Why This Works: Range of Values, Variety of Texture
- Jeanne Mackenzie reporting -
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and...
OPPORTUNITY: Littleton, CO Event in June
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Enter before May 15 for the Littleton, Colorado Plein Air Paint Out, scheduled for June 3-4.
Lead...
Parting Shot: Caption Contest
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
OK, yes, we can guess the story. There was a Quick Draw in the Old West, Eric...
EXHIBITION: “Intuition: A Focus on Women Artists” in Pasadena
From May 7-28, American Legacy Fine Arts in Pasadena, California, is hosting a show featuring the art of Jean LeGassick, Jennifer Moses, Teresa Oaxaca,...
Winners at Staunton, VA
In its first year, the Queen City Plein Air Festival launched with great success. Here are its winners.
The event, which was run by the...
Winners in New Harmony’s First Brush With Spring Event
Plein air season kicked off in Indiana with the 18th iteration of New Harmony’s First Brush With Spring. Dozens of artists descended on the...
Ken Auster Given Lifetime Achievement Award at PACE 2016
During the recent Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE) in Tucson, Arizona, PleinAir magazine publisher Eric Rhoads presented Ken Auster’s widow, Paulette Auster, with...
Featured Artwork: Kathleen Crane
“Foggy Day At Selby”

2016
watercolor on paper

10 x 14 in.
$550
First Place, Light Chasers Annual Member Show
www.kathleencrane.com
About the Artist:
A chance meeting with an artist working in...
Featured Artwork: Brienne M. Brown
“Nighttime Arrival”
Watercolor on Paper
11 x 16 in.www.briennembrown.com
About Brienne:
Much to her mother’s indignation, Brienne owned little clothing that was not covered in paint. From a...
Featured Artwork: Laurel Daniel
“A Moment’s Peace”
oil
24 x 36 in.
$1,875. www.laureldaniel.comAbout the Artist:
Laurel Daniel was born in Wisconsin and graduated from Wheaton College (Illinois) with a studio art degree....
Featured Artwork: Karen Hitt
“Painters Paradise”
Oil on linen
8 1/2 x 19 in.
About the Artist:Karen Ann Hitt received her art training at Parson’s School of Design in New York....
Plein Air Convention Winds Down With a Hoedown
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
The Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE) wrapped up last week with more presentations, further painting demonstrations,...
Paint Snow Hill
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
More than 70 artists went to Snow Hill, Maryland, recently for the Paint Snow Hill event, a...
Why This Works: Modeling the Forms of Branches
- Jeanne Mackenzie reporting -
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and...
OPPORTUNITY: EnPleinAirTEXAS in San Angelo
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Artists interested in participating in the fast-growing EnPleinAirTEXAS event need to act fast — the deadline for...
Parting Shot: PACE Tucson in a Nutshell
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
A friend of David Thibault captured this photo of him painting in Catalina State Park, and in...
PACE, From an Instructor’s Perspective
The attendees at last week’s Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE), in Tucson, enjoyed a bountiful offering of art instruction and camaraderie. But what...
Dean Mitchell Receives Lifetime Achievement Award at PACE
A highlight of the Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE) was the ceremony to give Dean Mitchell a Lifetime Achievement award.
"It was a humbling...
EXHIBITION: Kate Bentley, in Cumbria, England
English artist Kate Bentley has a show titled “Elements” on view through June 5 at Brantwood, the estate where John Ruskin spent the last...
Parting Shot: Cowboys of Tucson
The organizers of the Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE) set up a photo booth where attendees could don costumes and pose in front...