The Value of Engaging Several Charities, Not One
A number of artists' groups form a relationship with just one cause and one charity, and build on this dynamic. It works well. But...
OPPORTUNITY: Estes Park, Colorado
The deadline is just days away for Plein Air Rockies 2015. In past years the award money has topped $10,000 at...
When Your Kit Is Like a Hairdo
Karen Whitworth posted a highly organized, detailed photograph of the items in her plein air painting kit, and social media responded.
Lead Image: Karen...
OPPORTUNITY: Paint in Cuba This February
PleinAir magazine has just put together a painting trip to Cuba in February. The group who will accompany publisher Eric Rhoads is filling up...
Pursuing Artful Simplicity
Ernie Dollman’s work shows an aesthetic that appreciates simplicity. We asked him how he achieves success in boiling down scenes to their essence. Here’s...
Salon Winner Returns to the Scene to Get It Right
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
It took the winner of last month’s PleinAir Salon contest, Timur Akhriev, a week or more to...
Tackling Four Paintings in One Day in Colorado Marathon
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Colorado painters seem to have more fun. Even during marathons.
Lead Image: Painting at the Environmental Learning...
Anatomy of an Award Winner: Richard Abraham in Santa Fe
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Richard Abraham found that timing was everything in nailing the painting that won him First Place at...
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...
Parting Shot: Your Lights Are Shining Brightly
Ted Garcia got into the holiday spirit by painting in sub-zero temperatures. That’s a plein air painter for ya.
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.
Does Your Winter Look Like This?
Are you California dreaming, on such a winter’s day? Here’s what Terry d. Chacon saw recently when she went out painting.
What Is Up With the Wildflowers in California?
If you have painter friends in California, then you have undoubtedly heard about this year’s crop of wildflowers. Although the state suffered a terrible drought last year, this has been a wet winter and early spring, and this and other favorable conditions have resulted in a crazy abundance of blooming wildflowers in the Golden State. Artists report in, below.
Why This Works: Less Is More Sometimes With Color
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they succeed as painted images. This week, Steve Miller’s “Off the Gov’t Pier.”
The Arctic in Tucson
The arctic has made its way to Arizona this month, but only in brilliant artistic form as Cory Trépanier’s “Into the Arctic” recently opened at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.
First Annual Plein Air Malvern
For nearly the entire month of June, 10 local artists converged on Malvern, Pennsylvania, where they set up their easels and paints to capture Chester County’s historic venues and classic landscapes. You can still catch a glimpse. When and where?
OPPORTUNITY: PAPA Master Workshops
The Plein Air Painters of America will host a series of master workshops this fall featuring several notable guests and opportunities you don’t want to miss. When is it, and where?
OPPORTUNITY: Utah? Fall? Yes — Please!
Instruction, demonstrations, art sales, painting, and so much more are on the slate for a September 13-16 event in Utah. Registration is still open for this prized plein air opportunity. Details here.
Plein Air Austria 2017
For several years, Alexandre Reider and his wife have organized plein air painting trips around their home in Brazil with their students. Every once in a while, however, they aim for something much larger. This year, they landed in Austria.
Harford Honorees
The Maryland Center for the Arts recently wrapped up its third annual Harford Plein Air Festival, a week-long outdoor painting competition held at several locations throughout Harford County. Find out here which of the 30 juried artists reigned supreme amidst their colleagues and the marvelous fall colors.