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July 17, 2013
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Painting the Matanuska Glacier in Alaska |
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Michelle Dunaway paints a model posing by Eklutna Lake. | Women Artists Band Together in Alaska for Workshop In Alaska a small group of women have long had the breathtaking subarctic scenes of woods, lakes and mountains all to themselves, but for the past two years they have been sharing it with others through workshops that are growing exponentially in popularity. [read more] | |
| Painting on Copper Plates Mikel Wintermantel paints on copper plates instead of canvas or panels, and he's been winning awards in plein air competitions. Why does he prefer to paint on copper? [read more] |
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"The Sycamore King," by Richard Gallego, 2012, oil on panel, 12 x 12 in. |
My Favorite Place to Paint: Richard Gallego Richard Gallego knows the answer right away to the question "Where's your favorite place to paint?" His instant reply is, "Outdoors." But, when pressed, he'll admit that when artist friends come to town, he has a list of places to show them for painting. And there is one locale at the top of the list. [read more] |
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Jeanne Mackenze, judge, stands with Best of Show winner Richard Prather and his painting "Caja del Rio Canyon" and Anita Louise West of Plein Air Santa Fe |
Prather Takes Top Prize in Santa Fe Jeanne Mackenzie gave the Best of Show award to Richard Prather for his painting "Caja del Rio Canyon" recently at Plein Air Santa Fe. Read about the other winners here. [read more] |
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The Gold Medal Award winner at the OPA Salon was Vadim Dolgov for his piece "Waiter." |
Events and Winners at Crooked Tree The Crooked Tree Arts Center in Petoskey, Michigan, recently hosted two notable events, and awarded thousands of dollars in prizes. Who won the $3,000 top prize? [read more] |
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"Sparks Lake," by Eric Jacobsen, oil, 8 x 14 in. |
Gallery Spotlight: Mockingbird Gallery This Central Oregon gallery promotes its plein air artists in a very logical way. [read more] |
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"Another Sunny Day," by Kathleen Dunphy, oil, 12 x 16 in. Plein air |
Useful Website: Kathleen Dunphy Fine Art Kathleen Dunphy is not exceedingly diligent about "feeding the beast" -- her blog will be updated several times one month, then she may take a month or two off. But as a recent post shows, her blog is worth bookmarking and checking now and then, because the info that does show up is thought-provoking. [read more] |
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Deborah Lazar's unpatented "Log Easel" | Artists Are Improvisers, Chapter 112 Choosing a tripod for a plein air setup can be difficult. Requirements seem to be at cross purposes -- it needs to be stable, yet light, portable, yet sturdy. Or you can find one at your painting location. [read more] | |
One of the 30 artists participating in the Telluride Plein Air Festival, held June 28-July 4 |
Parting Shot: Aspens Who's that painting aspens in the hills above Telluride, Colorado? [read more] |
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