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Winners at Red Wing
The ninth edition of the Red Wing Arts Association's Plein Air Festival concluded recently in Minnesota, with Mike Rada serving as judge. Who won?...
Presenting … the Steering-Wheel Easel
Who hasn't painted in their vehicle, or at least thought about it? But things can get cramped in there. Amanda Williams built an easel...
Artist as Collector: Marc Hanson
Colorado artist Marc Hanson collects art like an artist would. Meaning what?
"The pieces in my collection are the ones I responded to personally, for...
Neither Storm, Nor Sting, Nor Sleepy Night….
Robin Purcell's painting "Where They Ride Horses" won the Best Watercolor award at the 2015 Carmel Arts Festival, but her process is not something...
Gurney’s BLAST Rule
One great and sometimes surprising thing about the Internet is how good content can pop up again several years after the initial posting, and...
Change Your Brush, Change Your Look
Los Angeles artist Mike Hernandez switched brushes and found that the change in shape meant interesting brushwork and developments in his paintings.
Featured Artwork: Poppy Balser
"Waiting on the Herring"
Watercolor on paper
20 x 29 in. www.poppybalser.com
"Gorgeous use of values and color hues to depict moments in the life of her subjects."...
Winners in KC’s Stems Event
In Kansas City, an event that started out focusing on florals continues to expand.
The Stems Plein Air Paint 2015 event was held in Kansas...
PleinAir Salon Returns With New Winners
Expectant artists are gearing up for the 2016 PleinAir Salon $15,000 Grand Prize, with the first batch of eligible finalists named today by PleinAir...
Artist As Collector: Keith Gunderson
This Florida artist gets inspiration for his plein air paintings from engravings in his collection. "To me the etchings have a real, direct link to...
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...
Parting Shot: Curiously Inventive Use of Mint Box
In the tradition of artists finding great hacks for their equipment, Danae Hoppe upcycled an Altoids tin. The St. Louis watercolorist used old eye-makeup trays...
Go Paint! Winners Announced in Wisconsin
Reports from Durand, Wisconsin, are that the weather was quite variable—ranging in temperature from the 30s to the 80s—during Go Paint! Durand 2015. The...
Winners at the Carmel Art Festival
Carmel-by-the-Sea is a hotspot for art collectors. Who shone brightly at the town's recent plein air event?
What Will the Salon Judge Be Looking For?
Many artists think they gain an edge by knowing who the judge for a competition is and what they generally look for in an...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Francesco Fontana
Francesco Fontana's favorite spot is one created by a famous Impressionist painter, one of the greats who helped launch the current plein air movement....
Know the Judges at Your Competition
Many artists find it useful to know who is judging their work at a given competition. The PleinAir Salon has announced its judges for...
What the Rocks Tell Us: Artist/Geologists in the American West
In this series of articles, Utah artist J. Brad Holt talks about what artists are seeing as they look at the landscape. Holt studied...
Famed Salmagundi Club Expands Into Plein Air
The New York City art club that has counted among its members William Merritt Chase, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Childe Hassam, N.C. Wyeth,...
Many Winners at Augusta Event
The Augusta Plein Air Art Festival wrapped up last week, with dozens of winners, including an interesting choice for Best of Show. The event, which...