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Quick Draw This Weekend in Scottsdale, Arizona

The annual Scottsdale Fall for the Arts festival kicks off on Thursday, November 8, in Scottsdale, Arizona. The four-day celebration comprises a series of...

Artist as Collector: Mary Garrish and the Artist’s Choice

Florida painter Mary Garrish calls collecting art “a gut response” to what moves her. But she has another way to explain her choices, one that makes total sense.

Last Call for Liz Afif National Juried Competition

The July 15 deadline is fast approaching for the Plein Air national juried exhibition organized by Liz Afif Gallery in Philadelphia. ...

The Landscape Painter’s Learning Guide, Pt. 2

This week, I will follow up on my article from the last issue of PleinAir Today, titled “Three Important Skills Every Landscape Painter Needs.” In this segment I begin to explain some of the concepts that are recommended as a map for studying landscape painting. In my workshops, I do this as a Power Point presentation, but I’ll attempt to explain it here in a few paragraphs.

There’s Nothing Like an Old Coat, Says Farthing

We are accustomed to new technology driving old ways to obsolescence, but Kathleen Gray Farthing found that her mother’s old fur coat is an exceptional guard against winter cold.

OPPORTUNITY: Are You Signature?

The California Plein Air Painters is currently accepting applications for artists who seek to become one of the organization’s Signature Members. But for how long?

Paint-Out Pop-Up in New Jersey

Although the Nutley Public Library’s Plein Air Paint-Out just concluded its first event ever, its existence is simply another sign of how quickly outdoor painting is growing.
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Fallbrook Art Association Announces Winners

With seven waterfalls and endless gardens, artists had almost too many beautiful choices for their plein air landscape paintings.

OPPORTUNITY: Carmel in May

The deadline to apply for the Carmel Art Festival in California is fast approaching.
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Kitts Further Discusses White Paints

Whites are a topic artists love to discuss, as there are many brands and many applications for white paint. When people are painting, the...

Why This Works: “El Malpais Rocks, 10 AM”

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

Up Close: The Legacy of the West, at the Vashon-Maury Island Heritage Museum

Debra Joy Groesser knew she had to depict the three palm trees in "Laguna Cliffs" to balance the composition. She also knew they shouldn't...

One of the Earliest Uses of Plein Air

- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today - Simon Bland is painting outdoors a lot these days. But it’s not primarily for finished pieces. In...
Alex Schaefer, one of the participants in the event, painting the Broadway Arcade in L.A.

OPPORTUNITY: Los Angeles Plein Air Festival

Plein air painting in Los Angeles? The opportunity awaits anyone who registers -- free.  The event, which is in its first year, runs four days,...

Parting Shot: Bye-Bye Bikini

- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today - Update: Cooler weather has put the kibosh on Amy DiGi’s bikini, but her series of plein air...
Plein air "colorist" Camille Przewodek (1947-2024)

We Say Goodbye to Camille Przewodek

The plein air world lost a beloved painter this week when Camille passed away from a sudden onset of cancer.
Hurricane Helene Art Disaster Relief

Hurricane Helene Art Disaster Relief

We will soon learn about our fellow artists who have lost their studios, lost their life’s work, lost their homes...

Spotlight on PACE Faculty: Karl Dempwolf

Karl Dempwolf is a key figure in California plein air painting, so much so that PleinAir magazine publisher Eric Rhoads will present Dempwolf with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE) in April. That’s one of the reasons Dempwolf will be there in San Diego. But why else?

L.A. Gets a New Plein Air Event

Another opportunity for L.A. painters opened up when art supplies retailer Raw Materials sponsored the Los Angeles Plein Air Festival, a four-day event that...

Plein Air Plus on Long Beach Island

For anyone who’s visited, lived, or worked on Long Beach Island, New Jersey, it’s easy to become enamored with the beauty of the ocean, beaches, and bay. Surely everyone has their favorite view, including a host of outdoor painters who received awards during the recent “Island Life: Plein Air Plus” exhibition.