Painting an Icy Stampede
Every year, Dan Gray paints a New Year’s Day spectacle in Parksville, on Canada’s Vancouver Island, that lasts just minutes.
Capturing Nepali Carvings Before They Disappear
Nepal was hit hard by an earthquake in April 2015, and an artist named Gurung Dhwoj has been at the center of the relief efforts. Along the way, he has scratched out some time to paint and sketch. Recently, his drawings have more urgency to them, as he realized that many wood carvings on buildings—a key element in the local culture—were not being restored or preserved amidst the great chang
What He Learned at the Poles
David McEown paints in both the Arctic Circle and Antarctica each year. He’s learned some fascinating things along the way.
Italy, Abstracted
Richard Kattman tells the story about how he was painting a fairly abstract piece in Italy when someone in a passing car slammed on the brakes. What did the driver say?
Painting From a Boat in the Low Country
Jason Zimmer loves to be on the water. He’s a fervent fisherman. He’s also an artist and a teacher at SCAD. Put Savannah, painting, and fishing together, and you get an interesting body of work.
Supermoon Draws Out the Artists
Many parts of the country had a clear night for the supermoon that shone on November 14. Plein air painters responded. Hey, it’s another excuse to get together and paint nocturnes. Here are some reports from a few artists.
Parting Shot: Cubs Win! Painter Paints!
Chicago plein air artist Nancie King Mertz caught baseball fever recently when the Chicago Cubs won the World Series.
Painting a NASA Telescope
Joanna Barnum says her plein air painting experience allowed her to make a successful watercolor under the tight schedule allowed by NASA recently at the Goddard Space Flight Center.
What the Orwicks Found During Their Yearlong, International Art Journey
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Oregon painter Michael Orwick and his wife and daughter have been back home for about two months...
Why Paint From the Summit?
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Nikki Frumkin isn’t doing it for sales. But for reasons of her own, the Washington artist climbs...
A Plein Air Quilt
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Many artists make a piece in the studio based on plein air sketches. But St. Louis painter...
Chronicling Life Changes, En Plein Air
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Amy DiGi loves a challenge and loves to try something new. Sometimes, she will double or even...
Parting Shot: It Takes a Lot of Brass
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Egon Miklavcic was painting a mountain lake, Ödensee, in Austria, when this horn player began to serenade...
On a Lake in Indiana….
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The Indiana Plein Air Painters Association has long held biennial paint-outs on Lake Wawasee, the largest natural...
Painting Sunup to Sundown for a Show
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Paint all day one day, sell them the next in a Taos gallery. That’s the plan for...
Truck-Top Painting Platform, Anyone?
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Mike Mahon likes the view he gets from on top of his vehicle. So he developed a...
Painting a Presidential Centennial
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Members of the Ohio Plein Air Society and their guests recently gathered at a presidential library to...
Parting Shot: Necessity Is a Mother
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Scott Lloyd Anderson forgot his tripod during a recent visit to his sister’s cabin in the woods....
Tackling Four Paintings in One Day in Colorado Marathon
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Colorado painters seem to have more fun. Even during marathons.
Lead Image: Painting at the Environmental Learning...
Parting Shot: Already Too Hot?
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It’s the first blush of June, but it’s already pretty hot all the way up in Michigan....