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.
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 ...
PleinAir Salon News: First Place is Canceled
John Manzari, owner and director of Meyer Gallery, has revealed his selections for the winners in this round of the PleinAir Salon.
4th Annual CAC Fall Retreat in West Marin, California
Over the weekend of October 26-28, 2012, 85 members of the California Art Club (CAC) painted both outdoors and in a studio during the...
“Momentous Change” for Laguna Plein Air Invitational
Greg Vail recently alerted members of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, of which he is president, of the “momentous change” brought on by...
John Singer Sargent Watercolors
How did John Singer Sargent's watercolors differ from his oil paintings? Why did he paint them? What is so special about the two large...
CAC 102nd Annual Gold Medal Exhibition Opens June 2 at USC
The California Art Club will hold its 102nd Gold Medal Exhibition June 2 through 23 at the University of Southern California's Fisher Museum of...
Painter Picks Plan B
The postcard view is often not the best one for a painting. Just ask Julia Seelos. The Redwood City, California, painter...
Why Enter Online Competitions?
The PleinAir Salon has its next deadline on September 30, and artists -- often slightly prone to procrastination -- are entering the competition in...
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,"...
Next, in PleinAir Magazine
PleinAir magazine is bucking the cold to bring readers a breath of spring in its upcoming February-March issue. One top subject: florals. ...
Sumptuous Group of Winning Paintings at AIS Show
A flock of painters working in the impressionist mode -- the American Impressionist Society -- recently convened for its annual show in Denver, and...
OPPORTUNITY: Los Gatos, CA, and Palm Beach, FL
Think warm thoughts…and book tickets now for upcoming plein air events in California and Florida. Doesn't that sound nice? The deadline...
Plein Air Force: Michael & Elena Grace Orwick Tour the World
After PleinAir magazine publisher Eric Rhoads announced the Plein Air Force program in mid-April at the Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE), several people...
Urban Sketchers: Sketching Animals Wild and Familiar
Sketching people is fun. But Roz Stendahl is interested in the other animals one sees in cities. She recently had a field day at...
The Skinny on iPad Plein Air Studies
Paul Zegers used his iPad to sketch scenes while on a vacation. Here’s what he had to say about the iPad as a tool...
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...
Anatomy of an Award Winner: Patrick Saunders
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
A number of factors contributed to how relaxed and loose Patrick Saunders was when he painted an...
Captured on Video: 100 Painters Create More than 850 Paintings in the ADK
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Many parts of the United States are already blazing hot, but about 100 painters enjoyed almost perfect...
OPPORTUNITY: Act Fast and Get to Iowa
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Ever heard of Amana, Iowa? There are few places like it, and if you move quickly, you...