Why This Works: A Sense of Space
- Jeanne Mackenzie reporting -
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and...
OPPORTUNITY: $10K for Art Projects in Baltimore Area
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Baltimore-area artists can apply now for $10,000 grants to fund art projects through a program operated by...
Parting Shot: Salmagundians Capture Rose Week
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Joan Marie Palmer was among the painters who visited the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens recently as part of...
Remember How Much Fun Summer Camp Was? Now Add Painting.
More than 100 eager painters have gathered near the Canadian border to paint the luxuriant greens and stately rock formations of New York's Adirondack...
EXHIBITION: Wailoa Plein Air Show, Big Island, Hawai’I
Painters from various points on the Big Island of Hawai’i are featured in this show at the Wailoa Center in Hilo.
Pieces from more than...
Winning at One of the Centers of Plein Air
Laguna Beach has a storied past in the plein air world. It still attracts some of the best painters for its events. Who won...
Annapolis Proves Rewarding for More Than Two Dozen Painters
Artists descended on Maryland during the last bit of spring weather for Paint Annapolis, organized by the Maryland Federation of Art. There were plenty...
Why Jane Hunt Painted a 10K Foot Race
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Why did Jane Hunt set up a tent along the road and paint the Bolder Boulder 10K...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Joshua Cunningham
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In the shadow of the buildings of St. Paul, Minnesota, is a 636-acre park that was once...
Need a Palette? Eat a TV Dinner
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Stephen Williamson has worked his way out of a jam before, using a Hungry Man frozen dinner....
Why This Works: Diffused Light, Balance of Careful Rendering and Looseness
- Jeanne Mackenzie reporting -
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and...
OPPORTUNITY: Art of the Heartland
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
A top prize of $4,000 will attract many applicants to this contest based in Arkansas.
Lead Image:...
Parting Shot: Already Too Hot?
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
It’s the first blush of June, but it’s already pretty hot all the way up in Michigan....
EXHIBITION: Patricia Rose Ford and Nita Harper in Albuquerque
Now through June 26, plein air painters Nita Harper and Patricia Rose Ford are featured at Purple Sage Gallery in Albuquerque’s Old Town.
Ford is...
Who Won in Schaumburg?
The 6th Annual Prairie Plein Air Competition was held the first two weeks in May, offering prizes for top painters, and the event’s judge...
Eureka! There Were Winners in Arkansas
The Eureka Springs Plein Air Festival — known as ESPAfest in Arkansas — wound up last week with Nyle Gordon and Richard Stephens enjoying...
Callaway County Draws the Courageous
Inclement weather, including lightning, did not deter the participants in Callaway Plein Air, held recently in and around Fulton, Missouri.
The tone was set...
Featured Artwork: Anne Blair Brown
“Cock of the Walk”
oil on linen
14x18 in. www.717gallery.com
717 Gallery in Easton, MD is hosting an exciting International Artist Invitational group show, featuring an outstanding selection...
7 Things to Remember When Marketing Art Online
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Dave Geada has examined hundreds of artist websites as part of his job as master of marketing...
Like a Dream
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
If it weren’t for a dream Carol Strock Wasson had, she wouldn’t have competed at the recent...