EXHIBITION: Frank Reaugh, at the University of Texas at Austin
Now through November 29, “Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West” shines the spotlight on an early plein air painter of the...
16 More Made Eligible for $25K PleinAir Salon Prizes
Bob Malenfant, owner of Southwest Gallery in Dallas, chose the top winners and the category winners for the latest installment of the PleinAir Salon....
Winners at Mineral Point
The 2nd Annual Paint the Point plein air competition wrapped up recently in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. And the winners are....
Best of Show was worth...
Who Is Featured in the Next Issue of PleinAir Magazine?
The October/November issue of PleinAir magazine is going to press, and now we can share a bit on who will be in this edition....
Winners at Frank Bette
Ed Terpening chose the winners in Alameda, California, in this year’s Frank Bette Plein Air Paintout. Who took home awards?
Chuck Kovacic won Best of...
NM Artists Focus Benefit on Children’s Hospital
The Black Range Artists, a group of painters centered in Southern New Mexico and West Texas, is active in raising funds for worthy causes....
EXHIBITION: Kathleen Dunphy at Argosy Gallery, Bar Harbor, ME
Starting with a presentation by the artist on August 22 at Bar Harbor Inn, the Argosy Gallery in Bar Harbor, Maine, showcases Kathleen Dunphy’s...
Beautiful Winners in Idaho, Including 1 Double Winner
Most artists know that Idaho is beautiful. The Driggs Digs Plein Air event celebrates this every year. Peruse some of the scenes artists chose...
PAAC Winners in Boulder
Mary Williams Fine Arts in Boulder, Colorado, hosted Plein Air Artists Colorado’s 19th Annual National Juried Exhibition recently, with an oil by Michael Clark...
What’s a Plein Air Event Like in Ireland?
Leon Holmes reports about the specific character of Art in the Open, a plein air painting festival held recently in southeast Ireland.
More than 200...
Featured Artwork: Jason Tako
“Among the Cottonwoods”
Oil on linen
24x36
$7,000www.JasonTako.com
"Among the Cottonwoods" is one of Jason Tako’s latest paintings. Based upon Golden Section proportions, the pattern of the cottonwoods...
Featured Artwork: Charles Stup
Charles Stup, NSA
“Garden of the Gods”
9x12 in.
pastel
$475www.crstup.com
While striking his own path, Charles Stup, a Signature Member of the National Society of Artists, credits late nineteenth...
Artist as Collector: Elsbeth Monnett
For Alaska artist Elsbeth Monnett, collecting art is about pleasure first, enrichment second. Whose work does she turn to?
“It’s almost always a gut reaction...
EXHIBITION: “Joseph McGurl, Karen Blackwood, T.J. Cunningham, Marc Dalessio & Friends” at Haynes Galleries
In Thomaston, Maine, a group of plein air painters share a group show at Haynes Galleries, August 14 through September 19.
“Sunlight, Monhegan,” by Joseph...
Door County Winner “Kid in Candy Store”
Ken DeWaard certainly enjoyed himself last week in Wisconsin, winning Best in Show and Artists’ Choice at the Door County Plein Air Festival. What...
EXHIBITION: One-Day CAC Show Benefits Arroyo Seco Gardens
The California Art Club gathered 17 artists to paint at La Casita del Arroyo for one week, with a special exhibition and sale capping...
Winners in Duluth
A new plein air event launched recently in Duluth, Minnesota, under the auspices of the Duluth Art Institute. Who took home the inaugural prizes?
Dan...
EXHIBITION: Paint the Poudre, Fort Collins, CO
Now through August 24, work by 36 artists showcasing the beauty of the Cache la Poudre River will be on view at the Morgan...
RMPAP Members Paint Iconic Tetons
For the fourth year, members of the Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters assembled in Grand Teton National Park to paint for a competition and...
Biggest Plein Air Competition of the Year?
By some measurements, Plein Air Easton is the biggest plein air event in the world. It certainly gets the plein air community buzzing. With...