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Bears and Elephants, Painted En Plein Air
A wild animal won’t sit still for a portrait, but many of the best wildlife artists nevertheless do their most important work en plein...
Why This Works: Simple Shapes, Subtle Value Changes, and Texture
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
Why This Works: Lyrical Feed, Strong Values
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
Why This Works: Clear Evidence of Fresh Plein Air Painting
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
Documenting the Construction of a World-Class Tourist Attraction
Staten Island is a curious place, with a complicated past, a placid present, and a volatile future. In the middle of this timeline is...
In Winter, Go to School
The winters are tough in Saskatchewan. DeLee Grant has a number of ways to cope with that — including visits to the local grade...
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...