Paint the Capitol in D.C.
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Jack Hannula has been painting in Washington, D.C., for 23 years. He and his friend Besnik “Nik”...
Plein Air Artists in Russia Organize a Show
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Interest in Russian plein air painting is on the rise in America, but even in Russia, it’s...
Before You Go to the Top of the World…
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Cory Trépanier recently posted a YouTube video of his expedition to Aulavik National Park in the Arctic...
Finding the Perfect View in Big Sur
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Laurel Sherrie saw a great view in a newspaper — an eminently paintable view — and she...
The Paint That’s Illegal
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
There’s a paint, a “material,” that an artist patented, and no one else is allowed to use...
What to Take, What to Leave, When Painting Ireland
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Jan Norsetter is showing her paintings from last summer’s trip to Ireland and Scotland at Zazen Gallery,...
Parting Shot: Daring to Go Large on the Windy Cali Coast
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Brian Blood knows the winds along the coast at Garrapata State Park in California can be fierce....
Parting Shot: Giant Drawings Done Outdoors That Fit on a Phone
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
He’s making 2-D art outdoors. Does that make Stephen Lund a plein air artist?
Lead Image: Stephen...
Parting Shot: The Upside of Challenging Weather
Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today
Kyle Buckland senses that when the weather gets bad, it can have a positive effect on a plein air...
Birthday Celebration, Plein Air Style
People love going to Rich Gallego’s birthday parties, because it means painting at a beautiful spot. The California artist plans an all-day paint-out every...
The Appeal of Gettysburg
Pittsburgh painter Diane Grguras has painted the historic battlefield at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, many times. She told us what accounts for the success of the...
Parting Shot: So What if It Is Zero Degrees Outside?
RL Weber recently noted that the temperature was hovering around 0 degrees Fahrenheit. So he got ready to do some plein air painting.
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Snow in SoCal
Forget the old question about whether it rains in Southern California. Does it snow? Terry d. Chacon is here to tell you “yes,” and...
Puddles: Water and Light
Robert Bashford likes painting puddles. If you think about it, that’s brilliant. Why?
Lead Image: “The Muddy Bikers,” by Robert Bashford, oil, 10 x...
Parting Shot: First Plein Air Painting of a Drone?
When Dan Gray decided to paint the spectacle of people jumping into very cold water in a “Polar Bear” type of event on Vancouver...
Painting Florida in All Its Variety
Florida artist Sharon Osterholt decided she would spend 2015 visiting and painting every state park in the Sunshine State. Here's what she discovered.
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Studio Everywhere Makes Tracks, Makes Waves
The Orwicks have been on the road for five months, painting and encouraging children in various parts of the world to paint, and they...
Selling Everything, Painting Everywhere
Who hasn’t, at one time or another, fantasized about selling everything they own and hitting the road, traveling and painting? Patrick Saunders is doing...
Schuerr’s Final Report: “It Was Crazy Hard Work”
A few weeks ago, we talked with Montana artist Aaron Schuerr about his preparations for a solo painting and backpacking trip from rim to...
Parting Shot: Seeking Depressed Urban Settings
It was a no-brainer for Jean-Pierre Jacquet when he heard about the Oil Painters of America paint-out in late September at the Gowanus Canal...