|
June 25, 2014 To receive PleinAir Today, our FREE weekly e-newsletter, enter your email below.
|
|
Eric Rhoads, host of the Publisher's Invitational, paints midstream. |
|
Karen Hitt's painting of High Falls in the Adirondacks | 2014 Publisher's Invitational Draws Artists to the Adirondacks Artists of all levels, from beginners to journeymen to top-selling gallery painters, were drawn to the northernmost reaches of New York state for the 2014 Publisher's Invitational Paint-Out last week at Paul Smith College in the Adirondack Mountains. [read more] |
William Rogers painting on Prince Charles' tour of Canada |
Painting Prince Charles on Tour William Rogers spent three and a half days traveling through Canada with Prince Charles, painting at official events and dashing across the country in a motorcade and in chartered planes. [read more] |
|
"Ravens of the Palouse," by George Carlson, oil on linen, 42 x 42 in. Winner of the Frederic Remington Award at Prix de West |
Lipking, PACE Instructor Carlson Among Prix de West Winners California painter Jeremy Lipking won the prestigious Prix de West Purchase Award, and Idaho artist and 2015 Plein Air Convention & Expo instructor George Carlson won two prizes in the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum's Prix de West Awards, presented June 14 in Oklahoma City. [read more] |
Mike Manley painting at Wilgen Garden as part of a Philadelphia Plein Air Painters event. Photo: Jen Polillo |
Painting Gardens Near Philly The artist Mike Manley gathers together Philadelphia-area painters for plein air outings, and the group -- which is heavily tilted toward Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts alumni -- creates paintings that demonstrate a distinctive style. [read more] |
"Strong, After the Rain," by Kyle Martin. Best in Show | Cash Prizes Won in Beloit, Wisconsin With a top prize of $1,500, plein air painters were drawn to Beloit, Wisconsin, recently for the 8th Annual Edge of the Rock Plein Air Painting Event. The big winner was an architectural subject. [read more] |
Mike Mahon receiving Best of Show for his pastel piece "Chama Escarpment." |
Plein Air Santa Fe Winners Announced The Plein Air Painters of New Mexico recently announced the winners in the Plein Air Santa Fe event, with Mike Mahon taking the top prize. [read more] |
Marc Hanson painted where the Saint Vrain River split during last September's floods in Colorado. |
New and Immediate Way to Connect With Collectors A new project called "Where in the World Is..." allowed collectors to see paintings created by plein air painters the same day they made them, along with videos that showed their process and progress in making the pieces. The resulting paintings could be purchased immediately. [read more] |
| | |
"Rose Canyon (San Diego)," by Keiko Tanabe, watercolor |
Why This Works: Perspective and Light Source In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they succeed as painted images. This week, Keiko Tanabe's "Rose Canyon (San Diego)." [read more] |
"Afternoon in My Yard," by Anne Ward, oil, 30 x 30 in. Collection Sharon Kane. | Preview: In the Next Issue of PleinAir Magazine The editors are finalizing the content in the August/September issue of PleinAir magazine, and the lineup of articles seems to contain something exciting for all painters and art lovers. A special theme in the issue is still lifes outdoors, but along the way, the magazine visits with Andrew Wyeth, Nancy Tankersley, and Anne Blair Brown. [read more] |
"Riverside Citgo," by Cathleen Windham, oil, 9 x 12 in. | EXHIBITION: Cathleen Windham's Nocturnes at the Red Arrow Gallery Through June 29, nine nocturnes painted by Cathleen Windham will be on view at Red Arrow Gallery in Nashville, Tennessee. The artist painted the night scenes on site at various places in the Nashville area from June 12-20. [read more] |
Visit our other sites:       | |
PleinAir magazine and PleinAir Today are trademarks of Streamline Publishing, Inc. © 2014 Streamline Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. |
|
