Speaking of Winners…
Congratulations to everyone who participated and placed in the 14th Annual Wayne Art Center Plein Air Festival! Best in Show went to ...
I’m Stunned
A husband’s secret, an artist’s dream...
Until We Meet Again
Most of us by now are home from the 9th Annual Plein Air Convention & Expo, filled to the brim with new techniques, ideas, paintings, memories, and friends...
Plein Air Painters Take Over the Plaza
For our second paint-out of the Plein Air Convention & Expo, we took several buses to the historic and vibrant Santa Fe Plaza. There,...
Painting Santuario de Chimayó
Welcome back to your Plein Air Convention & Expo highlights! Yesterday was so filled with activities that it’s difficult to narrow it all down...
Hello From the Plein Air Convention!
I don’t know what I was expecting at PACE, but it wasn’t this…
Inspired at Art Fairs
Plein air painter Richard J. Oliver shares how participating in art fairs has been more rewarding than he could have imagined.
The Last Salon Winners
Seth Hopkins, Booth Western Art Museum Executive Director has revealed his selections for the March round; winners of the annual competition will be announced at the Plein Air Convention!
An Artist’s Dream: Painting in New Zealand
There’s an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean that’s about the size of Colorado. It has deep glacier lakes and active volcanoes, and it is the destination for a group of plein air painters led by Eric Rhoads this coming September.
2022 Shadows-on-the-Teche Plein Air Award Winners
Discover who placed for what at the The 8th annual Shadows-on-the-Teche Plein Air Painting Competition in Louisiana.
Winners From the 16th Annual Borrego Springs Plein Air Invitational
Thirteen invited plein air artists from both coasts and several western states made a strong showing this March...
Fabulous Faves From the February Salon
Did you or your friends win? Karen Hagan, painter and owner of Hagan Fine Art has revealed her selections for the winners in the Plein Air Salon February Art Competition.
The Rattlesnake Gang Strikes Again
For the past six years, a group of plein air painters has been gathering every February, and according to Richie Vios, "We can't get enough of it."
Over 40 Hudson River School Landscapes on View
This closely-knit group of artists, together with like-minded poets and writers, forged a self-consciously “American” landscape vision and literary voice.
Highlights from the 3rd Annual Plein Air Live
Enjoy a recap of Plein Air Live, an unforgettable event for artists of all levels and styles of painting, with a focus on the landscape.
13 Reasons to Meet Us in Santa Fe
It will be so exciting to see old friends, make new ones, attend classes and presentations indoors throughout the day and then, as one big group, head outside to paint each day in the late afternoon.
6 Salon Stars from January 2022
Joseph McGurl has revealed his selections for the winners in this round of the Plein Air Salon. They are ...
6 High-Powered Paintings from the December Salon
American Master artist C.W. Mundy has revealed his selections for the winners in this round of the Plein Air Salon!
Coming in January: National Mentoring Month
January is "National Mentoring Month," and what better way to mentor than to share the practice of plein air painting with a young person?
Who Was Victorious in the November Salon
Bob Malenfant, owner of southwest Gallery, has revealed his selections for the winners in this round of the Plein Air Salon.