This Place Is a Ghost Town: Painting in Bodie, California
John White didn't have to worry about residents objecting to his setting up his easel in the middle of town when he recently did...
Advice to New Plein Air Painters
Many studio painters are hesitant to paint outdoors because they fear their lack of control and comfort will lead to failure. British artist Tom...
Useful Websites: Artists Helping Artists
This ongoing feature will showcase websites that artists have found useful. This week we examine the "Artists Helping Artists" blog. Leslie...
Why This Works: “Hills Above Nicasio”
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
VIDEO: Maine Artist Mary Byrom
The Portland Press Herald in Maine posted a video of artist Mary Byrom painting en plein air, and the accompanying story may be even...
Artists Invited to Paint Ancient Cliff Dwellings
Last month 23 artists had a singular painting experience: They painted in and around ancient cliff dwellings in Southwestern Colorado. Surrounded by art made...
Painter and Composer Combine for New Symphony
Jerry Malzahn has paintings in some prominent public and private collections, but he's never been as excited as when his pieces were on view...
Host Hotel for Plein Air Convention 75% Sold Out
Following the announcement of the 2014 Plein Air Convention in Monterey just two weeks ago, the Portola Hotel & Spa at Monterey Bay is...
Top Artists and Experts Named PleinAir Salon Judges
PleinAir magazine recently announced its judges for upcoming installments in the 3rd Annual PleinAir Salon Competition, and the lineup includes names most everyone will...
$75,000 in Prizes Awarded in OPA National Juried Exhibition
The Oil Painters of America recently announced the winners at its 22nd Annual National Juried Exhibition, and Stan Rogers won the Bronze Medal award...
Plein Air Painting Opportunity in Wisconsin
Fourteen spots remain for artists to join the Cedarburg Plein Air Event, in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. The annual event draws more than 150 artists to...
Plein Air Vermont Event Draws Artists to Bennington
Artists interested in painting in Southwestern Vermont may want to mark their calendars for Plein Air Vermont, which will be held in Bennington, Vermont,...
Useful Websites: An Online Art Competition Clearinghouse
This ongoing feature will showcase websites that artists have found useful. The first site we examine serves as an online art competition website. Artists...
Plein Air Goings-on in Washington
Artist and instructor Ned Mueller is anchoring a show at the Seattle Design Center this summer, and Washington painter Jim Lamb was recently celebrated...
You Know You’re Painting in Rough Country When…
As Kathleen Michele Williams and her companions were leaving Limestone Canyon in Southern California after doing some plein air painting, they came upon a...
Plein Air Painting on Network TV
Artists are buzzing about the new Subaru car commercial that depicts the pleasures and perils of plein air painting. In another...
Why This Works: Correct Values in the Distance, Balance of Large Shapes
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
Robert Douglas Hunter to Judge Adams Farm 2013 Paint Out
Noted realist painter Robert Douglas Hunter, a prominent figure in the Boston School and arguably the foremost student (along with Richard Lack) of R.H....
Painting Florida’s “Forgotten Coast”
The Forgotten Coast Cultural Coalition, a nonprofit organization promoting cultural events along Florida's Panhandle coast from Alligator Point to Mexico Beach in the Panama...
Carmel Art Festival Announces Winners
Calvin Liang served as judge at the 20th Annual Carmel Art Festival, which was held in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, May 6 through 19. Aimee Erickson...