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PleinAir Salon Returns With New Winners
Expectant artists are gearing up for the 2016 PleinAir Salon $15,000 Grand Prize, with the first batch of eligible finalists named today by PleinAir...
Winners at Camp Hill, Penn.
The Plein Air Camp Hill Arts Festival drew 62 painters from eight states and the Dominican Republic to the fifth edition of the event...
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...
Know the Judges at Your Competition
Many artists find it useful to know who is judging their work at a given competition. The PleinAir Salon has announced its judges for...
How to Find a Place to Paint
Some of the discussions on social media really hit a nerve. Not a political nerve -- not usually on painters' sites. More like, "How...
Many Winners at Augusta Event
The Augusta Plein Air Art Festival wrapped up last week, with dozens of winners, including an interesting choice for Best of Show. The event, which...
McVicker Takes Top Honor, $15K in PleinAir Salon
If you feel one of your paintings is something special, don't give up on it. That seems to be the message from Jim McVicker,...
Meet Mike Barr, the PleinAir Salon’s February/March Winner
Australian painter Mike Barr feels drawn to rainy streets and empty beaches -- two subjects that lend themselves well to a narrow range of...
There Is a Season … for Oil Painting
When Paul Saindon posted a painting on Facebook and joyfully labeled it the last oil painting of the year, curiosity was piqued. ...
Last Group Added to Pool in $21,000 PleinAir Salon Competition
Now all the entries are set in the 2015 PleinAir Salon, and the bi-monthly contest winners wait for the Plein Air Convention & Expo,...
Artist as Collector: Sally Loughridge
The three pieces Sally Loughridge decided to talk about for this article were all done by friends. That suggests she chose them based on...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Brian Buckrell
Brian Buckrell's favorite place to paint combines the primitive with the comfortable. Shouldn't the best plein air painting spots be just so? ...
Entering the PleinAir Salon: It’s Not Just the Money
Each year, PleinAir magazine gives $21,000 to artists through the PleinAir Salon. The last chance this year for artists to enter is mere days...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Mark Mehaffey
"Something should be most of a painting." That's what Mark Mehaffey says, and he says that while considering the landscape around his home in...
Spotlight on PACE Faculty: Eric Wiegardt
Washington State watercolorist Eric Wiegardt is process-oriented, but he loves the product, too. The artist, who is on the faculty at the Plein Air...
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...
OPPORTUNITY: Paint Private Gardens in Charlotte, North Carolina
Those wishing to paint the spring blooms in some of Charlotte, North Carolina's finest private gardens will need to get their applications ready in...
Spotlight on PACE Faculty: Kim Casebeer
Kim Casebeer is definitely a pastelist who has much to share with both oil painters and other pastelists. Her scheduled demonstration at the Plein...
Who Is Eligible to Win the $15,000 Top Prize in April?
Actually, anyone who paints is eligible, but 16 people did just get a step closer. The PleinAir Salon gives out $21,000 in cash prizes...
Building a Better Hibbard Mitt
Wisconsin painter Lynn M. Rix was highly motivated to improve upon the Aldro Hibbard painting mitt she read about last year. "I have had...