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"The Comings and the Goings," by Jivan Lee, 2014, oil on two 30"-x-36" archival panels. |
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| Five-Foot Paintings of Thunderstorms, Done With a Spatula Some people thrive when the stakes are high, and so, appropriately, they raise the stakes whenever possible. Jivan Lee tackles tough subjects under adverse conditions, and the result is big, striking plein air paintings. [read more] | |
"South Umpqua River -- Spring," by Paul Zegers, 2011, oil, 8 x 10 in. Collection the artist |
My Favorite Place to Paint: Paul Zegers Paul Zegers loves to paint the changing light and seasons on a portion of the Umpqua River in Oregon. He can easily pounce on any chance to depict a certain kind of light condition, because he lives right on the waterway. This is no accident. [read more] |
"Balance Rock," by Lynne Bolwell, watercolor, 12 x 16 in. Painted in Joshua Tree National Park. |
A Case for Natural Pigments Lynne Bolwell started using natural pigments when painting with watercolors because she found other formulations weren't working for her. [read more] |
"Three Days in June," by Thomas Bagiackas; First Place at "Streetscapes: Akron in Plein Air" |
Event Focuses on Modern Plein Air Interpretations of Cityscapes For the fourth year, artists were invited to paint downtown Akron, Ohio, and show their resulting plein air pieces in an exhibition. Awards were given to top paintings, and the juror, Laurence Channing, chose a mixture of pieces that ranged from traditional to some showing more modern sensibilities. [read more] |
The event gives painters the chance to create art in the beautiful Adirondacks and win prizes. | OPPORTUNITY: Adirondack Plein Air Festival, Saranac Lake, New York A chance to paint the Adirondacks and win awards is offered to artists in August in Saranac Lake, New York. [read more] |
Heather Collins will teach a plein air workshop along Southern Georgian Bay in Ontario in August. |
Painting the Georgian Bay in Watercolor In Canada's Georgian Bay, an arts center is drawing people out to learn about the area's history and to paint the views in a series of workshops this summer, with an emphasis on watercolors. [read more] |
Katherine Galbraith, organizer of the event, poses with Roberta Staat, right, winner of Best in Show. |
Winners in Westfield Plein Air Westfield returned this July for its second year, and the winners of the competition, held in western New York, were recently announced. [read more] |
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"Improvements Underway," by Kimbell McCurry, 2014, oil, 9 x 12 in. Courtesy of The Rice Gallery of Fine Art, Overland Park, Kansas. |
Why This Works: Composition and Values Lift the Mundane 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, Kimbell McCurry's "Improvements Underway." [read more] |
"The Old Creamery," by Robert Luedtke, 2014, oil; Second Place at the 8th Annual Aitkin Plein Air Competition, in Aitkin, Minnesota | Losing a
Painting, Then Winning an Award With It Robert Luedtke finished a nice painting, only to lose it. Had someone walked off with it? The police were called.... [read more] |
"Plein Air Selfie," by Donald Neff, 2014, oil on board, 8 x 10 in. | Parting Shot: Painting a Selfie From 30 Feet Away? Donald Neff says he's likely painted the first high-tech selfie painting. [read more] |
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