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Carol Timson Ball's setup for plein air pastel painting at her favorite place to paint. |
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"Mission Gate," by Carol Timson Ball, 2004, pastel, 11 x 14 in. Collection the artist. | My Favorite Place to Paint: Carol Timson Ball Carol Timson Ball loves the Spanish missions of California, so much so that she worked in one for a while. "I even ended up making rosaries and learning all about the saints," says the non-Catholic painter. Now she paints missions, especially one, located just 20 minutes away from her home in the Paso Robles area. [read more] |
Artists participating at the last paint-out sponsored by the Lyme Land Conservation Trust. |
Land and Art: Painting in Lyme, Connecticut This year, the Lyme Land Conservation Trust purchased more than 100 acres of land in Connecticut to form the Banningwood Preserve. They are celebrating by holding a paint-out. [read more] |
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Ken Auster's video showed the artist explaining why he chose his painting spot during a recent workshop in San Francisco. |
Ken Auster on Choosing a Painting Spot A recent video of Ken Auster painting is making the rounds because of his advice on choosing a good spot from which to paint, and how to zero in on abstraction. [read more] |
"Lacarno Beach," by Page Samis, 2014, pastel, 5 x 7 in. |
Standard Deviation: Working on a Surface Toned Black Page Samis approached a plein air painting with an unusual goal: paint in pastels on black paper using 50 or fewer strokes. [read more] |
Turner Vinson's short film captures the essence of the Publisher's Invitational Paint-Out, in which more than 100 painters worked on location in the Adirondack Mountains. | One Video Sums It All Up Filmmaker Turner Vinson attended the recent Publisher's Invitational Paint-Out, which was held high in the Adirondack Mountains, and he put together a six-minute video that effectively sums up the vibe of the plein air event. Check it out here. [read more] |
"Rough Day at the Office," by Aimee Erickson, 2014, oil on muslin board, 8 x 10 in. Collection of Scott Gellatly. |
Why This Works: Balancing Values 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, Aimee Erickson's "Rough Day at the Office." [read more] |
"El Presidio Santa Barbara," by Jennifer Moses, oil, 28 x 29 in. |
EXHIBITION: "Quintessential California," at the Santa Paula Art Museum Now through November 2, the California Art Club is hosting the show "Quintessential California," featuring the work of 50 contemporary artists, including some well-known names. [read more] |
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Now you see it, now you don't. Nancy Angelini Crawford was painting a mountain when it suddenly disappeared into the mist. |
The Case of the Disappearing Mountain "I was painting the mountain, and then it was gone!" says Nancy Angelini Crawford. [read more] |
Charlie Hunter painting on the streets of Frederick during the event. Hunter won the Quick Draw competition. Photo by Harriet Wise. | Two From Arkansas Win Big at Easels
in Frederick Five of the eight major awards at the 4th Annual Easels in Frederick, held recently in Frederick, Maryland, were won by two friends from Arkansas. [read more] |
"Painters Painting," by André Lucero, 2014, oil, 16 x 12 in. | Parting Shot: When Painters Paint Painters Painting Now here's a subject painters know well — and we're often told to paint what we know. [read more] |
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