Artist as Collector: Mike Manley
Does Mike Manley collect art by his friends, or does he become friends with artists whose work he admires?
It’s impossible to say, although the...
Winners in Ellicott City
Paint It! Ellicott City added a Quick Draw contest to its event this year, with Maria Marino taking the top prize. Who else won...
Plein Air at Olana, Church’s Estate
Thirty painters recently spent three days painting Olana, the house and grounds of Hudson River School painter Frederic Edwin Church, and four came away...
Artist as Collector: Robert Masla
Robert Masla has favorites in his art collection, and most are tied to memories of watching the artists paint the pieces. He is drawn...
Winners at Red Wing
The ninth edition of the Red Wing Arts Association's Plein Air Festival concluded recently in Minnesota, with Mike Rada serving as judge. Who won?...
Results From Telluride
The Sheridan Arts Foundation recently held the 12th Annual Telluride Plein Air event, hosting 31 artists for a weeklong paint-out culminating in a three-day...
Artist as Collector: Kami Mendlik
Kami Mendlik says she feels like she's not just collecting paintings -- she's collecting artists. And then there are those six little dots of...
Winners in Cedarburg
The 12 days of Cedarburg Plein Air came and went quickly, according to participating artists, leaving us with a list of winners and some...
Happenings at Plein Air Fest in Jackson
More than 50 artists gathered in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for Plein Air Fest at the National Museum of Wildlife Art. It would be a...
Parting Shot: From Back When the Country Was Born
Near the beginning of June, plein air artists in New Hampshire had a chance to paint models in colonial garb and capture buildings and...
Featured Artwork: Kathryn Riedinger
"Summer's Palette"
Oil
24 x 20 in.www.kathrynriedinger.comKathryn Riedinger, an award-winning artist based in Ketchum, Idaho, is primarily a plein air painter and studies many subjects and...
Featured Artwork: Richard Oversmith
"Sailing"Oil on linen panel12 x 16 in.www.jmstringergallery.com-----------------------------------"Something's in the Air"Opening Reception: Saturday, July 18 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.Sunday, July 19 from 12-5 p.m.On view through...
Winners at Easels in Frederick
The 5th annual Easels in Frederick (MD) was held from June 15-20, and the following awards were presented by Larry Moore, the awards judge.
Jason...
Artist as Collector: Marc Hanson
Colorado artist Marc Hanson collects art like an artist would. Meaning what?
"The pieces in my collection are the ones I responded to personally, for...
What the Rocks Tell Us: Support Your Local Geology
In this series of articles, Utah artist J. Brad Holt talks about what artists are seeing as they look at the landscape. Holt studied...
Neither Storm, Nor Sting, Nor Sleepy Night….
Robin Purcell's painting "Where They Ride Horses" won the Best Watercolor award at the 2015 Carmel Arts Festival, but her process is not something...
Gurney’s BLAST Rule
One great and sometimes surprising thing about the Internet is how good content can pop up again several years after the initial posting, and...
Santa Fe Plein Air Festival Results
Judge of Awards Jill Carver picked the winners recently in the Santa Fe Plein Air Festival. Who won?
Carver awarded Damien Gonzales Best of Show...
Why This Works: Texture Imparts Feeling and Movement
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
San Clemente Awards Prizes
Who took home $5,000 from San Clemente, California?
Rita Pacheco's painting of a scene on a golf course, "At the Turn," won First Place and...