“Together Again” Takes First Place in the PleinAir Salon
Artist Kevin Macpherson has revealed his selections for the winners in this round of the PleinAir Salon. They are ...
9th Annual in Escalante Canyons, Colorado
During the 9th Annual Escalante Canyons Art Festival -- Everett Ruess Days in Escalante Canyons, Colorado, a plein air painting competition was held September...
PleinAir Salon Winners Announced
Another influential art expert judged the bimonthly entries in the PleinAir Salon competition (www.pleinairsalon.com). He picked award winners and offered comments that can help...
Salon Winner Painted in Familiar Kansas Location
Kim Casebeer won First Prize in the January/February bimonthly PleinAir Salon competition with an oil painting based on a location near her Topeka home....
Painting What Frederic Edwin Church Saw
Artists who live in New York's Columbia County are blessed with a local organization that supports their work and creates opportunities for them --...
Publisher’s Invitational Artists Paint Nocturnes
What's the hardest part about painting a super moon? Margie Spalding's nocturne At least two dozen artists attending the Publisher's Invitational...
Artist Ignores Personal Danger, Pursues Land Conservancy at the Top of the World
More and more artists are working to help preserve open land, but few run the risk of death -- or at least a bad...
The Best of This Year’s Impressionist Paintings
Who were the big winners at the 14th Annual American Impressionist Society National Juried Exhibition? Some new faces and some familiar ones. ...
In the Rain, in the City, Plein Air Painting
New York City may not be the first place one thinks of for plein air painting. But the artists who live there find great...
Building an Audience for Art — What Can We Do?
John P. Lasater IV, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, has been cooking up events to raise awareness about art -- his own, and art in...
The Value of Engaging Several Charities, Not One
A number of artists' groups form a relationship with just one cause and one charity, and build on this dynamic. It works well. But...
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...
When Your Kit Is Like a Hairdo
Karen Whitworth posted a highly organized, detailed photograph of the items in her plein air painting kit, and social media responded.
Lead Image: Karen...
OPPORTUNITY: Paint in Cuba This February
PleinAir magazine has just put together a painting trip to Cuba in February. The group who will accompany publisher Eric Rhoads is filling up...
Pursuing Artful Simplicity
Ernie Dollman’s work shows an aesthetic that appreciates simplicity. We asked him how he achieves success in boiling down scenes to their essence. Here’s...
Salon Winner Returns to the Scene to Get It Right
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
It took the winner of last month’s PleinAir Salon contest, Timur Akhriev, a week or more to...
Tackling Four Paintings in One Day in Colorado Marathon
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Colorado painters seem to have more fun. Even during marathons.
Lead Image: Painting at the Environmental Learning...
Anatomy of an Award Winner: Richard Abraham in Santa Fe
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Richard Abraham found that timing was everything in nailing the painting that won him First Place at...
Parting Shot: Bye-Bye Bikini
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Update: Cooler weather has put the kibosh on Amy DiGi’s bikini, but her series of plein air...
Parting Shot: Your Lights Are Shining Brightly
Ted Garcia got into the holiday spirit by painting in sub-zero temperatures. That’s a plein air painter for ya.