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...
First-Person Perspective: Thomas Kitts at the Carmel Art Festival
Another post on this site discusses the details of the Carmel Art Festival, which wrapped up on May 19. Now read Thomas Kitts's first-person...
CAC 102nd Annual Gold Medal Exhibition Opens June 2 at USC
The California Art Club will hold its 102nd Gold Medal Exhibition June 2 through 23 at the University of Southern California's Fisher Museum of...
PAWA To Have Plein Air-Studio Show in Fall
Plein Air Washington Artists are celebrating the state's centennial in two interesting ways. The group is attempting to visit and paint as many of...
A Diagram for Good Values
Getting the values correct is key to a strong composition and painting, but seeing the values and mixing the right hue for the local...
What an Exhibition Judge Sees
What's going through the mind of a juror as he or she is judging an exhibition? Artist and juror William Schneider was willing to...
Call for Artists: Registration Open for Paint Berlin (Maryland)
The Worcester County Arts Council opened registration on May 1 for the 4th annual "Paint Berlin" plein air competition, in Berlin, Maryland. The top...
In Wisconsin, “We Came, We Saw, We Painted” … and Some Won
The Wisconsin Plein Air Painters Association held its "We Came, We Saw, We Painted" event on May 10, which culminated in a show at...
Cumberland Society to Award More Than $8,000 at Inaugural Show
The Cumberland Society of Painters will present a $5,000 first place award to someone at its 1st annual national juried exhibition, which will be...
California Art Club is “On the Water” With New Show
The California Art Club is focusing on the theme of water in its current exhibition at the Old Mill, in San Marino, California. The...
Callaway Gardens Paint Out Winners Announced
The Georgia resort and nature preserve Callaway Gardens holds a Paint Out each spring, with substantial prizes available to artists. This year's event resulted...
People Are Painting Paris!
While many of us are painting our local parks, people, and plebeian buildings, some of us are painting ... Paris. Stan Moeller paused amid...
10 Artists Become Signature Members of Laguna Plein Air Painters Association
Ten artists joined the ranks of signature members in the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association on May 14, according to the organization. ...
Kevin Macpherson Goes to China
Noted painter and instructor Kevin Macpherson has made several trips to China over the last four years, with the latest being this spring. It...
PleinAir Publisher Eric Rhoads Speaker at OPA Opening
InSight Gallery, in Fredericksburg, Texas, will host the National Juried Exhibition of the Oil Painters of America from May 17 through June 17, and...
Painting Inspiration in Central Oregon
Do you need a spectacular view to inspire you, or perhaps one just to shake you out of a rut? Go to Oregon on...
Art Festival Funds Preservation of River Habitat in Central California
Art lovers within driving distance of Central California may want to make a trip to Paso Robles on May 25, when the town hosts...
Deadline Nears for America’s Parks II Competition
The jurors have been announced for the America's Parks II competition, which asks artists to depict America's National Parks and earn one of at...
One Last Chance to Paint in the Publisher’s Invitational
Last year's thoroughly enjoyable Publisher's Invitational Paint Out, hosted by PleinAir magazine and held in the Adirondack Mountains near Saranac Lake, inspired most of...
Because Even Painting Websites Need Cat Photos
This photo by Jim Leland proves it: Plein air painting is attracting an increasingly diverse audience. The picture was taken at...