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Flying in From Taos to Help Protect Land
Chris Morel lives in Taos, New Mexico, but he flew to California in mid-April to help out the Redlands Conservancy. Why? ...
“Blowing Out the Edges”
Utah artist Michelle Condrat suggests motion in her paintings through an unusual method. "Bareback," by Michelle Condrat, oil, 12 x...
Famed Salmagundi Club Expands Into Plein Air
The New York City art club that has counted among its members William Merritt Chase, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Childe Hassam, N.C. Wyeth,...
Artist as Collector: Lynne Bolwell
When New York State artist Lynne Bolwell collects, she is sketching out the arc of her past, present, and future with her choices.
"They are...
From the Ground to the Plane
Minnesota painter Tom Maakestad has a solo show on view through June 6 in which paintings done from aerial photographs show the lessons and...
Artist As Collector: Gene Van Essen
Colorado artist Gene Van Essen's explanations of why he buys art serve as a good lesson in how to sell art. Van Essen makes a...
Why This Works: Grouping and Designing Trees Into Shapes
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
McGurl on Past Masters: Sir Arthur Streeton
In this series, noted painter Joseph McGurl discusses plein air paintings by past masters that he finds instructive or inspiring. This week: Sir Arthur...
Artist as Collector: Derek Davis
For Minnesota painter Derek Davis, mood is key in a painting, and after a piece has satisfied all the formal demands Davis has about...
McGurl on Past Masters: Sanford R. Gifford
In this series, noted painter Joseph McGurl discusses plein air paintings by past masters that he finds instructive or inspiring. This week: Sanford R....
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...
Artist as Collector: Roger Dale Brown
Nashville artist Roger Dale Brown says artists collect paintings for the same reason any art collector does, but deeper. Read what he means below.
"Artists...
EXHIBITION: New Work by Doreen St. John and Chuck Marshall, Ohio
Two stalwarts of the Ohio Plein Air Society, Doreen St. John and Chuck Marshall, are in the spotlight in this exhibition, which will be...
McGurl on Past Masters: Aldro Hibbard
In this series, noted painter Joseph McGurl discusses plein air paintings by past masters that he finds instructive or inspiring. This week: "Vermont Winter...
McGurl on Past Masters: Dennis Miller Bunker
In this series, noted painter Joseph McGurl discusses plein air paintings by past masters that he finds instructive or inspiring. This week: "Beached Boat,"...
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...
McGurl on Past Masters: Corot’s “The Bridge at Narni”
In this series, noted painter Joseph McGurl discusses plein air paintings by past masters that he finds instructive or inspiring. This week: Corot's "The...
Why This Works: Suggesting Distance in a Very Short Plane
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
McGurl on Past Masters: Constable’s “Study of an Elm Tree Trunk”
In this new series, noted painter Joseph McGurl discusses plein air paintings by past masters that he finds instructive or inspiring. This week: John...
Parting Shot: Big Sky Country Demands a Big Canvas
Aaron Cordell Johnson didn't plan on doing a large painting, but the sky he encountered required it. Johnson was painting in...