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Recap from Winter Park
Twenty-five nationally acclaimed plein air painters took part in the Winter Park Paint Out last month, with some record-breaking results. We’ve got them right here! Check it out!
OPPORTUNITY: There’s Still Time (Barely!)
Time is quickly running out to immerse yourself in a fantastic paint-out opportunity in New York State. We’ve got all you need to know to find yourself at the Mohonk Mountain House this spring. Details here!
Friends — and Plein Air — Overcome Obstacles
The power of friendship and passion for outdoor painting overcame several logistical obstacles for five Northeast painters who gathered at Topsail beach for a painting retreat. Their tale of triumph is just one click away.
Can Watercolors Be Varnished?
It’s a peculiar practice to varnish your plein air watercolors, since most are matted and glassed when framed. However, artist Mike Simpson has some thoughts on the process that might give you cause to pause.
Plein Air Got Used
In a great way, of course! News emanating from Rockville, Utah, last week is a wonderful example of how outdoor painting benefits not only painters, collectors, and enthusiasts, but an entire historical community.
OPPORTUNITY: Small-Town Colorado, Big Prospects
Plein air painters can treat themselves to a Rocky Mountain adventure — and perhaps $2,000 — in September during this ascending event. When is the deadline, and where?
Sunday Morning Coffee with Eric Rhoads: Four Words to Live By
This morning as I sit here on the back porch, I’m watching a mama sparrow bringing food to her babies in a nest tucked into the rafters of our porch. The little birds are learning to fly. I’m watching them hop from the nest to the blades of our ceiling fan and then on to the branches of the stately oaks in the back yard. As they jump, they first fall before they engage their wings, which then propel them to the next branch. If they forget to use their wings, which they do from time to time, they hit the ground, then shake it off, hop to a branch, and start over. Birds learn like we all learn. Trial and error.
PACE: More than Culture
As the curtain closed Thursday night on the 6th Annual PleinAir Convention & Expo in San Diego, California, I was left with one prevailing thought that characterized well the entire week of fun, new friends, and exhaustion.
Giant New Zealand Mosquitoes?
A travelogue about the recent Publisher’s Invitational Painters’ Trip to New Zealand, by Eric Rhoads of PleinAir Magazine
Tulips for Two Weisses
Robin Weiss makes a point to paint the tulip festival in the Skagit Valley in Washington, and he also makes a point to paint with his son, Maury. This year he got to do both at the same time.
Sunday Coffee with Eric Rhoads: A New Approach to Selling Paintings at Art Shows
Yesterday I was the judge of a plein air show in a community near where I live. I rarely get the opportunity to judge...
OPPORTUNITY: EnPleinAirTEXAS, in San Angelo, in October
One of the fastest-growing and most well-received plein air events of the season is accepting applications from artists now.
Painting a Plantation in Georgia
For the last five years, painters have gathered in March at a historic rice plantation to paint. Just paint. No prizes, no judging, just a 150-year-old plantation house on grounds shaded by enormous, moss-bedecked live oaks.
Featured Artwork: R. Gregory Summers
“Backstage”
Oil
14 x 18 in.
“We go outdoors to enjoy the land, or stay inside to avoid it. It is I, an outdoor artist that brings...
Featured Artwork: Kathleen Hudson
“Coastal Silhouette”
2017
Oil
20 x 24 in.
Available, $2200
About the Artist:
Artist Kathleen B. Hudson lives in Lexington, Kentucky. She has a studio at Artists' Attic in downtown...
OPPORTUNITY: Unique Town in Florida, in April
The events in Florida are ramping up, including this charmer in Tarpon Springs.
Artist as Collector: Julie Riker
Julie Riker's collection of art is not large, but it sure is strong. Who's in it?
EXHIBITION: “Between Heaven and Earth”—Sierra Nevada Paintings
The PAC6 Painters—Linda Brown, Marian Fortunati, Nita Harper, Debra Holladay, Laura Wambsgans, and Sharon Weaver—are showcased in this exhibition at the Santa Paula Art Museum, in Santa Paula, California.
EXHIBITION: John P. Lasater IV and Jason Sacran, in Arkansas
Through March 29, painters and friends John P. Lasater IV and Jason Sacran are featured in the exhibition “Brotherhood” at the Merkle and Price Galleries in the South Arkansas Arts Center, in El Dorado, Arkansas.
Spotlight on PACE Faculty: W. Truman Hosner and a Serious Plein Air Challenge
Plein air painting can be a challenge, but even changing light and other environmental conditions aren’t enough for some folks. Like W. Truman Hosner, a member of the Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE) faculty, who ups the ante considerably with his subject matter.