Need a Palette? Eat a TV Dinner
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Stephen Williamson has worked his way out of a jam before, using a Hungry Man frozen dinner....
Why This Works: Diffused Light, Balance of Careful Rendering and Looseness
- Jeanne Mackenzie reporting -
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and...
7 Things to Remember When Marketing Art Online
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Dave Geada has examined hundreds of artist websites as part of his job as master of marketing...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Ed Cahill
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
The place Ed Cahill often paints is a reminder of what the land around Atlanta was like...
Surreal Clouds, Civil War-Era Barns, and Posterity
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Do you feel like you are capturing a disappearing world when you paint en plein air? Craig...
Why This Works: A Story of Scale, and Rays Stealing the Show
- Jeanne Mackenzie reporting -
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and...
Anatomy of an Award Winner: Suzie Baker
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
People enter competitions for many reasons. Certainly, everyone enters them wanting to win. So what goes into...
Anatomy of an Award Winner: Jeremy Sams at Kinston, NC Event
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Jeremy Sams almost didn’t submit his First Place-winning painting to the judge at the Kinston Plein Air...
Why This Works: Immense Light in Low-Key Painting
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
How an Artist Group Gets a Museum Show
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
From June 30 to August 6, 28 members of the Montana Painters Alliance will show their work...
Why This Works: Keeping it Fun and Lyrical
- Jeanne Mackenzie reporting -
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and...
Anatomy of an Award Winner: Patrick Saunders
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
A number of factors contributed to how relaxed and loose Patrick Saunders was when he painted an...
Why This Works: Range of Values, Variety of Texture
- Jeanne Mackenzie reporting -
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and...
Why This Works: Modeling the Forms of Branches
- Jeanne Mackenzie reporting -
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and...
Why This Works: Inviting the Viewer to Complete the Scene
- Jeanne Mackenzie reporting -
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and...
Why She Painted the Barn From the Road
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Sometimes you formulate a great composition, and sometimes circumstances force a compelling composition upon you. Just ask...
What to Take, What to Leave, When Painting Ireland
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Jan Norsetter is showing her paintings from last summer’s trip to Ireland and Scotland at Zazen Gallery,...
Why This Works: Strong Value Statements
- Jeanne Mackenzie reporting -
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and...
Is Spontaneity in Your Portfolio?
What are you doing April 15-19? Did you know that more than 70 instructors are joining with over 800 participants in a plein air...
Why This Works: A Touch of Rouge
- Jeanne Mackenzie reporting -
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and...