Exploring Argentina’s Plein Air Spots
A young bride wanted to explore her new husband's home country, and paint along the way. Thanks to a Kickstarter campaign, she was able...
Plein Air Persistence
Artist James Gurney hosted a video competition recently on his blog, and the winners have just been posted. Finalists and winners...
Parting Shot: Home Is Where the Views Are
Carole Pivarnik was looking for a way to "put miles" on her brushes and painting knives, and then she realized the opportunity was right...
Trash Into Treasure
It's true that artists can find beauty in any scene. Just take a look at these paintings of trash cans, gritty alleyways, and derelict...
Painting on “the Roof of the World”
Artists participating in the Plein Air Painters group on Facebook have been enjoying the updates coming in from outdoor painters from all over the...
Why This Works: “Coffee Time, Long Beach Morning”
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
Best of the Western Scenery Captured
The amazing canyons and arches around Moab, Utah, were the background for a recent plein air event that produced some strong work. ...
Tustin Awards Several in Plein Air Event
While the gala Laguna Plein Air Painters Association was going on by the shore, the city of Tustin held its Art Walk and plein...
New Contest Aims at Helping Newbies
A group called Emerging Plein Air Artists (EPAA) is trying to promote plein air painting among those starting in the genre with a twice-yearly...
Bold Plans for Big English Plein Air Event
An artist and art instructor has bold plans to hold the biggest four-day plein air event ever held in England. Ready to make travel...
Parting Shot: Fall Color
Deborah Lazar found some fall color in Vermont. "Orchard Road," by Deborah Lazar, 2013, oil, 16 x 20 in. "The block-in...
Painting an Adventure from Memory
Santa Fe artist Peter Nisbet likes to travel to some far-flung locales to paint, including the South Pole and China, but the common thread...
Laguna Event Enjoys Phoenix-like Rebirth
When the Laguna Plein Air Painting Invitational lost its home at the Laguna Art Museum last year, saddened West Coast artists didn't know what...
OPPORTUNITY: Painting Picturesque Bell Buckle, Tennessee
Bell Buckle, Tennessee, is known for its Victorian homes and quaint downtown. Painters interested in traveling to the town, located in Middle Tennessee, should...
Tone Your Canvas Black — And Sculpt
Many artists will tone a canvas before tackling subject matter. Few paint it black. Brian Buckrell explains why working on a black canvas has...
Boylan Returns to the Traffic Island
Sometimes you see a painting and you wonder, how did she or he get that scene? When one sees Brenda Boylan's painting "Crossing Sellwood,"...
OPPORTUNITY: Painting in DeSoto County, Florida
The weather has cooled off and the painting is good in "the Heartland of Florida," so plein air painters should consider a trip to...
All-Star Group Gets Pastel Show in Spain
Michigan artist William Hosner will serve as the delegation chair for an all-star group of American pastelists who will participate in the Pintores Pastelistas...
Central Massachusetts Event Lets Artists Help People With Disabilities
A recent event in the Blackstone Valley area benefited Alternatives, a nonprofit based in Whitinsville, Massachusetts, and left participating artists feeling like they made...
Artist +1
A recent event in Sonoma allowed collectors to view pieces by friends of established painters, enriching an exhibition, exposing new artists to potential buyers,...