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For collectors of plein air art.

October 3: The Autry’s Annual Gala

An important event on the Los Angeles art calendar, the Autry’s Annual Gala celebrates its 28th year with an evening themed “Magnificent West.”   The Autry...

Paintings That Ask Viewers to Remember

On Memorial Day, Kansas painter R. Gregory Summers posted three paintings, all of cemeteries. He says that these works were both pleasant and thought-provoking...

Paintings That Ask Viewers to Remember

On Memorial Day, Kansas painter R. Gregory Summers posted three paintings, all of cemeteries. He says that these works were both pleasant and thought-provoking...

Go Paint! Winners Announced in Wisconsin

Reports from Durand, Wisconsin, are that the weather was quite variable—ranging in temperature from the 30s to the 80s—during Go Paint! Durand 2015. The...

Featured Artwork: Camille Przewodek

"Tree in Front" Oil on panel 9 x 12Ë� Available at www.przewodek.com “Color that expresses the light key of nature can make any subject strikingly beautiful.” About the artist: Plein-air colorist...

Winners at the Carmel Art Festival

Carmel-by-the-Sea is a hotspot for art collectors. Who shone brightly at the town's recent plein air event?

Winners in Wayne

Ray Roberts served as judge at the 9th Annual Wayne Art Center Plein Air Festival, held recently in Wayne, Pennsylvania. Who did he choose? Mark...

Schaumburg Winners Announced

Who took the top prizes in Schaumburg, Illinois? Here's who.It was the fifth year for the Prairie Plein Air Competition and Show, which features...

Winners at the Forgotten Coast

The Forgotten Coast, a relatively undeveloped stretch of Florida along its panhandle on the Gulf of Mexico, is the home of a 10-year-old plein...

Hudson River School Giant Rests in Restored Grave, Thanks to Gallery Owner

Sanford Robinson Gifford, Thomas Cole, and Frederick Edwin Church are arguably the big three names in the Hudson River School of painting, but until...

June 23: Studio Incamminati Sale at Freeman’s

An annual selling exhibition of quality contemporary realism features the artists and alumni of Studio Incamminati. The Artists and Alumni of Studio Incamminati Exhibition and...

June 6: John Mix Stanley Remembered

A celebrated historic painter of the American West, John Mix Stanley receives a retrospective exhibition that tours three Western art venues. “Painted Journeys: The Art...

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...

June 12: Art Antiques London

Leading exhibitors from across the globe and discerning collectors gather at Art Antiques London, held in a scenic location.   Art Antiques London will occupy a...

Famed Salmagundi Club Expands Into Plein Air

The New York City art club that has counted among its members William Merritt Chase, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Childe Hassam, N.C. Wyeth,...

Many Winners at Augusta Event

The Augusta Plein Air Art Festival wrapped up last week, with dozens of winners, including an interesting choice for Best of Show. The event, which...

June 12: “Contemporary Figuration”

Artists such as Felicia Forte, Sergio Lopez, Tony Pro, Dave Santillanes, and Zhaoming Wu feature in a group exhibition of progressive figure painting. Abend Gallery...

June 5: Joseph Lorusso Solo Show

Contemporary Romantic Joseph Lorusso exhibits recent figurative and landscape paintings in an upcoming solo show. Meyer Galleries in Santa Fe, New Mexico, hosts a one-man...

Paint the Town, Chestertown, MD, Winners

Chestertown RiverArts named the winners for its 6th Annual Paint the Town event last week, with two names coming to the fore. Alison Leigh Menke...

Artist as Collector: Lynne Bolwell

When New York State artist Lynne Bolwell collects, she is sketching out the arc of her past, present, and future with her choices.  "They are...

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