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Tony Winters was one of 20 artists selected by the Grand Central Atelier for a Hudson River Fellowship. Here is his setup in view of Cathedral Ledge and Moat Mountain, with the thumbnail sketch clipped to his easel. |
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| Elite Painters Get Chance to Work in Locations and Style of Church, Bierstadt, Gifford Again this summer, skilled painters were carefully screened by a New York City atelier and invited to participate in a fellowship program centering on the Hudson River School's aesthetic and tradition. For three weeks, the 20 selected artists worked in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, carefully preparing and executing plein air drawings and landscapes. [read more] | |
"The Cats of Vernazza," by Thomas Jefferson Kitts, 2014, oil on linen, 13 x 15 in. |
Expert Tips on Painting in Tuscany In May, Thomas Jefferson Kitts taught a workshop in Tuscany, then stayed on in Italy to tour the countryside with friends, and to paint. He's back in the United States and ready to share what worked and what he'll change when he returns in 2015. [read more] |
| Urban and Unconventional Nancy Brown found an unusual composition and subject matter for one of her paintings from the Urban Plein Air event in Rapid City, South Dakota. Read how it happened. [read more] |
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A landscape in Umbria, Italy, painted by Aaron Thompson |
Why MFAs Still 'Finish' in Italy It's one of the oldest traditions in American art. The evolving American artist spends a chunk of time in Europe to get steeped in the culture. Back in the United States, the experience proves invaluable. Opportunities like this residency make it happen still. [read more] |
"This Is Australia," by John McCartin, oil, 29 1/2 x 39 1/2 in. First Place | 11 More Artists Eligible for PleinAir Salon's Big $21,000 Awards PleinAir magazine just announced the winners of the June/July contest in the PleinAir Salon -- making 11 more artists eligible for the big prizes awarded each April. Who made the grade? [read more] |
Roberta Goschke paints the Second Place winner at the Castine Plein Air Festival in Maine. |
Who Won in Castine, Maine? More than 260 paintings were done by 40 juried artists recently at the Castine Plein Air Festival in Maine. Who won? Read on. [read more] |
George Van Hook's piece earned First Place in the Bennington Arts Weekend Plein Air Paint Out. |
Event's Hiatus Doesn't Stop Plein Air Competition in Vermont The organizers of the Plein Air Vermont competition decided to take 2014 off to regroup and refocus the event, but the year just couldn't pass without some kind of plein air competition. The Better Bennington Corporation, a nonprofit devoted to boosting activity and business in downtown Bennington, stepped up and sponsored the Bennington Arts Weekend Plein Air Paint Out on August 1. The winners? [read more] |
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"Tetons," by Mary Ann Cherry. Best of Show |
Competition Winners "On the Western Slope of the Tetons" Winners were announced at the Driggs Digs Plein Air event, held July 25 through August 2 in Driggs, Idaho. [read more] |
"Higgins Purisma Road," by Edwin C. Bertolet, oil on panel, 12 x 16 in. | How a Slide Show Improved an Artist's Approach Edwin Bertolet still recalls a valuable lesson he learned years ago at a plein air competition, when the pieces the competing artists painted were projected on a wall for auction. [read more] |
"A Primary Angled Beach," by Mark A. Rubin, 2014, oil on canvas cloth, 7 x 5 in. | How Simple Can You Make the Scene? Simplify, simplify, simplify. A plein air artist has to do a lot of this, even if the painting is very tight. But few can simplify like Mark A. Rubin. [read more] |
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