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Library Video Collection Brings Artists Together
In this community event, artists are invited to explore the extensive art instructional DVD video collection of the Southbury Public Library, select a video, and create their own artwork inspired by the instructor.
Featured Artwork: Valerie Craig
Featured Artwork: Valerie Craig
Winterscape
16 x 20 in.
Oil
Available at Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
“Shared Space: New Works by Martin Campos and Valerie Craig”
February 11–March 10,...
Featured PACE Instructor: Charles White
Our 7th Annual Plein Air Convention and Expo is just around the corner, and to celebrate, we’ll be highlighting some of our featured instructors and their art over the next several weeks. Recently I asked him to tell us more about a couple of his paintings.
Enormous Paintings of the Grand Canyon
The 2018 Masters of the American West Art Exhibition and Sale will feature paintings and sculptures from more than 70 nationally recognized contemporary artists, including Sedona, AZ artist Curt Walters with his large-scale landscapes.
A Delicate Vision That Came to Pass
Nancy Boren’s oil painting “Cimarron Solstice” won second place in the 6th annual PleinAir Salon art competition. Read about her inspiration for the work, and learn how she created the scene, which exudes both grace and whimsy.
Featured Artwork: Christopher Leeper
“Snow Glow”
16 x 20 in.
Acrylic on board
$2250.00
Christopher Leeper is a realist painter working in all mediums. His award-winning work has been shown in solo...
31 Days of Painting Watercolor Urbanscapes
Plein air artist Barbara Tapp’s work will be featured February 2 through March 3 at Holton Studio Gallery, where she’ll be showing 34 watercolor urbanscapes that were painted during a 31-day sprint in the Flatlands of Berkeley.
Watch: Drone Films an Artist Painting Outdoors in Beautiful California
Plein air artist Donald Neff shows us in this video he created using a drone while painting along the beautiful California coast.
Announcing American Watercolor!
Streamline Publishing, the parent company of Plein Air and Fine Art Connoisseur magazines recently announced the launch of AmericanWatercolor.net, an exciting new online community for those who love and appreciate watercolor.
Salmagundi Club Award Given to John MacDonald
Read about the Salmagundi Club's exhibition, “Landscapes: Day and Night,” including a special award given to John MacDonald.
Intuitive Draftsman, Innovative Watercolorist: John Marin
The work of John Marin (1870-1953), gets a revelatory new look in an exhibition originating at the Arkansas Arts Center, affording a unique opportunity to see finished watercolors, etchings, and oil paintings reunited with the sketches on which they were based, for the first time outside the artist’s studio.
The View From the Top
What does a top award winner anticipate as he begins a new plein air season? Maryland artist Tim Kelly reveals his expectations for 2018.
Find Hidden Paintings in Museums
Some of the paintings you were hoping to see on exhibit in a museum are available in study centers. Thanks to the Henry Luce Foundation, thousands of paintings, sculptures, and furnishings that the curators didn’t want to show can be seen inside glass cases within several large museums. Find out which museums have these study centers.
Pioneering Painter Celebrated in Sacramento
California artist E. Charlton Fortune (1885-1969) came of age during a time when women began to redefine their roles in society, pushing the boundaries of what was expected of them and challenging the status quo. An exhibition of her work, titled “E. Charlton Fortune: The Colorful Spirit,” will be on view at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, CA from January 28-April 22, 2018. You need to know about her!
Painting Dreams: Artist Randall Graham on Cold Wax Medium
Randall Graham adds cold wax medium to his oil colors so he can brush, scrape, thicken, thin, and scumble layers of color and texture to create a dreamlike state. See how he works with the medium.
Convention Preview: Find Spiritual & Personal Support
During her presentation at the Plein Air Convention & Expo, Tennessee artist Kathie Odom will reveal that she has been fortunate to find spiritual and personal support as her career skyrocketed to higher levels. What will she recommend to artists in Santa Fe?
Find Important Information in the Shadows
“If people start looking for color in the shadow, they will see it,” says Mark Fehlman, one of the featured artists at the Plein Air Convention & Expo. “If they stop and look, compare things, and consider what they want to emphasize most, they will get a lot more out of their observations.” How does Fehlman actually accomplish that?
Why Giannini Spent Days on One Painting
Maine artist Stephan Giannini spent days creating two plein air paintings in an apple orchard. Find out why he worked so long on location.
Painting Outdoors and The Power of an Attitude Adjustment
Utah artist Brad Teare stopped painting outdoors because he was putting too much pressure on himself and not enjoying the observational process necessary to discover nature’s subtleties. How did he adjust his attitude and reduce his stress levels?
The Miracle of Light
Richard Schloss belongs to a group of strong, intimate painters who have helped continue Santa Barbara’s storied tradition of landscape painting that began more than a century ago. This new year, Schloss presents his newest paintings during a must-see exhibition here.