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’twas the Season for Salon Victory

Did you or your friends win? The latest bi-monthly winners of the PleinAir Salon, selected by Scott Shields, were revealed in December! Find out here who took home awards and is in the running for the $15,000 Grand Prize.

Don’t Let Your Salon Victory Slip Away. . .

Only hours remain to submit your materials for the October/November PleinAir Salon!  You could win $250, $500, or even $1,000 if your painting is chosen for 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place by judge Scott Shields.  When is the deadline?

Salon Winners from Illinois River

The Illinois River Salon is a juried event featuring artwork celebrating the beautiful Illinois River Watershed of Northwest Arkansas and Northeast Oklahoma. 2017 marked the fifth year for the competition, and it’s recently announced the winners. Do you know these artists?

PleinAir Podcast: Episode 55 – Eleinne Basa and Learning From Nature

In this episode of the PleinAir Podcast, Publisher Eric Rhoads interviews 2012 Salon Competition winner Eleinne Basa.  While detailing her classical roots in the Philippines, Basa talks with Rhoads about what makes plein air painting important and why all artists should do it.  In addition, Basa offers our listeners some helpful hints on who to study and more. 

*Correction* Schaller’s Salon Selections

Did you or your friends win? The recent winners of the PleinAir Salon, selected by world-renowned watercolorist Thomas W. Schaller, have been revealed! Find out here who took home awards and is in the running for the $15,000 Grand Prize.

EXHIBITION: Summer Salon

Collins Galleries in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, will soon be opening its annual summer salon with an outstanding display of still life, landscape, portraiture, and more from many of the biggest names in the art world today. Find out who and when here!

Salon Winner’s Crucial Plein Air Work Makes a Difference

Although she’s primarily a studio painter, it’s no surprise that Lauren Tilden won the top spot in the June-July contest of the PleinAir Salon,...

Plein Air Salon Winners

Who won the April-May contest in PleinAir magazine's PleinAir Salon? Click to find out.   Painter T. Allen Lawson had the tough job of picking the winners in the...

Salon Winner Returns to the Scene to Get It Right

- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today - It took the winner of last month’s PleinAir Salon contest, Timur Akhriev, a week or more to...

Salon Contest Winners Announced

The last PleinAir Salon of our year is always a hotly contested one. The artists are eager to get a last-minute spot in the...

Salon Winners Are In!

As we get closer to the April announcement of the $15,000 Grand Prize in the PleinAir Salon, more and more artists are entering the...

Of Course This Salon Winner Painted in the Rain…

James Kroner, the top winner in the October-November contest of the PleinAir Salon, took First Place with a rainy San Francisco scene. This wouldn’t...

Salon Winner Brent Cotton on Painting Light’s Spectacular Effects

Montana artist Brent Cotton, the top winner in the August-September contest of the PleinAir Salon, paints the fantastic moments when the sun and atmosphere...

Salon Winners Are a Painting Duo

We’ve had a number of notable winners in the PleinAir Salon, but the First Place winner of the June-July contest is a true first...

Salon Winner: Suzie Baker

Suzie Baker has a very simple explanation for why her painting "News Worthy" -- the top prize winner in the April-May contest of the...

What Will the Salon Judge Be Looking For?

Many artists think they gain an edge by knowing who the judge for a competition is and what they generally look for in an...

Plein Air Southwest Salon Winners Announced

The Outdoor Painters Society picked 202 paintings by 82 artists to show in their annual salon, which hangs in Southwest Gallery in Dallas. Who...

What’s the Salon Judge Looking for in Your Painting?

The excitement is building as April approaches and one Grand Prize winner is to be announced in the PleinAir Salon, earning $15,000 and international...

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...

Salon Judge Looks for Work Done From Life

The October-November contest in the PleinAir Salon wraps up November 30 (get your entries in now!), and the judge for this contest, Joseph McGurl,...