My Favorite Place to Paint: Ed Cahill
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
The place Ed Cahill often paints is a reminder of what the land around Atlanta was like...
Surreal Clouds, Civil War-Era Barns, and Posterity
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Do you feel like you are capturing a disappearing world when you paint en plein air? Craig...
One of the Earliest Uses of Plein Air
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Simon Bland is painting outdoors a lot these days. But it’s not primarily for finished pieces. In...
Why This Works: A Story of Scale, and Rays Stealing the Show
- Jeanne Mackenzie reporting -
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and...
OPPORTUNITY: South Park, CO in September
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Make plans now to paint September 6-10 in Fairplay, Colorado, in the South Park Plein Air Arts...
Parting Shot: Painting in Texas Hill Country
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
James Coe taught plein air painting at the recent TexArt workshop, an event focused primarily on wildlife...
EXHIBITION: “Painting the Parklands,” in Louisville, KY
Through July 30, more than 100 pieces painted by the Plein Air Painters of Kentucky depicting the development of a ring of new city...
2016 Winners in Carmel
Hiuhan Liu had his hands full last week. He was charged with judging the Carmel Art Festival, a respected event that attracts top artists...
Anatomy of an Award Winner: Suzie Baker
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
People enter competitions for many reasons. Certainly, everyone enters them wanting to win. So what goes into...
First Time Plein Air Painting? Jacqueline Gori Feels Your Pain
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
What happens when an experienced painter tries plein air painting for the first time?
Lead Image: Veteran...
OPPORTUNITY: Multiple Components Call for Entries
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
New York City’s Manifest Gallery is calling for submissions for its “All or Nothing” exhibition, which will...
Parting Shot: Ignoring the Tree Was One Thing….
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Who hasn’t had a similar situation happen to them while plein air painting?
Lead Image: Location, location,...
EXHIBITION: Alison Leigh Menke in Ellicott City, MD
Through September 17, selected work by Maryland painter Alison Leigh Menke will be on display at Still Life Gallery in Ellicott City, Maryland. Menke...
Wayne Winners
The Wayne Art Center’s annual Plein Air Festival routinely pulls in some strong artists, and this year’s event is no exception. Who won?
The event...
Winners at Penn Valley
The third annual four-day Penn Valley Plein Air Fest hosted more than 60 artists, offered $5,000 in prizes, and sold more than $15,000 in...
New Milwaukee Event Gathers Museums, Plein Air Painters
Five of Milwaukee’s smaller museums reside on the historic east side of the city along Lake Michigan, and museum officials wonder if sometimes residents...
Winners at Forgotten Coast
With more than $10,000 in prize money and good Florida weather, the participants in the Forgotten Coast en Plein Air event emerged from 10...
The PleinAir Salon: Your Proving Ground
How do you stack up? Who can answer that question? Perhaps a fellow artist, one who graduated from two academies and has received numerous...
Painting a Trump Rally
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Jonathan Luczycki had mixed feelings when he heard that he would be driving into the middle of...
Smiling Faces, Happy Painters at PACE
- Staff reporting -
You’ve heard a little about it. You’ve seen some of the paintings. The 2016 Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE) was...