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...
Conserving Squeezed Land in Colorado
In June, a gaggle of professional plein air painters will descend on Douglas County in Colorado to paint pieces for an exhibition and sale...
OPPORTUNITY: American Impressionist Society’s Annual Juried Exhibition
Entries are now being accepted for one of the nation's most prestigious exhibitions for plein air painters. The annual juried exhibition...
Parting Shot: Composure in the Midst of Chaos
While painting in Belize, Barrett McDevitt found himself in a situation that could make any artist lose focus. "I didn't realize...
What Is the Plein Air Force?
Eric Rhoads, the publisher of PleinAir magazine, unveiled a new program at the Plein Air Convention & Expo earlier this month called the Plein...
Plein Air Convention Moves to Tucson; 2016 Event Already Half Full
The 2016 Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE) is already half full, and the 2015 event only concluded 12 days ago. Satisfied attendees are...
OPPORTUNITY: Paint Out in High Bridge, New Jersey
Act quickly -- by May 1 -- to participate in the 4th annual High Bridge Paint Out in New Jersey. The...
Parting Shot: Women’s R&R, Captured
Not everyone in Monterey, California, earlier this month was painting en plein air. Some were relaxing by the sea. PACE participant Kathie Odom came...
McVicker Takes Top Honor, $15K in PleinAir Salon
If you feel one of your paintings is something special, don't give up on it. That seems to be the message from Jim McVicker,...
OPPORTUNITY: Painting in Bermuda in November
If Bermuda in November sounds good, start making plans now to attend Bermuda Plein Air Festival. Here's the scoop. Registration isn't...
Parting Shot: Brooklyn Wisdom
Albert Handell painted a pastel demo at the Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE) last week, and, before he made a single mark, he...
The Greatest Painting Challenge?
Few things are harder than juggling the changing light and overwhelming stimulus of plein air painting -- except maybe catching the unparalleled familiarity yet...
Blackwood Paints Rhoads
Susan Blackwood, an instructor at the Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE) and the subject of an upcoming feature story in PleinAir magazine, will...
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...
Parting Shot: Making a Backyard Sing
Not everyone would see the beauty in many backyards, but David Ohlerking does. Ohlerking painted a friend's backyard, complete with a...
There Is a Season … for Oil Painting
When Paul Saindon posted a painting on Facebook and joyfully labeled it the last oil painting of the year, curiosity was piqued. ...
Web-Stream That Plein Air Painting!
Imagine watching a live painting demonstration in your home. New York painter James Gurney made this possible recently, thanks to technology. ...
What the Early Bird Gets at PACE
There's no better way to learn about the process of painting than by watching and doing, and the Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE)...
OPPORTUNITY: Paint It! Ellicott City, Maryland
More than $5,000 in awards will be given in Ellicott City, an affluent area just west of Baltimore and north of Washington, D.C., during...
Parting Shot: Mixing With the Subject Matter
Tom McGregor admires cattails. He truly became immersed in them during a recent painting session. "In order to paint these cattails...