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Eric Rhoads

Live From Reno!

This week, we’re bringing you daily highlights from the 12th Annual Plein Air Convention & Expo in Reno / Lake Tahoe!

OPPORTUNITY: Painting in DeSoto County, Florida

The weather has cooled off and the painting is good in "the Heartland of Florida," so plein air painters should consider a trip to...
PleinAir Salon - Paula Holtzclaw, "Come September," oil, 16 x 20 in.

PleinAir Salon: “Come September” Wins November

Lance Rehs, Director of Rehs Contemporary Galleries, has revealed his selections for the winners in this round of the PleinAir Salon.
Mary Garrish, "Quiet," 16 x 16 inches, oil on linen

It’s Quiet

Tonalist Mary Garrish's painting "Quiet" will be on display during the American Impressionist Society's 24th Annual National Juried Exhibition from ...
Artist Nancy Seamons Crookston, painting on location

Nancy Seamons Crookston: Missed By Many

It is with heavy hearts and profound sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of Utah-born, California-based artist Nancy Seamons Crookston.
PleinAir Salon - Susan Patton, “Still Stirring (At 93),” Oil, 14x11 in.

Still Stirring in the September Salon

Kathie Odom has revealed her selections for the winners in the September 2024 PleinAir Salon. They are ...
San Diego Watercolor Society

4th Graders Learn Plein Air Painting

The series introduced students to the plein air tradition through brief art history lessons, live artist demonstrations, and hands-on outdoor painting sessions, culminating in a docent-led museum visit and a student paint-out in Balboa Park.

Why This Works: “Coffee Time, Long Beach Morning”

In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
landscape paintings

On View: Landscape Paintings Inspired by History

“Inspired by History” is a curated exhibition that features approximately 22 larger and smaller-scale framed artworks created by ...
Frank Bette Arts Center plein air

Views of Victorian Houses and More

Learn about a paint-out that takes place on- and off-island. This year's winners are ...
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Starting This Weekend: Olmsted Plein Air Invitational 

Atlanta’s 10th Annual Olmsted Plein Air Invitational takes place April 13-21 with 29 nationally and regionally recognized artists.
Forgotten Coast en Plein Air

Happening Now: Forgotten Coast Plein Air

In it's 20th year of documenting the landscape and culture of the last vestige of authentic “Old Florida," the Forgotten Coast En Plein Air...

Winning a $20,000 Fellowship

Tom Nachreiner was busy when the news was announced that he had won the 22nd National Exhibition Dorothy Driehaus Mellin Fellowship for Midwestern Artists...
Plein Air Magazine

Bringing You More of What You Love

We know you can't get enough of art - especially plein air painting. That's why we're going to bring you even more of what you love with a FREE daily Plein Air Today newsletter!
Kimball Geisler, our Grand Prize Winner, accepting handshakes from fellow painters at PACE

“Tower of Towers” Takes Annual Salon

Congratulations to the incredible artists of the 12th Annual PleinAir Salon Art Competition from PleinAir™ Magazine!
LPAPA's Vice President Celeste Gilles (left) and President Toni Kellenberg (right) presented the Best in Show Award; Photo by Nancy Villere

Highlights and Winners from the 25th Annual LPAPA Invitational

Enjoy the following highlights from the 25th Annual Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational, where 28 awards were presented with cash and prizes valued at over $55,000.
Door County Plein Air

Meanwhile, in Door County …

Now through Saturday, July 27th, artists are participating in the Door County Plein Air Festival, sponsored by the Peninsula School of Art in Wisconsin....
Plein Air Easton artists

21st Annual Plein Air Easton Happening Now

In Easton, Maryland, they're welcoming 58 artists who are spending the week painting all over Talbot County for Plein Air Easton.

Boylan Returns to the Traffic Island

Sometimes you see a painting and you wonder, how did she or he get that scene? When one sees Brenda Boylan's painting "Crossing Sellwood,"...
Watercolor painting - India

New Delhi Welcomes Plein Air

The India Watercolor Society (IWS) is hosting the 11th annual Plein Air Festival and Competition, January 20-23 in New Delhi. The jurors are Atanur Dogan...