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...
Spotlight on PACE Faculty: Howard Friedland and Susan Blackwood
The Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE) has long paired two painters with a good rapport in its onstage demo program. It's safe to...
Parting Shot: One Painting, Cleaning Up
Lori Putnam has a winner on her hands. She keeps entering it in competitions, and it keeps winning. In October, Putnam's...
A Portable Studio in Ottawa, a Cold Place
In Ottawa, Canada, Patrick John Mills is brushing the snow off his equipment and painting in a busy civic center. Part of his success...
Conserving Land in a Place That Loves Land Conservation
Even in a state in which the citizens dearly love their landscape, someone must work in order for the land to be conserved. The...
Painting en Plein Eau, in Curaçao
As if going to a tropical island in February to paint isn't enticing enough, Plein Air Curaçao is offering artists the chance to paint...
Painting Outdoor Sculpture
Ramon Hurtado recently painted this piece depicting an outdoor sculpture, and he took a moment to explain why the subject matter caught his eye. ...
Parting Shot: American Vernacular, or, Land Shark!
John W. Connors isn't naming places, but somewhere, he painted what looks like a building-eating shark. Explains the artist, "I don't...