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Italy, Abstracted
Richard Kattman tells the story about how he was painting a fairly abstract piece in Italy when someone in a passing car slammed on the brakes. What did the driver say?
Hitting One Out of the Park
When officials at the Saginaw Art Museum were planning their multiple Quick Paint events for the Great Lakes Bay Plein Air event, they decided to inject some excitement by staging one at the old ballgame.
When a Watercolorist Has a Background in Stained Glass
Hilary Slater is attracting attention with her inked outlines of watercolor, an effect that echoes another medium she has worked in for years.
Why This Works: Composing in a Square Format
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they succeed as painted images. This week, Clark Mitchell’s “Passing Storm.”
Why This Works: Careful Drawing, With a Twist
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they succeed as painted images. This week, Dan Graziano’s “Autumn in the Village.”
How Artists Can Reduce Frustration While Painting
The art of painting is a head game. It requires a distraction-free environment that allows you to get into the painting zone where things are going smoothly — distractions are the enemy. So what can an artist do to set him- or herself up for success?
Winning Awards With an Unusual Format
Crystal Moll painted a 50”-x-10” painting chock full of architectural lines, and won a top prize for it. It was a challenge, but probably...
What’s More Classic Than Painting in Coastal Massachusetts?
The Cape Ann Plein Air event came out of the gate with more than $12,000 in prizes, putting Gloucester, Massachusetts, on the plein air...
Simplicity and Depth
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Brad Clark’s recent paintings of a vineyard near his California home have the bracing appeal of a...
Once in a Hundred Years: Painting the Rockies During the Park’s Centennial
by Kathleen B. Hudson
Kentucky artist Kathleen B. Hudson gives an artist’s perspective on the recent Plein Air Rockies event in Colorado. What’d she observe?...
Featured Artwork: Michelle Murphy-Ferguson
"Posey Perspective"
Oil
8 x 10 in.
About the Artist:
‘Posey Perspective was painted during the five day Frank Bette Plein Air Paint Out event in Alameda, CA....
Featured Artwork: Karen Ann Hitt
"Have Dock, Will Peer"
acrylic on birch panel
5 x 7 in.
About the Artist:
This painting depicts what any child will naturally do on any dock presented...
EXHIBITION: Alan Maciag in Elk Rapids, MI
Alan Maciag is the featured artist in the exhibition “A Rural Perspective: Paintings of the Michigan Landscape,” on view through August 27 at Twisted...
Painting and Competing to Protect the Tetons
Grand Teton National Park is jaw-droppingly beautiful, and artists know it. So the chance to paint its beauty and raise funds for its protection...
Who Won in Schaumburg?
The 6th Annual Prairie Plein Air Competition was held the first two weeks in May, offering prizes for top painters, and the event’s judge...
7 Things to Remember When Marketing Art Online
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Dave Geada has examined hundreds of artist websites as part of his job as master of marketing...
Anatomy of an Award Winner: Jeremy Sams at Kinston, NC Event
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Jeremy Sams almost didn’t submit his First Place-winning painting to the judge at the Kinston Plein Air...
Plein Air Convention Winds Down With a Hoedown
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
The Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE) wrapped up last week with more presentations, further painting demonstrations,...
EXHIBITION: Peggi Kroll Roberts and Ray Roberts, in Santa Barbara, CA
Their links are many: Both are fascinated with the play of sunlight on forms, both are friends with Marcia Burtt, the founder of the...
Lighthouse ArtCenter Event Heats Up Florida
Kentucky artist Kathleen B. Hudson reports on the highly competitive and wholly enjoyable Lighthouse ArtCenter Plein Air Art Festival, which wrapped up recently in...