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Strapped In to Paint a Billionaire’s Home
Over six days, Jerry Fresia painted Villa La Cassinella, a home on Italy's Lake Como associated with billionaire Richard Branson. It required him to...
October 9: Women Artists Exhibition
Eleanor Adam, Liz Adams-Jones, Janet A. Cook, Leah Lopez, and Orley Shiv draw, paint, and sculpt one another for an exhibition that takes the...
Lessons in Light From Past Masters
Dürer, Rembrandt, Goya, Munch, and Hopper each addressed the problem of light from a unique perspective. One new exhibition provides a fascinating and broad...
Kids Experience Plein Air Painting on a Schooner
There are many ways one could introduce children and adults to the joys of painting outdoors. A Michigan nonprofit organization is offering a particularly...
Getting Vibrant Light in Your Painting
Gayle Levée was making a point in one of her classes, and it inadvertently led to a new style of painting for her, one...
Why This Works: “Country Road in Carnation (WA)”
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
Robert Bateman: Why Plein Air Painting Is Important
Robert Bateman, one of the most successful representational artists working today, thinks plein air painting is very important -- but not as an art...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Bryan Mark Taylor
Bryan Mark Taylor likes a patch of nature where he can be surrounded by the energy of a city. So where does he set...
Three Paintings in 90 Minutes: One Artist’s Exercise
A Seattle artist took some advice to heart -- and found that it helped her loosen up in her painting process. How does it...
Can Art Save Buildings?
For some artists, nature isn't the only thing worth trying to save. While land conservationists take action to preserve nature, a Buffalo group is...
Winning Awards for Painting Clouds
Painters know they can make money and win awards painting landmarks, cityscapes, pastoral scenes, and marine subjects, but clouds? Yes.... ...
Why This Works: “La Jolla Light”
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
Why This Works: “Austin, Texas”
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
Why This Works: “Remembered Adventures”
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
Painting Long Panoramas on Scrolls
All plein air artists have to learn to edit a lot of information out of a scene, but Dutch artist Jacob Kerssemakers has to...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Kim VanDerHoek
Some days it's crowded and difficult, but California painter Kim VanDerHoek knows where to go for her favorite painting views: Crystal Cove. ...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Robert J. Simone
For years, Florida artist Robert J. Simone had a quick answer for people who asked where he liked to paint: Fort Desoto State Park...
January/February Salon Winners Announced
Dr. Gregory Hedberg reviewed a record number of entries in the recent bimonthly PleinAir Salon competition and selected seven semi-finalists and three award winners,...
Painting Advice From a Physicist
John D. Cogan, Ph.D. brings a scientist’s understanding of light, color, and atmosphere to the practice of outdoor painting. He shares some of his...
Take a Closer Look at Another Award Winner
One of the landscape paintings that stands out among the semi-finalists selected by Michael Zakian in the September/October PleinAir Salon competition (www.pleinairsalon.com) is “After...