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Callaway County Draws the Courageous

Inclement weather, including lightning, did not deter the participants in Callaway Plein Air, held recently in and around Fulton, Missouri.   The tone was set...

Fleeing to the Big Easy, Returning With Paintings

Marcia Willman, Nyle Gordon, Manda Sophia, and Spencer Meagher fled the cold Midwest and traveled to New Orleans this past winter to soak up...

EXHIBITION: “Being There: Paintings by Susan Miller,” Arkville, NY

The Erpf Gallery in the Catskills Center in Arkville, New York, hosts “Being There: Paintings by Susan Miller,” from January 19 through March 11....

Sonoma’s Art Education Fundraising Event Draws Them In

About 35 artists found their way to Sonoma, California, for Sonoma Plein Air, an annual event that raises money for local arts education. The...

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...

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?

June 14: Landscapes by Caribbean Painter Francisco Oller

Hailing from San Juan, Francisco Oller traversed Realism, Impressionism, and Naturalism in his landscape art. The Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, Texas, will host...

April 11: Scottsdale Art Auction

The 11th edition of the Scottsdale Art Auction will feature works by Nicolai Fechin, Howard Terpning, Charles M. Russell, Martin Grelle, and more. The Scottsdale...

Featured Artwork: Sharon Doyle

"Grassy Waters" Oil 24 x 36 in. Photo: Richard Kendallwww.sharondoylefineart.comSharon Doyle was born and raised in the Washington, D.C. area before relocating to Florida in 1993. Early...

Coming Soon: Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival

For 30 years running, one fall arts festival has shifted the landscape for American Western art collecting as a town of less than 10,000...

July 10: Art Santa Fe

For the 14th year, Art Santa Fe welcomes exhibitors from all over the world for a fair devoted to contemporary art. Art Santa Fe 2014...

May 21: Bonhams American Art Sale

John Singleton Copley, Frederick Carl Frieseke, Charles Courtney Curran, George Hitchcock, George Catlin, and John Singer Sargent feature in an upcoming sale of American...

First Exhibition to Survey Art of Jules Tavernier

Artist, illustrator, and adventurer Jules Tavernier used an academic training to record his travels through California and Hawaii, creating lasting images of the local...

EXHIBITION: Jean-Pierre Jacquet, in Greenwich, CT

On view through February 8, “Plein Air Here & There” showcases the outdoor paintings of Jean-Pierre Jacquet at the Greenwich Art Society Gallery in Greenwich, CT.

Prizes at Penn Valley Park

Penn Valley Park contains many of Kansas City’s most iconic monuments and memorials, which presented many outdoor painters with delightful subjects to represent during the 2017 Plein Air Kansas City, held May 5-13. Which artists were victorious? Find out here.

Grand Canyon, Grand Celebration

PleinAir Today can’t go too long without mentioning the Grand Canyon again because, well, it’s such a magnetic subject for outdoor painters, event organizers, and so much more. One of the largest events involving plein air and the canyon — the Grand Canyon Celebration of Art — recently concluded with those familiar fantastic results.
Outdoor still life paintings - OutdoorPainter.com

11 Outdoor Still Life Paintings

Think you’re limited to painting landscapes when you take your art outdoors? Think again — these artists show a variety of ways to incorporate the timeless still life in an outdoor setting.
Oil painting of a sunset

Salon Showstoppers from March 2021

Lance Rehs, Director of Rehs Contemporary Galleries, has revealed his selections for the winners in the Plein Air Salon monthly art competition.
PleinAir Salon - Hui Li, "Metaphor of Plants Series No.8," oil, 59 x 71 in.

A “Metaphor of Plants” Wins Feb. PleinAir Salon

Scott Shields, who is the Ted and Melza Barr Chief Curator and Associate Director at the Crocker Art Museum, has revealed his selections for the winners in the February 2023 PleinAir Salon.

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?

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