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...
A California Painter Who Captured Life at Sea
A quintessential painter of life on the Pacific, Armin Hansen receives a large-scale retrospective exhibition nearly 60 years after his death. The Pasadena Museum of California...
Salon Winner Gets Inspiration from Russian Masters
Marc Dalessio was inspired by a cultural exchange experience in 2013 when he painted the piece that took the top prize in the October-November...
March 19: Learn How to Build an Affordable Art Collection
Art market expert Carole Pinto will discuss how collectors can build an affordable art collection in a valuable workshop. Carole Pinto presents “Building an Affordable...
March 7: Panhandle-Plains Invitational Western Art Show and Sale
Western artists Dan Ostermiller, Daryl Howard, Phil Epp, and Cecy Turner are among those who will exhibit in an upcoming sale. The Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum...
November 14: Bermuda Plein Air Festival
Leading national and international plein air painters will take to beautiful Bermuda for inspiration.
The Bermuda Plein Air Festival, a week-long painting event that culminates...
Paintings Not of, But From, Iconic Landmarks
Joe Arnold thrills his collectors by painting scenes they find familiar, but can't immediately recognize.
His paintings can be challenging in other ways, too, making...
A Year in Paint and a Print of Snow
Michelle Darvis painted every day last year, and the resulting collection of images constitutes a visual diary of a very eventful period in her...
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...
Featured Artwork: Jason Conn
"Summer Run"
Oil on linen
16 x 20 in.www.JasonSConn.comJason Skyle Conn is an award-winning landscape and figurative painter. He lives and paints in Alameda, California. To see...
EXHIBITION: “En Plein Air,” at the Cornell Museum of Art, Delray Beach, Florida
Through March 8, at the Cornell Museum of Art, a special show goes a bit beyond simply showing plein air paintings. How is it...
EXHIBITION: J. Smithwell at Ben Navaee Gallery in Toronto
Canada artist Jennifer Smithwell is the subject of a show of plein air work at Ben Navaee Gallery in Toronto, January 9-15.
"My work is...
Chuck Close and Inspiration for 2015
CBS This Morning aired a segment featuring artist Chuck Close, in which they asked him to imagine writing a letter to his younger self...
Preserving a Ranch, Nevada Style
The recent history of the Winnemucca Ranch, located outside of Reno, perfectly explains the tensions, cooperation, passion, and level-headedness that underpins successful land conservation....
My Favorite Place to Paint: Tom Matt
Tom Matt doesn't live near his favorite place to paint anymore, but one innovative technique he developed there lives on in his work.
Matt loved...
A New Look for the New Year for PleinAir Today
As you've surely noticed, we are starting 2015 with a fresh look and some new content—we're rolling out a few new series of articles...
Featured Artwork: Charles M. Russell
Charles M. Russell (1864–1926)"For Supremacy"1895Oil on canvas23 1/8 x 35 in.$1,500,000-2,500,000.Live Auction at The Russell: An Exhibition and Sale to Benefit the C.M. Russell Museumwww.cmrussell.org/the-russellBorn...
Featured Artwork: Michael Godfrey
"Shenandoah Morning Light"
Oil
12 x 24 [email protected]
"In the mid Atlantic, autumn is a time of intense color and moisture laden air. This painting is from...
Hudson River School Travels West
The 19th-century artists of the Hudson River School produced some of the most memorable and quintessentially American landscapes in our nation's history. Tap in...
What’s in Your Backyard?
R. Gregory Summers recently hosted an online painting challenge, and the resulting submissions paint a fascinating picture of plein air today."Backyard Beauty," by Adam...