Plein Air Painters of New Mexico Juried Show Winners
Who did judge Jeff Legg choose for Best of Show in New Mexico?
When a Community Really Wants a Plein Air Event
Santa Cruz County lost its plein air event a few years ago, but the local community wanted it back. The city of Capitola and Jenny Shelton did something about it last year, and in its second year, Capitola Plein Air seems to have hit its stride. How’d they do it?
The Meteoric Rise of EnPleinAirTEXAS
In just its third year, this event in San Angelo, in Texas Hill Country, is drawing raves from the top names in plein air painting.
The Movement That Is Changing The Art World
Early on, plein air pioneers in Europe broke new ground, among them great painters like Constable, Corot, and later,
Monet and friends. In America, the...
Parting Shot: Halloween Weekend, Donkeys, and Dark Underpaintings
Ed Cahill found his thrill painting a hill on a friend’s property at a key moment in the autumn season.
OPPORTUNITY: Artist in Wilderness Residency, CO
Four residencies in the Colorado wilderness are available to mixed medium artists.
Painting in a City Recovering from a Hurricane
The Savannah Art Association had to postpone its Paint Out for two weeks because of effects of Hurricane Matthew, but the group finally held its event and named some winners, albeit with one relocation.
Why This Works: Leading the Viewer Into and Around the Scene
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, Chaya Schapiro.
Painting Carefully From the Start So That Every Stage Could Be a Finish
Michele Z. Farrier is very careful with her underpainting, in part because she always hopes that her piece will feel done to her from the earliest stages, when the abstract nature of the painting most simply but effectively states the scene’s feeling.
Jane Hunt’s Award-Winning Approach to Sunsets
Jane Hunt’s painting of North Boulder Pond titled “August Sunset” recently won the Plein Air Painters of New Mexico’s 2016 Summer Nights Contest. Her approach: Preparation allows intuitive painting in fleeting light.
That Place Where You Need Cobalt Turquoise Light
Josh Adam is currently in Bermuda creating paintings for a show opening in March 2017. Sounds like a dream gig, no? Not entirely.
EXHIBITION: J. Waid Griffin, in Albuquerque
The plein air landscapes of J. Waid Griffin will be on view from Friday through December 31 at Purple Sage Gallery in Albuquerque’s Old...
The Meteoric Rise of EnPleinAirTEXAS
In just its third year, this event in San Angelo, in Texas Hill Country, is drawing raves from the top names in plein air...
Spotlight on PACE Faculty: Joe Gyurcsak and the Joy of Mud
Joe Gyurcsak is not afraid of color, as his paintings show. But his favorite quote is from Edgar Degas, who said that galleries wanted...
An Artist Tells About Fall Color Week Through Paintings
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Nearly 70 painters joined PleinAir magazine publisher Eric Rhoads to paint Maine’s Schoodic Peninsula recently during Fall...
Why This Works: Skewing Things a Bit to Add Energy and Movement
- Jeanne Mackenzie reporting -
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and...
OPPORTUNITY: Naples, FL in February
February is a good time to be someplace warm, and Naples, Florida, fits that bill. It also boasts a rich collector base.
Lead Image:...
Parting Shot: Would You, Could You, on One Wheel?
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Plein air painters love a challenge. Some don’t know where to stop. James Gurney never stops —...
EXHIBITION: Women Artists: Past & Present, in South Pasadena, CA
Through November 19, the Laurie Hendricks Gallery in South Pasadena, California, is hosting “Women Artists: Past & Present,” a show inspired by the new...
Sedona’s Stellar List of Winners
Sedona Plein Air in Arizona attracted some top talent for its recent event. Who won?
Here are the highlights.
Patrick Saunders won Best in Show with...