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Results from Plein Air Washington

Sequoia Gallery + Studios in Hillsboro, Oregon, was the proud host once again for the annual Plein Air @ Washington County event. Find out here who reigned supreme in the Pacific Northwest.
Landscape paintings

5 Landscapes to Spark Inspiration

New places and experiences thrill the senses and spark inspiration. Here, five intrepid artists share the scenes that called to them during recent travels. From unexpected views of iconic landmarks to revealing looks at unfamiliar terrain, they take us along for the ride.
Plein Air Salon - winter landscape

Top-Tier Works From the February Salon

Sue Simpson Gallagher, owner of the Simpson Gallagher Gallery, has revealed her selections for the winners in this round of the Plein Air Salon.
PleinAir Salon - Charles Newman, "Corner of Riggs Street," oil, 18 x 24 in.

The Street Corner That Won the Salon

CW Mundy has revealed his selections for the winners in the January 2023 PleinAir Salon. See who took home first place ...
PleinAir Salon - First Place Overall: “Dawn’s Grace” (oil, 16 x 20 in.) by Chris Bell

“Dawn’s Grace” Takes First Place in PleinAir Salon Art Competition

Diane Waterhouse of Waterhouse Gallery has revealed her selections for the winners in the December 2024 PleinAir Salon art competition. They are ...

Winners at Zion National Park

Zion is another national park that has spots with very paintable views in all directions. Who singled out a scene to make a winning competition during its recent Plein Air Art Invitational?

What’s More Classic Than Painting in Coastal Massachusetts?

The Cape Ann Plein Air event came out of the gate with more than $12,000 in prizes, putting Gloucester, Massachusetts, on the plein air...

New Faces Win in Easton

Some familiar names on the plein air painting circuit participated in Plein Air Easton this year, but new faces dominated the winners list.   The top...

Hottest New Competition May Be in Atlanta

In only its second year, the Olmsted Plein Air Invitational has attracted top names and rave reviews. Who left with awards?   Dee Beard Dean, William...

Unsurprisingly Good Times in Maui

Every year, a lucky group of painters is juried into the Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational, held in February in Hawaii. Every year, we...

Salmagundi Stretches Further Out

The storied New York City club is branching out to California and elsewhere, with a new push for plein air work. What’s new with...

EXHIBITION: “Independent Visions” at the Irvine Museum, California

October 3 through January 21, the Irvine Museum in Irvine, California, is hosting a show titled “Independent Visions: Women Artists of California 1880-1940,” and...

Fun in the Adirondacks

Eric Rhoads, the publisher of PleinAir magazine, hosted a paint camp last week high in the Adirondack Mountains -- just a few miles from...

May 29: Women Painting Women: Texas

The latest exhibition organized by the Women Painting Women artist collective highlights the talents of women painters in the Lone Star State. “WPW: Texas” runs...

EXHIBITION: Karen Hitt, Venice Art Center, FL

Florida artist Karen Hitt went on a mammoth road trip in 2013, painting all the way. Our report on her journey is online, and...

EXHIBITION: “Philadelphia Plein Air Painters” in Newark, Delaware

These eight painters hail from Philadelphia, but their work captures scenes all along the seaboard near that city.  Eight students and alumni of the Pennsylvania...

November 22: 30-Year Anniversary Exhibition

Waterhouse Gallery in Santa Barbara celebrates its 30th year with a rapturous group of paintings. The 30-Year Anniversary Exhibition opens November 22 and continues through...

Shared Vision, Beautiful Artistry

Accomplished husband-and-wife artists John Moyers and Terri Kelly Moyers approach similar subjects in their own visual language. Both highly respected painters of the Western landscape...

EXHIBITION: “The Outsiders,” at Artists on Elgin

Two die-hard plein air painters in Canada's Ontario province are the subject of a show at Artists on Elgin, in Sudbury, Ontario, until the...

EXHIBITION: Macario Pascual at Village Galleries Maui

Hawaiian artist Macario Pascual is the subject of a solo exhibition on view now through April 17 at Village Galleries, in Lahaina, Maui, in...

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