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Minnesota Nice
Plein Air Grand Marais, a Minnesota event that just wrapped up its awards presentation in the picturesque area along the North Shore of Lake Superior, is one of the premier plein air opportunities in the Midwest, continually drawing the region’s best artistic talent. Who captured glory in 2017?
Stern’s Well-Deserved Honor
Irvine Museum Executive Director Jean Stern recently received a significant award that honors his lifelong work in the visual arts.
No Competition. No Show. No Drama.
Fall Color Week is all about painting! Now entering its third year, the hugely popular painting extravaganza in Acadia National Park with publisher Eric Rhoads is just around the corner. Act fast, however, because there’s a limit of 100 participants, and only a few places remain!
How Art Survives, and Thrives
Plein Air Austin is currently sponsoring a fundraiser specifically to aid the Rockport Center for the Arts, ground zero for Hurricane Harvey. The goal? To raise $10,000 through a special sale of 100 artworks for $100 each, with all proceeds benefitting the institution. Details here!
Weekend Opportunity: Connecticut Colors
For painters and collectors looking for an eminent opportunity, Middlebury, Connecticut, just might be your weekend destination. Details here!
From Dusk ‘till Dawn
Just a few more weeks remain until this brilliant exhibition of masterful nocturnes dismounts from the walls of the Irvine Museum.
Midland Magic
Creative 360’s gallery in Midland, Michigan, is the proud host of a magnetic exhibition featuring 125 beautiful paintings of the farms and fields of Midland County.
Five Women, Five Views
The New Braunfels Art League in Texas recently opened a fantastic fall show featuring the works of five talented women that’s sure to delight viewers.
Kathryn Stats Mentors
Renowned artist Kathryn Stats has launched an advanced painting mentorship program resulting from many years of requests and planning. Are you interested and eligible? Find out here.
OPPORTUNITY : Greenbank Farm 9/30
Greenbank Mills & Philips Farm in Wilmington, Delaware, is inviting you to its 30th anniversary plein air celebration this September. With three decades under their belt, you know it’s got to be great!
Weekend Opportunity: Durham Bison Ranch in Wyoming
We’re just a few days away from a great plein air opportunity in Wyoming this weekend at the Durham Bison Ranch. Registration is affordable and still open! Feeling spontaneous?
How the Seasons Change
More than 40 works compose an upcoming exhibition of Eurasian plein air brilliance at this Western gallery. Who’s the artist and where?
How Contrast Affects the Design of a Painting
Today’s subject deals with the principle of contrast in the formulation of an effective design. So often, painting students are given a set of rules to live by and at the same time, not told why these so called “rules” exist.
Capturing Paint the Peninsula
The 5th Annual Paint the Peninsula was considered by many who attended to have been by far the best. With subjects ranging from Hurricane Ridge, Lake Crescent, Port Townsend, and Crescent Bay to lavender fields, boats, and rusty trucks, judge Cathe Gill had some tough choices to make.
On A Mission at Mineral Point
Organizers and participating artists were on a mission in early August 2017 to create award-winning paintings — and a vibrant, welcoming atmosphere. The event was certainly fantastic, but only these artists walked away with the coveted prizes.
Painting a Piece of History
This August, while at the Adirondack Plein Air Festival, I was invited along with several local artists to paint at Eagle Island Camp on a private island in Upper Saranac Lake.
Brandywine and PWCS Converge!
Collectors, connoisseurs, and plein air enthusiasts definitely need to hear about the amazing partnership between the Brandywine River Museum of Art and the Philadelphia Water Color Society (PWCS) that resulted in this...
This Was “Her Paris,” Too
A remarkable exhibition of more than 80 Impressionist paintings by leading women from Paris to America will soon be opening at this renowned Western institution. What’s the story?
A Connection Since 14
Since her early teens, this prolific painter has felt an intimate connection with the landscape, and her love for it surfaces brilliantly in each of her canvases.
PAC6 Perfection
The PAC6 painters are poised to mount another great plein air exhibition this fall at Hillside Fine Art in Claremont, California. What locations will their canvases beautifully reveal, and when does the show open? Find out here.