EXHIBITION: Jeff Sewell on Balboa Island
Through July 24, coast and seascape paintings by California artist Jeff Sewell will be on view at Debra Huse Gallery on Balboa Island in...
Telluride’s Beauty Draws Painters
Reports are that it is difficult to have a bad time at Telluride Plein Air. Wayne McKenzie had two more reasons to enjoy the...
Anatomy of an Award Winner: Chuck Marshall
Chuck Marshall won the top prize at the Finger Lakes Plein Air Festival in early June, and he tells us that getting the award-winning...
Spotlight on PACE Faculty: Roos Schuring
Those who follow plein air painting on social media are probably aware of Roos Schuring. Her work possesses the brushy, painterly look that so...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Shanna Kunz and the Gallatin River
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
At Shanna Kunz’s favorite spot near the headwaters of the Gallatin River, there’s beauty in every direction,...
Painting Sunup to Sundown for a Show
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Paint all day one day, sell them the next in a Taos gallery. That’s the plan for...
Truck-Top Painting Platform, Anyone?
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Mike Mahon likes the view he gets from on top of his vehicle. So he developed a...
Anatomy of an Award Winner: Elise Phillips
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Elise Phillips’ top winner at Paint Annapolis was a matter of capturing life in constant motion.
Lead...
Why This Works: Three Values Hold the Painting Together Well
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In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and...
OPPORTUNITY: Zion National Park Artist in Residence
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Apply by July 29 to get an artist-in-residence position at Zion National Park in Springdale, Utah.
Lead...
Parting Shot: 30 Artists Painting at Glacier
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Wanda Mumm was among the 30 painters who captured the beauty of Glacier National Park in Montana...
EXHIBITION: Lee MacLeod at Purple Sage Gallery in Albuquerque
Artwork by Santa Fe artist Lee MacLeod will be on view at Purple Sage Gallery through July 31.
MacLeod is a product of the Art...
Spotlight on PACE Faculty: Barbara Jaenicke and Four Things For Mood
The folks who have signed up to be faculty at the 2017 Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE) are a stellar team, and more...
Winners in Richmond
Painters gathered in Virginia at the end of June for Plein Air Richmond, a competition judged by the estimable Kathy Anderson. Who did she...
Featured Artwork: R. Gregory Summers
“RVA Bound Train”
oil on canvas
16 x 20 in.
Honorable Mention, Plein Air Richmond 2016
About the Artist:
Born and raised in Kansas, Summers has quickly become one...
Featured Artwork: Randy Noble
"SPF"
oil on panel
9 x 12 in.
$2,100
www.rsnoblefinearts.com
About the Artist:
A native of Ohio, the only thing Randy loves more than Art are the Buckeyes. Randy moved...
Featured Artwork: Caroline Jasper
“Amethyst Aura”
oil on canvas
24 x 48 in.
www.carolinejasper.com
About the Artist:
Born in Maryland, contemporary Impressionist and colorist Caroline Jasper now maintains her studio at her home...
Captured on Video: 100 Painters Create More than 850 Paintings in the ADK
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Many parts of the United States are already blazing hot, but about 100 painters enjoyed almost perfect...
Painting a Presidential Centennial
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Members of the Ohio Plein Air Society and their guests recently gathered at a presidential library to...
Save a Charcoal Company
- Staff reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
A devastating fire destroyed the Nitram Charcoal factory on June 12. They were ready to rebuild, but then...