. Her stellar lineup of artists has pieces perfect for stocking stuffing.
Artists and Conservancy: Depicting the Native American Legacy
In this series, artist Lori Putnam speaks on the role artists can play in the conservation and preservation of land, cultures, and buildings. In this installment, Putnam discusses the Sedona Plein Air Festival’s theme of Native American Legacy.
Why This Works: Foreground Chamisa Strengthens Focal Point
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they succeed as painted images. This week, she discusses Joe Anna Arnett’s “Trestle.”
Get Your Work Appraised, Help a Museum
Those within travel distance of Hingham, Massachusetts, can get paintings appraised by an expert while benefiting a local museum, on December 10.
Painting From a Boat in the Low Country
Jason Zimmer loves to be on the water. He’s a fervent fisherman. He’s also an artist and a teacher at SCAD. Put Savannah, painting, and fishing together, and you get an interesting body of work.
Artists Helping: Art Therapy for Struggling Adults
In this season of giving, many people are looking for ways they can make a difference and help other folks. Here’s one worthy cause, and an easy one for artists with extra art materials.
Robert Stump’s Plein Air Paintings Are Illuminating — Literally
New York State artist Robert Stump paints pleasing plein air scenes on location that end up as lampshades, putting the art in arts & crafts. How?
Featured Artwork: Cindy Wilbur
“Splendor”
Oil
16 x 16 in.
About the Artist:
Cindy was born and raised in San Diego. She has loved art as far back as she can remember.
Her...
Featured Artwork: Mike Simpson
“Road to Spencer Flats”
watercolor
14 x 21 in.
$1800
About the Artist:
“Using watercolors for their transparency and loose suggestive qualities or oil paints for their opacity, texture...
Featured Artwork: Robert J. Simone
“The Item–A”
Oil on linen
14 x 18 in.
Artist Choice Award, Tighlman Island Event at Plein Air Easton 2016
Available for purchase
Robert J. Simone, An American Artist
Robert...
Featured Artwork: L. R I C H I C H I
“Magenta Morn” (detail)
Oil
12 x 24 in.
About the Artist
Watch a quick video about artist Linda Richichi by clicking here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kkZ5mhnInE
Richichi has painted since the age...
Featured Artwork: Camille Przewodek
“Heisler Park in the Afternoon”
oil on panel
16 x 20 in.
About the Artist:
Camille Przewodek is an acknowledged authority on color who regularly serves as an...