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Farm to Table: Bringing Art to the Table

In the long-standing tradition of Brandywine Valley, this project was a cooperative endeavor between area artists, local farmers markets, and the Brandywine Conservancy to bring awareness through art of the natural resources and sustainable agriculture in our region.
The 2019 Ohio Plein Air Society award winners

Ohio Plein Air Society: A “Movable Feast”

Participants painted southern Ohio landscapes that included small-town scenes, urban sights in downtown Cincinnati, and Midwest farms. Learn more about this — and the next event — here.
LPAPA Signature Artist & Board Member Anthony Salvo with LPAPA Artist Member Fernando Micheli

Exciting News From LPAPA

The Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA) has fulfilled a long-time vision of ...
Graeme Stevenson artist

We Will Miss You, Graeme Stevenson

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of the beloved Australian artist Graeme Stevenson.
LPAPA - Debra Huse, "Saturday Serenade," oil, 8 x 10 in.

Art, Music, Ocean Views

The Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA) had a "just plein awesome" morning of art, music, and ocean views on ...
Just Plein Fun artists 2023 at Huse Skelly Gallery

Artists Having Just Plein Fun, Sunrise to After Sunset

Award-winning professional artists painted each day from sunrise to after sunset to capture the beauty of Balboa Island, California during the 18th Annual "Just Plein Fun" event hosted by ...
PleinAir Salon - Brian Blood (Pebble Beach, CA), “Parallel Parking in Paris,” Oil, 12x16 in.

Parisian Painting Wins PleinAir Salon, January 2024

Lisa Skelly, plein air artist and owner of Huse Skelly Gallery, has revealed her selections for the winners in this round of the PleinAir Salon.

PleinAir Magazine Takes You to Russia

Plan now to take advantage of a rare opportunity to paint and study painting in Russia from August 22-September 7, 2013 with two master...

Workshop Scholarship for Young Artists

Artist Jerry Markham is offering a scholarship to his upcoming plein air workshop to anyone ages 17 to 25. Find out how and when...
Plein Air Magazine

Lifetime Achievement Awards Presented

During the Plein Air Convention & Expo, two artists received special recognition for their remarkable careers and their efforts to advance the cause of...

Florida Artist Sees Stars, Paints Them

Florida artist Stephen Bach discovered that a seemingly routine part of his painting proved challenging: the depiction of small, twinkling stars in the night...

Plein Air Artists Colorado Award Prizes

William Scott Jennings was the juror for the Plein Air Artists Colorado (PAAC) 17th Annual National Juried Exhibition, which opened August 10 at Abend...

OPPORTUNITY: OPA Paint-Out in North Carolina

Oil Painters of America is sponsoring a paint-out in Salisbury, North Carolina, next week.  Artist Beth Barger teaches a young student...

Taking Plein Air by Storm

Bruce Gómez has been painting for decades, but he only started painting outdoors about three years ago ... and immediately started winning awards. ...

Capturing the Creepy

Folks who saw Thomas Van Stein's painting of the stairs that feature prominently in the film "The Exorcist" on Facebook might not realize that...

Sixty Artists, 16 Awards, Perfect Weather in Fort Myers

In the fifth year for Paint the Beach, 60 painters converged on the Florida town of Fort Myers to divvy up 16 awards. Who...

Pay to Play? Shorewood Event Organizer Explains

The change in structure for the Shorewood Plein Air event in Wisconsin has some artists upset. Comments online refer to it as a "pay...

Plane Air

To make authentic-looking paintings of planes, an artist has to show them flying. So how are you going to paint from life? North Carolina...

Spotlight on PACE Faculty: Dave Santillanes

You can take the artist out of the great outdoors, but you can’t take the plein air approach out of the painter. Case in...

Gary Haynes on Judging the PleinAir Salon, and What It Does for Artists

There are many reasons to enter an art competition such as the PleinAir Salon—for instance, it forces you to analyze your work, it signifies...