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August 21, 2013
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Donna Moser and Rick Steres tackle an amazing view in the Sierra Nevada. |
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Leigh Sparks settles in for a painting session. | Hiking Rough Terrain to Paint Spectacular Scenes Painter Jean LeGassick's recent workshop required a significant level of fitness for its participants. Are you up for it? [read more] |
Michael Britton paints along the Mekong River in Laos. |
Extreme Painting in Southeast Asia Canadian artist Michael Britton wrote a firsthand account of his painting adventures in Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos for our digital edition. We excerpt the story here. [read more] |
"Walden Sunset," by Lamya Deeb, 2013, oil, 8 x 10 in. Best of Show | Plein Air Artists Colorado Award Prizes William Scott Jennings was the juror for the Plein Air Artists Colorado (PAAC) 17th Annual National Juried Exhibition, which opened August 10 at Abend Gallery in Denver. Who won the big awards? [read more] |
Ovanes Berberian demonstrated outside of Kneeland Gallery. |
What's the View From Idaho? The Sun Valley in Idaho is another stunning spot in which to paint, with arresting scenes in all directions. So what did the nine artists invited to the 22nd Annual Plein Air Exhibition in Ketchum, Idaho, paint? [read more] |
"Lake George," by Georgia O'Keeffe, 1922, oil, 16 1/4 x 22 in. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Gift of Charlotte Mack | Georgia O'Keeffe Paints the Adirondacks By many accounts, Georgia O'Keeffe painted, sketched, and drew outdoors frequently and in sometimes rough country. And she spent one of the most prolific decades of her life working in Upstate New York, on the Stieglitz family estate on Lake George. But was she plein air painting, or gathering reference material? [read more] |
The Brandywine watershed has been attracting painters to the area for decades. |
Painting in Wyeth Country Twelve spots remain for artists wishing to attend Plein Air Brandywine Valley, a competition scheduled for October 20 through 25 in Wilmington, Delaware. [read more] |
"Friendship Park," by Tim Kelly, 2013, oil on Masonite, 11 x 14 in. |
Why This Works: "Friendship Park" 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, Tim Kelly's "Friendship Park." [read more] |
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"Huntsville Pond," by John Huerta, 2009, oil, 16 x 20 in. |
My Favorite Place to Paint: John Huerta Huntsville's pond, in Utah's Ogden Valley, is John Huerta's favorite place to paint, but it's not so much the pond itself but the setting, the moss, and the lesson the place once taught him. [read more] |
Kyle Buckland came upon this scene and realized he had a cow for the record books. | Parting Shot: The 20-Foot Cow "Pretty sure I found the world's longest cow today:)" Kyle Buckland posted on Facebook. The dedicated plein air painter finds all manner of fauna in his corner of Virginia, but this sight managed to surprise him. [read more] |
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