OPPORTUNITY: Camp Hill Arts Festival, Pennsylvania
Only 100 artists will be accepted, and the deadline is coming up fast for this event, which is held near Harrisburg. ...
Parting Shot: Beauty in a Vinegar Bottle
Bernardo Hermoso was driving along in the Philippines when he saw a beautiful sight: an old vinegar bottle. "I pulled over...
OPPORTUNITY: Artist-in-Residence at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Artists interested in spending one to three weeks painting in the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area near Redding, California, as part of the National Park...
Parting Shot: The Painting Is Here Somewhere
Patrick John Mills is quite accustomed to the elements. He paints outside in Ottawa, Canada, all the time. But sometimes he has to search...
Who Collects Art? Artists.
What's on your wall? Try to name an artist who doesn't have original art in his or her home. It's nearly impossible. But the...
How to Have a Happy Birthday (Painter Style)
When you are a painter, it's a good life. And the best way to celebrate one's birthday is a no-brainer. Here's how Richard Gallego...
OPPORTUNITY: New Event in Louisiana
Paint the grounds of a mansion built by a 19th-century sugar tycoon in this inaugural event. The 1st Annual Shadows-on-the-Teche Plein...
Parting Shot: Big Sky Country Demands a Big Canvas
Aaron Cordell Johnson didn't plan on doing a large painting, but the sky he encountered required it. Johnson was painting in...
OPPORTUNITY: Paint Winter in Wisconsin!
Why paint winter in Wisconsin? We can point you to two reasons. 1. If you can't lick winter, join up with...
OPPORTUNITY: Chestertown, Maryland
"Paint the Town," an event on Maryland's Eastern Shore, offers three ways for artists to take home cash. Chestertown RiverArts is...
Meet the Judge: Ken Auster
Those thinking about entering the PleinAir Salon's December-January contest -- and thus getting a chance to win the $15,000 top award -- might want...
Spotlight on PACE Faculty: C.W. Mundy
It's a bit dangerous to ask C.W. Mundy what he will be doing at the Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE) in April, in...
What’s a Snocturne? Just What You Think It Is.
A group of painter friends decided to paint the snowy landscape at night together. What did they learn? Jane Hunt's...
Painting Amidst a Pitched Battle
R. Gregory Summers knew this painting experience was going to be quite different. But suddenly there were people falling down all around his feet,...
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...
Parting Shot: Passing It Down
John A. Daniels snapped this photograph showing the love of plein air painting being passed down through generations of the Ohio Plein Air Society. ...
Spotlight on PACE Faculty: Albert Handell
Pastelists are taking note that a master of the medium is teaching at the Plein Air Convention & Exposition (PACE) this year: Albert Handell....
Not Idle in Winter: Jeanne Mackenzie
Plein air artists stay busy in winter in various ways. Many just bundle up and head out to paint in the cold weather. Others...
OPPORTUNITY: Jupiter, Florida
Here's a good place to paint in February: Jupiter. Despite what your science teacher may have told you, it's warm there. ...
Parting Shot: “I Thought We Were Living in Arizona!”
You'd best flee to warmer climes, like, say, Arizona, if winter's chill is not your thing. Or not. Christine Debrosky likes...