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Parting Shot: Activism + Art = Artivism

Some art can bring awareness to a popular uprising, like the effort to protest drilling in Alaska. Just ask Quin Sweetman. Lead Image: “Artful...

Urban Sketching: Touring by Trolley in San Diego

Artists devoted to depicting the human figure may be used to timed poses in the studio classroom, but plein air painters usually have only...

OPPORTUNITY: Wet Paint Event at Newport Art Museum

Last year 500 paintings were sold in one weekend at Wet Paint, at the Newport Art Museum in Rhode Island. Signups are going on...

EXHIBITION: “Joseph McGurl, Karen Blackwood, T.J. Cunningham, Marc Dalessio & Friends” at Haynes Galleries

In Thomaston, Maine, a group of plein air painters share a group show at Haynes Galleries, August 14 through September 19.   “Sunlight, Monhegan,” by Joseph...

Door County Winner “Kid in Candy Store”

Ken DeWaard certainly enjoyed himself last week in Wisconsin, winning Best in Show and Artists’ Choice at the Door County Plein Air Festival. What...

The New Golf, Taking the World by Storm

Why Plein Air Painting is "The New Golf." Publisher Eric Rhoads explains the plein air movement, why thousands are joining, and what you can...

Kim Carlton Hits a Nerve

Being able to paint faster in the field is a worthy goal, right? Kim Carlton set out on a "Year of Painting Fast" to...

Artist as Collector: Robert Masla

Robert Masla has favorites in his art collection, and most are tied to memories of watching the artists paint the pieces. He is drawn...

Ohio Plein Air Society in Residency

The Ohio Plein Air Society is one of the most active and dynamic plein air associations in the country, and their latest endeavor was...

What the Rocks Tell Us: The Shape of the Land

In this series of articles, Utah artist J. Brad Holt talks about what artists are seeing as they look at the landscape. Holt studied...

OPPORTUNITY: “Wet Paint-Out” in New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Art Association is hosting a plein air competition in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, July 17-19.    Carol Aronson-Shore, a professor emeritus at the University...

OPPORTUNITY: Participate in “After Hopper” Project

The organizers of the two-year, high-profile "After Hopper" project have extended an invitation to artists to participate in the event.    Addison Art Gallery recently sent...

Salon Winner: Suzie Baker

Suzie Baker has a very simple explanation for why her painting "News Worthy" -- the top prize winner in the April-May contest of the...

Freeing a River, Painting the Progress

Paola Fiorelle Berthoin feels strongly about removing obsolete dams to help a river become free-flowing and healthy, and she's found a way to help...

Freeing a River, Painting the Progress

Paola Fiorelle Berthoin feels strongly about removing obsolete dams to help a river become free-flowing and healthy, and she's found a way to help...

EXHIBITION: “Plein Air Revisited” in Southport, CT

Now through August 28, a show at the Pequot Library in Southport, Connecticut, explores a surprisingly wide range of ways one can tackle plein...

Taking a Plein Air Cue From Edward Hopper

Edward Hopper's (1882-1967) best-known paintings were done in the studio, but his evident mastery of light should make it unsurprising that Hopper scholars list...

Featured Artwork: Camille Przewodek

"Tree in Front" Oil on panel 9 x 12Ë� Available at www.przewodek.com “Color that expresses the light key of nature can make any subject strikingly beautiful.” About the artist: Plein-air colorist...

Premier Event Opens Up to More Artists

The Maynard Dixon Country plein air event has pulled in some of the biggest names in representational painting. But how does one become a...

Plein Air Force: Student Day at the Forgotten Coast

The Plein Air Force initiative -- an effort to help painters spread the word about plein air painting and encourage people to try painting...