Salmagundi Club Throws Bash for Building, Rossi – and it’s BYOD
When Roger Rossi is thrown a birthday party, historic buildings get TLC. That’s because the fiesta is BYOD (Bring Your Own Donation).
Rossi, an official...
What Pulled Painters to Western North Carolina?
More than two dozen plein air painters gathered recently in Cashiers, North Carolina, to enjoy the natural beauty, compete for awards, and raise money...
Paint Du Nord? Win the Cash
Duluth, Minnesota, was the destination for 40 artists recently for Plein Air Duluth: Paint Du Nord, a plein air competition hosted by the Duluth...
PleinAir Salon Winner Seeks ‘Beauty and Dignity,’ Knows ‘There’s No Ugly Color’
The winner of the April-May contest in the PleinAir Salon has many thoughtful things to say about art and process, but when you ask...
New Faces Win in Easton
Some familiar names on the plein air painting circuit participated in Plein Air Easton this year, but new faces dominated the winners list.
The top...
What’s More Beautiful Than a Field of Lavender?
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
The organizer of this paint-out in Oregon gets permission from 27 lavender farms to allow artists to...
One Never Tires of Glacier National Park
- Kathleen B. Hudson reporting -
If it’s not already on there, you might want to add Glacier National Park to your bucket list of...
Filling a Need, and Seeing an Art Product Take Off
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Renee Lammers was spending more than $5 a week on sketchbooks, an amount she deemed too high....
Why This Works: Zeroing in on What’s Important
- Jeanne Mackenzie reporting -
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and...
Get Noticed by a Hamptons Art Dealer
- Staff reporting -
Would you like to have the owner of one of the finest galleries in New York’s tony Hamptons area see your...
OPPORTUNITY: Inaugural Plein Air Event, Cape Ann, Massachusetts
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Coastal Massachusetts, one of the most inspiring places in America to paint, now has another plein air...
Parting Shot: Paint Your Wagon
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
The advice is often given that artists should paint what you know and love. Paul George depicted...
EXHIBITION: Aimee Erickson in Portland, OR
Oregon painter Aimee Erickson says she’s hung almost 170 paintings in her show on view at the University Club of Portland through August 12....
Anatomy of an Award Winner: Marty Coulter and Four Ribbons
In past issues we’ve talked with artists who have won two awards in one competition. Meet Marty Coulter, the man who won four ribbons...
Winners in Ellicott City, MD
The heat didn’t faze the participants in Paint It! Ellicott City, an event that recently wrapped up in Maryland. Alison Leigh Menke won two...
Plein Air Portraits – of Flowers
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Jude Tolar paints portraits of flowers outdoors, but it’s not just about the individual flower. It means...
Learning From a Fisherman
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
When Joshua Cunningham realized the fisherman in the scene was the best choice for subject matter, it...
Why This Works: Dark-Light Pattern
- Jeanne Mackenzie reporting -
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and...
OPPORTUNITY: September in Easton
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Plein Air Easton is a big deal in July, but in September, a smaller event called the...
Parting Shot: Bringing Along ‘The Enforcer’
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Marc Poole knew just the right person to remind him to squint when he looked at a...