Picturesque Painting on a Texas Barrier Island
North of Padre Island, on Texas's Gulf Coast, is a long barrier island named Mustang, and on it is a town of 4,000 people...
Learn, Paint, and Sell at Davis Event
The John Natsoulas Center for the Arts is offering a plein air workshop that culminates in a one-day show at the gallery in Davis,...
Advice to Easton Event Newbies
Artists who participated in this year's Plein Air -- Easton! event are still blogging about the experience, but California artist Kim VanDerHoek managed to...
Celebrating the Beautiful Scenery of Iowa
In East-Central Iowa in the mid-1800s, a religious group from Germany formed a communal society now known as the Amana Colonies. The architecture and...
Painting Harvest Time in Nebraska
More than 100 artists converge on the Nebraska town of Brownville in October for Paint Brownville, and the event's tagline is intriguing… ...
Up Close: Roger Dale Brown
Tennessean Roger Dale Brown visited the coast of Maine and painted his impressions of it. The results are gathered in an exhibition titled, appropriately...
Why This Works: “La Jolla Light”
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
Parting Shot: Where the Painting Ends….
There's little doubt that Cory Wright nailed the values and the colors on this work in progress, as this photo shows. Wright reveals that...
Ten Winners Announced in PleinAir Salon’s June/July Contest
Ten artists were awarded top prizes in PleinAir magazine's June/July contest, part of the PleinAir Salon. Were you or one of your friends on...
The Skinny on Artist-in-Residence Programs in the Parks
Florida artist Joseph Palmerio helps us navigate the benefits and particulars of being an artist in residence in a national park.
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Parting Shot: Hormones in the Feed
Michael Chesley Johnson is finding all manner of interesting things to paint in the Maine area. When asked about this scene, he was a...
Up Close: “Past Forward” at Vermont Artisan Designs
Charlie Hunter's paintings are different yet familiar, a function of his nearly monochromatic palette and his sharp and somewhat unconventional worldview. This detail, taken...
Battling the Weather — and Winning — in Ellicott City
Last year it was beastly hot. This year, participants in Paint It! Ellicott City, a plein air event in Ellicott City, Maryland, were spared...
Red Wing, Minnesota, and Plein Air Painting
The Red Wing Arts Association (RWAA) announced the winners at its 7th Annual Plein Air Art and Music Festival, and sang special praise for...
Winners Named at Prestigious Door County Event
The event is now over in Fish Creek, Wisconsin. So who won at the Door County Plein Air Festival? "Niagara...
Why This Works: “El Malpais Rocks, 10 AM”
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
Painting Opportunity in Victor, Colorado
Mark your calendar on Labor Day Weekend if you wish to travel to "the sunny side of Pikes Peak" and participate in the 14th...
SOCALPAPA Breaks Sales Record
The Southern California Plein Air Painters Association (SOCALPAPA) broke their sales record last week at their show "SOCALPAPA Paints the Orange County Parks and...
A Powerful Reminder of Colorado’s Beauty
The images and descriptions from Plein Air Artists Colorado's recent event at Crested Butte are a jaw-dropping reminder that the Centennial State has some...
Up Close: “Approaching Abstraction” at Marcia Burtt Studio
Seven artists "diverge from realism" and paint the landscape in this exhibition, which runs through September 1 at Marcia Burtt Studio in Santa Barbara,...