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...
Why This Works: Lean Darks, Loaded Lights
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
Gallery Spotlight: Bucks County Gallery of Fine Art
Howard Cooperman says his gallery is valuable to nationally known plein air artists because it allows them to tap in to the strong collector...
Gathering a Plein Air Master’s Wisdom
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Greg McHuron wasn’t as famous as he could have been, perhaps because he wasn’t a joiner. But...
Apocalypse Now?
What would the world look like if humans did little to protect it? A new exhibition explores this and similar questions.
David Wagner has assembled...
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."
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.
Painting California
It isn’t very shocking that, since the dawn of the 20th century, California has become home to remarkable artists from all over the United States and Europe. Centered around the California Art Club and celebrating over a century of natural landscapes, a new publication will soon be headed to your coffee table.
*Correction* Schaller’s Salon Selections
Did you or your friends win? The recent winners of the PleinAir Salon, selected by world-renowned watercolorist Thomas W. Schaller, have been revealed! Find out here who took home awards and is in the running for the $15,000 Grand Prize.
Congratulations to Michele Byrne!
Earlier this year, landscape painter Michele Byrne earned a special award from Streamline Publishing — find out what in this announcement.
Helping Art Survive Hurricane Harvey
PleinAir and Fine Art Connoisseur magazine have set up a temporary website for artists, galleries, museums, and auction houses to register and tell their stories about Hurricane Harvey. In addition, we’re offering them a chance to participate in a free ad spread that we hope will get spaces reopened and collectors buying.
Irresistible Tales From a Plein Air Veteran
Newsletters from the Plein Air Painters of America are usually interesting, but the latest one caught our eye because of some tales from veteran plein air painter Skip Whitcomb.
June–July 2018 PleinAir Salon Winners Revealed
Jean Stern has revealed his selections for the winners in the PleinAir Salon bi-monthly art competition.
Parting Shot: American Vernacular, or, Land Shark!
John W. Connors isn't naming places, but somewhere, he painted what looks like a building-eating shark. Explains the artist, "I don't...
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...
Parting Shot: Salmagundians Capture Rose Week
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Joan Marie Palmer was among the painters who visited the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens recently as part of...
Re-Introducing Artists on Art
Learn about a newly improved digital magazine experience that’s by artists, for artists!
Treat Yourself to a Cruise With Art Lovers
Get a behind-the-scenes tour of French museums, private homes, and art events during the Fine Art Connoisseur art cruise to Paris and Normandy in...
Beginning April 28: Fifth Annual Olmsted Plein Air Invitational
Contemporary Impressionist paintings of Atlanta will be created and sold during a series of events throughout the week.
Strong Sales in New Iberia
Organizers of the Shadows-on-the-Teche Plein Air Competition report that sales doubled from last year’s event. Who won ribbons?