Parting Shot: Plein Air Painter Eating Alfresco
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Plein air painters find a way to paint a wonderful picture out in the elements. So of...
Plein Air Salon Winners
Who won the April-May contest in PleinAir magazine's PleinAir Salon? Click to find out.
Painter T. Allen Lawson had the tough job of picking the winners in the...
EXHIBITION: Robert G. Beaulieu in Scituate, MA
Through July 17, Massachusetts coast scenes by Robert G. Beaulieu will be on view at Front Street Gallery, in Scituate, Massachusetts.
The show, titled “Scituate...
What Happened in Frederick, MD
A familiar name on the plein air circuit took the Grand Prize, and watercolorists were well represented among the winners, at Easels in Frederick...
Winning Paintings at Los Gatos
In Los Gatos, California, painters competed for prizes in a plein air event that benefits art, music, and science education in Santa Clara County....
Artist as Collector: Richard Abraham and Upper Midwestern Artists
What does Minnesota painter Richard Abraham have to say about his paintings by Neil Sherman, Stuart Loughridge, and Shelby Keefe? Upper Midwesterners, all.
Acquiring a...
A Temporarily Lost Practice Painting Wins First in Cedarburg
D.K. Palecek won the top prize at the popular Plein Air Cedarburg event, but the journey her painting took on the way to the...
How 800 Paintings Were Made in a Week – in the Adirondacks
- Staff reporting, PleinAir Magazine -
The week came in like a lion and left like a lamb at the Publisher's Invitational Adirondacks Paint-Out last week, with...
There From the Beginning: Brian Stewart and Plein Air
Brian Stewart was one of the participants in the early Catalina Island wet-paint shows that played a huge role in launching the contemporary plein air movement.
Why This Works: Strong, Bold, and Lively
- Jeanne Mackenzie reporting -
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and...
OPPORTUNITY: Mineral Point, WI, in August
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
The frontier mining town of Mineral Point, Wisconsin, hosts two plein air events each year — one...
Parting Shot: Necessity Is a Mother
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Scott Lloyd Anderson forgot his tripod during a recent visit to his sister’s cabin in the woods....
EXHIBITION: Clyde Aspevig at the Brinton Museum, WY
Master landscape artist Clyde Aspevig will be featured at the Brinton Museum in Big Horn, Wyoming, through July 31.
The Montana native has an international...
Winners in Historic Bucks County
Artists came from as far away as Florida and California to compete at the Bucks County Plein Air Festival in Pennsylvania, the region that...
Winners at Finger Lakes
The Finger Lakes Plein Air Competition & Festival celebrated its fifth year in Canandaigua, New York, last week, and PleinAir magazine editor Steve Doherty...
There’s Something Special About Santa Fe
The vibe around Santa Fe — along with the legendary Taos hum — explains some of the appeal of this area of the country...
‘Where in the World Is…’ Event Entertains Worldwide
Few artists are natural entertainers, but about 100 of them went in front of the camera in places from Australia to Utah for a...
Tackling Four Paintings in One Day in Colorado Marathon
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Colorado painters seem to have more fun. Even during marathons.
Lead Image: Painting at the Environmental Learning...
Staying More Abstract to Retain the Essence
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Many artists recommend identifying what you first liked about a scene, and staying with that thought through...
New Event Focuses on Monterey Area
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Last week the Central Coast Plein Air Painters opened its exhibition “Scenic Roadways of Monterey County” and...