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Announcing PleinAir Salon Winners

Some artists got an early gift this holiday season. The winners of the October-November contest in the PleinAir Salon were just announced. Who was...

Running a Workshop: Part II — Marketing

This is the second in a three-part series in which Cindy Briggs and Theresa Goesling share their expertise on running painting workshops overseas, or...

Who Doesn’t Win in the Caribbean?

One could argue that if you are plein air painting in Bermuda in November, you have already won. But a few artists took it...

You Didn’t Win the PleinAir Salon Last Month?

Jim McVicker, the California painter who took the $15,000 Grand Prize last year in the PleinAir Salon, feels your pain. He entered his winning...

Winners at Paint the Beach in Fort Myers Beach, Florida

Joseph W. Palmerio served as judge at Paint the Beach, the recent plein air event in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. Who did he pick?   Neil...

Awards, Deep in the Heart of Texas

It’s only in its second year, but EnPleinAir TEXAS is quickly becoming a favorite stop on the plein air painting circuit.   The 2016 edition just...

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...

Winners in New Mexico

It’s October, and that means the Plein Air Painters of New Mexico have dished out awards at its annual juried members exhibition. Who took...

Painting the Red Rocks, Winning Prizes

Painting at the Escalante Canyons Art Festival in Utah is a chance to depict the wonderful red rocks of the region — and maybe...

Illinois River Salon Names Winners

In its third year, the Illinois River Salon chose winners from a variety of media.   The salon is run by the Heart of America Artists’...

Urban Sketchers: Discovering Lawrence, Kansas

Gail Ishmael was new to Kansas, so she did what any sensible artist might do: She started a sketch group to get to know...

New Finalists in PleinAir Salon

Fifteen more artists were added to the pool that will compete for $21,000 in prizes in the PleinAir Salon. Who’s on the list?   The next...

Parting Shot: Landmark Restaurant, Fabled Club, Famous Park

New York City, where superlatives often collide. Members of the Salmagundi Club and their guests gathered in Central Park to paint the historic restaurant...

PleinAir Salon Deadline Is Nigh!

Emerging artists enter to get attention, veteran artists submit entries to keep fresh against the competition, and all benefit from the fact that the...

Mendocino Open Paint Out Winners

One artist came away from the Mendocino Open Paint Out with three awards. A hat trick?   Susan Elwart Hall cleaned up in the event’s third...

The Foldable Landscape

Lili Schuch realized that her sketchbook had at some point become the artwork. Lead Image: The small format of a sketchbook provides portability and...

Further Afield: Painting Mongolia

“I don’t know anyone else who is painting the landscape there on location.” California artist Susan Fox isn’t talking about a park. She’s talking...

My Favorite Place to Paint: Robert Abele III

Ever painted on the South Coast? Robert Abele III says the light there is matched only by that in Venice, Italy. Lead Image: “Adamsville General...

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...

Winners at Plein Air Hudson

Plein Air Hudson returned for its second year and handed out awards recently. Who among the 22 participating artists won in Hudson, Wisconsin?   Best of...