Addressing the Need in Cuba
Artists venturing to Cuba on last month’s Paint Cuba! Publisher’s Invitational were tipped off that they should bring extra art materials — extra anything...
Spotlight on PACE Faculty: Rachel Warner
“This is not a whining thing at all, but just the facts, Jack.” That’s how Rachel Warner sums up the project that brought her...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Dan F. Gray
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Dan F. Gray paints the annual rhythms of wildlife and the seasons on his end of Vancouver...
Why This Works: Bravado and Panache Paired With Order and Movement
- Jeanne Mackenzie reporting -
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and...
OPPORTUNITY: Steamboat Art Museum Plein Air 2016, in Colorado
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Make plans now and enter by June 3 for the Steamboat Art Museum’s plein air event, which...
Parting Shot: Giant Drawings Done Outdoors That Fit on a Phone
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
He’s making 2-D art outdoors. Does that make Stephen Lund a plein air artist?
Lead Image: Stephen...
EXHIBITION: “Field to Finish” in Wisconsin
An annual show organized by the Wisconsin Plein Air Painters Association designed to showcase how artists use plein air studies to inform studio work...
Spotlight on PACE Faculty: Vladislav Yeliseyev
Florida watercolorist Vladislav Yeliseyev found out quite a while ago that the Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE) would be held at El Conquistador...
Artist as Collector: Scott W. Prior
Scott W. Prior does not follow simple rules. And that extends to his art collecting as well. There is no single theme or trait...
EXHIBITION: Len Chmiel, in Steamboat Springs, CO
Modern master Len Chmiel is the subject of a solo show at the Steamboat Art Museum in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, now through April 9.
Chmiel,...
Unsurprisingly Good Times in Maui
Every year, a lucky group of painters is juried into the Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational, held in February in Hawaii. Every year, we...
Hai-Ou Hou Talks Cuban Food
Hai-Ou Hou, a painter and an instructor at Chesapeake Fine Art Studio in Stevensville, Maryland, came back from the Paint Cuba! Publisher’s Invitational Paint-Out...
Tips for Painting Cactus in the Tucson Area
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Two Arizona painters — Matt Smith and Barbara Mulleneaux — discuss the challenges and joys of painting...
Baumann on How to Prepare for the Plein Air Season
- Stefan Baumann reporting -
In this piece, California artist Stefan Baumann gives his advice on how plein air artists can keep their painting skills...
Why This Works: Composing for an Extremely Vertical Format
- Jeanne Mackenzie reporting -
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and...
OPPORTUNITY: Estes Park, CO in August
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today
The paint-out that highlights the Plein Air Rockies festival is scheduled for August 13-25 this year in Estes...
Parting Shot: Trash Can School
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Bette Rowe Pallos went to the park to paint. She came home with a garbage can.
Lead Image:...
Featured Artwork: Susan Nicholas Gephart
"Sunset Over Hameau Farm"
plein air pastel
16 x 20 in.
$1500www.snicholasart.com
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​About the artist:
Susan Nicholas Gephart ​is an award-winning​ plein air​ and studio painter, whose work can...
Featured Artwork: William Rogers
"Windy Day at Cayo Guillermo"
2016
watercolor
15 x 22 in.
http://williamrogersart.com
About the artist:
William Rogers CSPWC TWSA SCAWilliam (Bill) Rogers is an Elected Member of the Canadian Society...
Featured Artwork: John D. Cole
"Leather Carver"
2015
oil on canvas
39 x 49 in.
$1600About the artist:JD Cole is a native of Oklahoma, a frequent resident of Texas, and most recently a...