Plein Air Artist Given Alumni Award
Known to her friends and fellow painters as an enthusiastic, “lets-do-it” kind of artist, Susie Hyer says, “I can always set up some kind...
A Welcome Relief at Hermits Peak Fire
In light of the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon fire — and as a Santa Fe plein air painter — Jack McGowan came up with an idea to ...
The Hottest Plein Air Art Supplies of the Season
We always need more art supplies - like, always. Here are some the most popular colors, surfaces, paint brushes, frames on the market now. You're welcome!
We Will Miss You, Graeme Stevenson
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of the beloved Australian artist Graeme Stevenson.
Outside Insights
In her new LPAPA show, “Outside Insights,” Kathleen Dunphy will take you behind the scenes to show you her painting process from inception to final painting.
It Has Everything
Camille Przewodek has revealed her selections for the winners in this round of the PleinAir Salon.
Speaking of Winners…
Congratulations to everyone who participated and placed in the 14th Annual Wayne Art Center Plein Air Festival! Best in Show went to ...
I’m Stunned
A husband’s secret, an artist’s dream...
Until We Meet Again
Most of us by now are home from the 9th Annual Plein Air Convention & Expo, filled to the brim with new techniques, ideas, paintings, memories, and friends...
Plein Air Painters Take Over the Plaza
For our second paint-out of the Plein Air Convention & Expo, we took several buses to the historic and vibrant Santa Fe Plaza. There,...
Painting Santuario de Chimayó
Welcome back to your Plein Air Convention & Expo highlights! Yesterday was so filled with activities that it’s difficult to narrow it all down...
Hello From the Plein Air Convention!
I don’t know what I was expecting at PACE, but it wasn’t this…
Inspired at Art Fairs
Plein air painter Richard J. Oliver shares how participating in art fairs has been more rewarding than he could have imagined.
The Last Salon Winners
Seth Hopkins, Booth Western Art Museum Executive Director has revealed his selections for the March round; winners of the annual competition will be announced at the Plein Air Convention!
An Artist’s Dream: Painting in New Zealand
There’s an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean that’s about the size of Colorado. It has deep glacier lakes and active volcanoes, and it is the destination for a group of plein air painters led by Eric Rhoads this coming September.
2022 Shadows-on-the-Teche Plein Air Award Winners
Discover who placed for what at the The 8th annual Shadows-on-the-Teche Plein Air Painting Competition in Louisiana.
Winners From the 16th Annual Borrego Springs Plein Air Invitational
Thirteen invited plein air artists from both coasts and several western states made a strong showing this March...
Fabulous Faves From the February Salon
Did you or your friends win? Karen Hagan, painter and owner of Hagan Fine Art has revealed her selections for the winners in the Plein Air Salon February Art Competition.
The Rattlesnake Gang Strikes Again
For the past six years, a group of plein air painters has been gathering every February, and according to Richie Vios, "We can't get enough of it."
Over 40 Hudson River School Landscapes on View
This closely-knit group of artists, together with like-minded poets and writers, forged a self-consciously “American” landscape vision and literary voice.