Slap Paint With Us This Week
I’d like to personally invite you to my first ever "Eric’s Global Online Paint Out." It’s a free event and it's all online!
Coming Soon: Plein Air Smokies 2023
A highlight from our monthly plein air painting events guide at OutdoorPainter.com
Illinois Artists Exhibit
Members of the Suburban Plein Air Painters recently exhibited their paintings in the Herb Aigner Gallery of the Prairie Center for the Arts in...
From Monterey to La Jolla
Although she is known for her impressionistic depictions of rural landscapes, contemporary painter Erin Hanson has amassed a stunning collection of sweeping coastal vistas from Monterey to La Jolla, California, for this special exhibition.
OPPORTUNITY: Painting in Africa Offers Unique Benefits
In September 2018, PleinAir Publisher Eric Rhoads will take a special group of 50 painters to South Africa for a once-in-a-lifetime plein air safari. Accomplished painter Katerina Ring, who offers a similar painting tour in Zambia, has some encouraging thoughts about why you need to take advantage of this opportunity.
Ron’s Dusty Sprockets
Recognized as one of Virginia’s foremost landscape painters, Ron Boehmer has exhibited in over 130 exhibitions and festivals since 1984, taking home 65 awards — among them 18 Best of Show honors. The studio/school he helped co-found is honoring the artist with this display.
The Miracle of Light
Richard Schloss belongs to a group of strong, intimate painters who have helped continue Santa Barbara’s storied tradition of landscape painting that began more than a century ago. This new year, Schloss presents his newest paintings during a must-see exhibition here.
Landscape Paintings by Dave Santillanes
Preview an exhibition of landscape paintings with soft edges, atmospheric perspective, and sophisticated compositions.
Kern County, California Celebrates Plein Air
The week brought many unexpected circumstances and challenges for the artists, including high winds, herds of curious horses investigating the painting, and separate encounters with a bull and a rattlesnake who were equally unamused.
Minnesota: Plein Air on View at State Capitol
The exhibition “Minnesota Landscapes” is a collection of works from the Outdoor Painters of Minnesota.
Get Outside! Plein Air Events for April 2021
Spring is here, and so are these in-person plein air painting opportunities. Check out these upcoming events from our Artists' and Collectors' Ultimate Guide to Painting Events and Organizations.
Your Plein Air Painting Events Guide for November 2022
Take advantage of these in-person and virtual plein air painting opportunities from our special guide!
View Through the Trees
Preview an exhibition of plein air paintings by Paul Kratter, taking place now at ...
A Memorial Art Exhibition Fundraiser
An invitation to family, friends, fellow artists, and interested parties. Donations will fund ...
EXHIBITION: John P. Lasater IV and Jason Sacran, in Arkansas
Through March 29, painters and friends John P. Lasater IV and Jason Sacran are featured in the exhibition “Brotherhood” at the Merkle and Price Galleries in the South Arkansas Arts Center, in El Dorado, Arkansas.
America at Heart
A beautiful array of fresh landscape paintings by this female master is hanging through August 1 in an esteemed Colorado gallery. Will you be a lucky viewer?
Minnesota Nice
Plein Air Grand Marais, a Minnesota event that just wrapped up its awards presentation in the picturesque area along the North Shore of Lake Superior, is one of the premier plein air opportunities in the Midwest, continually drawing the region’s best artistic talent. Who captured glory in 2017?
PAPNM to Showcase Juried Members Works
The ninth edition of the Plein Air Painters of New Mexico National Juried Members show will be opening at Sorrel Sky Gallery in November. In 2017, acclaimed artist Bob Rohm is juror of awards while Roger Williams, Dave Ballew, and Shanan Campbell Wells made the exhibition selections.
Urban Landscapes: An Art Exhibition
Learn about Rolando Barrero's current exhibition at the Benicia Plein Air Gallery (California).
Plein Air Utah, One More Time
John Hughes gives a recap on a recent conference in Midway, Utah, which boasts a backdrop of Mount Timpanogos and has one of the most unique farming vistas in the country.