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September 4, 2013
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An extreme close-up of C.W. Mundy's painting "The Top of the Flume." |
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A view further back from the extreme detail | Improve a Painting by Destroying It (Strategically) Indianapolis painter C.W. Mundy, who is featured in the November 2013 issue of PleinAir magazine, lit up social media last week when he posted a series of images showing how he develops his new paintings by sanding away what he'd painted before. He says he felt like he discovered a secret of past masters. [read more] |
"Spirit of the River," by George Van Hook, 2013, oil. Winner of Best in Show |
Which Paint-Spattered Artist Pulls in Big Win in ADK? Anyone who knows this artist would recognize his multi-colored, much-spattered painting apron ... and the wearer won the top prize at the Adirondack Plein Air Festival, in Lake Saranac, New York. [read more] |
"CloudStory #5," by Maryann McGraw, 2013, pastel. Winner of the Plein Air Painters of New Mexico's Cloud Appreciation Day Online Contest | Winning Awards for Painting Clouds Painters know they can make money and win awards painting landmarks, cityscapes, pastoral scenes, and marine subjects, but clouds? Yes.... [read more] |
Residencies ranging from six months to two years are available in South Beach, the heart of Miami. |
Opportunity: Florida Artist in Residence Want an artist-in-residency gig that is both urban and tropical? [read more] |
The Quick Draw winner from Jason Sacran, "Morning Light." | Big Payoffs in Rockies Competition With a top prize valued at more than $4,000, the Plein Air Rockies 2013 Competition attracted some strong painters. Who went home with awards? [read more] |
"Telluride Gondola," 2011, oil |
Looking 1,000 Feet Down, and Painting Standing on an edge of a mountain, looking down 1,000 feet, painting in sharp rain and wind ... does this sound dangerous? Robert Steele does it quite safely. [read more] |
"Upper Two Medicine," by Ned Mueller, oil on linen, 12 x 9 in. |
My Favorite Place to Paint: Ned Mueller Ned Mueller's favorite place to paint is 11 hours away by car, but the draw of the location is strong enough that he won't hesitate to go. [read more] |
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"Desert Upheaval," by Glenn Dean, 2013, acrylic, 18 x 24 in. |
Californian Wins Best of Show at Maynard Dixon Country The Gold Thunderbird Award at the Maynard Dixon Country event is the equivalent of Best of Show, and it's given for a body of work. This year, an admired landscape painter from Central California pulled in the top prize. [read more] |
Kirsten Savage can now focus solely on fine art, a development she attributes to the help she received from AIR programs administered by Beet Street, in Fort Collins, Colorado. | Helping Artists Get Business-Savvy A Colorado organization is focusing on developing business skills in artists, and as a result, some are able to focus on fine art instead of splitting their time with a day job. [read more] |
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Top row, left to right: Stephen Day, William Hook, William Scott Jennings, Dave Santillanes, James Biggers. Second row: Kay Fowler of Fresco Fine Art Publications, Susiehyer, Cydney Springer, Joshua Been, Elizabeth Black, Rosie Sandifer | Parting Shot: Artists Sign "Art in the National Parks" Book Fresco Fine Art Publications published a 432-page book on contemporary paintings in America's National Parks at the end of June, and a recent signing in Estes Park, Colorado, attracted a few of the featured artists. [read more] |
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