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"Appalachian Highlands," by Kyle Buckland, oil, 24 x 30 in. |
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| Painting the Beautiful Truth of Appalachia Appalachia. For those who live in the region, it is a place of beautiful mountains, quintessentially American scenes, and, yes, a potentially hardscrabble existence. For much of the United States, the mountain chain in the Southeast is what people know from gritty black-and-white photographs and dismal news reports. An Appalachian artist is addressing the imbalance in the public's perception of the region, upending the stereotype, with an ambitious plein air painting project. [read more] | |
Alex Schaefer, one of the participants in the event, painting the Broadway Arcade in L.A. |
OPPORTUNITY: The Los Angeles Plein Air Festival Plein air painting in Los Angeles? The opportunity awaits anyone who registers -- free. [read more] |
"Ode to 7," by Jeff Markowsky, 2014, oil |
What Is Learned on the Road? Jeff Markowsky spent about three months on the road, painting America and attending the Plein Air Convention & Expo. Here's what it did for him. [read more] |
Wesley James Drake at work during the Solomons Plein Air Festival |
Winners at an Island Event in Maryland PleinAir magazine editor M. Stephen Doherty served as judge at the recent Solomons Plein Air Festival on Solomons Island, Maryland. Who took the top prize? [read more] |
An artist paints at the Publisher's Invitational, an annual event in the Adirondacks in June that sold out last year | Do You Want a List of 2015's Plein Air Events to Help You Plan? With plein air painting's increasing popularity, it's easy to overlook an event in your area or in a place you plan to visit in 2015. PleinAir magazine and OutdoorPainter.com are trying to help with this. The solution? [read more] |
"Valley Gods," by Jivan Lee, 2014, oil on panel, 18 x 24 in. |
EXHIBITION: Jivan Lee at Heinley Fine Arts Now through November 30, "Sky Above | Earth Below," a solo show of plein air paintings by New Mexico painter Jivan Lee, will be on view at Heinley Fine Arts in Taos. [read more] |
Plein air painters busy depicting the Twin Lakes Footbridge in Eden Park in Cincinnati |
OPPORTUNITY: Oil Painters of America Paint Out in Cincinnati The Cincinnati Art Club is hosting an Oil Painters of America Paint Out for the second year in a row on Saturday, October 4. [read more] |
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Vanessa Piche's painting of the opening of a Chick Fil-A restaurant in Warwick, Rhode Island |
Paint Your Passion, Even If It's Poultry They say paint what you love, so why wouldn't Vanessa Piche paint a Chick-Fil-A restaurant? [read more] |
Danae Hoppe won the People's Choice award. Judge Bo Kim stands to her right. Photo by Larry Hassel | Winners in the Golden
Hills of Louisiana (MO) The winners at the 3rd Annual Golden Hills of Louisiana, Missouri Plein Air Event were recently announced. Who took home prizes? [read more] |
An artist at the SKB workshop explains aspects of composition to a Dubois, Wyoming, high school student. | Parting Shot: Passing It Along Each year, more than 100 artists gather in Wyoming for the Susan Kathleen Black Foundation's workshop in Dubois. All the artists and the instructors set aside one morning to mentor teen painters from the local high school. [read more] |
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