Drawing on Oil Paint
Sarah Baptist is digging deep, down through her layers of oil paint, down through the lessons she has learned from Diebenkorn's work. The result? ...
Spotlight on PACE Faculty: Tom Bluemlein
Tom Bluemlein, one of the instructors at the Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE), has seen people in painting workshops act terribly nervous. He...
Blackwood Paints Rhoads
Susan Blackwood, an instructor at the Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE) and the subject of an upcoming feature story in PleinAir magazine, will...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Cheryl St. John
Cheryl St. John's favorite place to paint is a secret that is not so secret anymore. "Bristlecones and Wildflowers," by...
Learning How to Paint, Again (For the First Time)
After years of painting, with sales and some success, Lennie Mullaney was told that she "had no idea how to paint." It was strong...
Paintings Tough Enough for the Range
Colorado artist Marianna M. Duford has found success in various pursuits but has never followed a traditional path. So it's not surprising that recently...
Choosing Colors to Use in Antarctica
Ann Justin decided to celebrate a big birthday by going on a spectacular painting trip to the "bottom" of the globe. What colors would...
Costantino in Demand
Frank M. Costantino is an instructor at the Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE) and an in-demand leader of workshops or "seminars." And the...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Brian Buckrell
Brian Buckrell's favorite place to paint combines the primitive with the comfortable. Shouldn't the best plein air painting spots be just so? ...
Spotlight on PACE Faculty: Clive Tyler
"If you just put down a color, it just sits there," says Clive Tyler. What does this New Mexico pastelist and instructor at the...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Mark Mehaffey
"Something should be most of a painting." That's what Mark Mehaffey says, and he says that while considering the landscape around his home in...
Spotlight on PACE Faculty: Eric Wiegardt
Washington State watercolorist Eric Wiegardt is process-oriented, but he loves the product, too. The artist, who is on the faculty at the Plein Air...
Do Painting and Ice Skating Mix?
Judging from the experience of Deborah Lazar, the answer is yes -- and no. Vermont painter Deborah Lazar recently posted a...
Spotlight on PACE Faculty: Stephanie Birdsall
Stephanie Birdsall, a pastelist who will be offering instruction and a demonstration at the Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE) in Monterey, California, in...
Central Park’s Plein Air Past
Central Park, the green lung of New York City, the cool, shady resting spot for summer-soaked New Yorkers, the Olmsted masterpiece of landscape design,...
Painting the Best Building in Town
Texas has 254 counties, and in many county seats the courthouse is the most striking building in town. Michael Holter has noticed this, and...
Spotlight on PACE Faculty: Elizabeth Mowry
Master pastelist Elizabeth Mowry will be on stage at the Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE) in Monterey, California, in April, but she won't...
Spotlight on PACE Faculty: Kim Casebeer
Kim Casebeer is definitely a pastelist who has much to share with both oil painters and other pastelists. Her scheduled demonstration at the Plein...
Spotlight on PACE Faculty: Michael Reardon
Michael Reardon, a watercolorist and featured instructor at the Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE) was actually surprised to find out there were oil...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Kevin McCain
When Kevin McCain goes to his favorite place to paint, he goes home -- home to a place where movie studios, pop stars, and...