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"Hint of Morning," by Clark Mitchell, 2013, pastel, 11 x 7 in. Courtesy Prentice Gallery, Mendocino, California |
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"Field of Confetti," by Clark Mitchell, 2013, pastel, 12 x 12 in. Courtesy Knowlton Gallery, Lodi, California | PACE Faculty: Pastelist Clark Mitchell It's hard to get more vibrant color from a medium than an artist gets from pastels. It's one of the reasons Clark Mitchell favors it for plein air painting. He will explain this and more below, and at the Plein Air Convention & Expo in Monterey, California, April 7-11. [read more] |
"Around the Bend," by Bob O'Brian, 2014, oil |
Take Off Your Glasses, Shift Your Emphasis We've all heard artists recommend squinting. Most of us have also heard about the trick of simply taking off your eyeglasses, if you are nearsighted. Bob O'Brian did this, and he's discovering new things. [read more] |
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"Curtis Point Cranes," by Stewart White, watercolor, 14 x 18 in. First Place Overall |
PleinAir Salon Bends to Baltimore A Baltimore painter took two prizes in the PleinAir Salon's December-January contest, including the overall top prize, PleinAir magazine recently announced. [read more] |
Gregg Russell painting along the Weiser River |
My Favorite Place to Paint: Gregg Russell Gregg Russell lives on the outskirts of Boise, Idaho. But at least six times a year, he drives an hour back to where he was raised, to paint the scenery in which he grew up. [read more] |
"El Pueblo de Gardanne," by Paul Cézanne, ca. 1886, oil | EXHIBITION: Cézanne, in Madrid El Museo de Arte Thyssen-Bornemisza, in Madrid, Spain, is hosting an exhibition exploring Paul Cézanne's plein air connections, spurred by the ideas of artist Robert Smithson. [read more] |
"Barnside Lilacs," by Ted Garcia, 2013, oil, 8 x 10 in. |
Painting Outdoors 1,861 Days in a Row You get better by painting a lot of paintings. "Fill a lot of canvases," your mentors say. Ted Garcia listened. [read more] |
"Ups and Downs," by Bryan Mark Taylor, 2011, oil, 12 x 16 in. Private collection. Taylor lives in the third best U.S. city in which to be an artist -- San Francisco -- if you believe one website. |
Are You Living in the Right State? The Internet is full of lists, and most of them are barely worth the light energy emitted from your device's screen. But sometimes these lists are valuable for the ways they can make you think. Case in point: a recent list of the best cities for artists. [read more] |
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Would you like to paint along the shore in Monterey, California, with many of the most talented plein air painters in the country? Photo: Steven Smith |
Deadline: Two Days Until Early-Bird Savings Are Lost Admission to the Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE) is going to get more expensive in just two days. [read more] |
David Himot's film "Into Plein Air" communicates the feel of plein air painting with friends in the wintertime. | Film: "Into Plein Air" In an understated fashion, a Fort Collins filmmaker captured the camaraderie and calm of plein air in the wintertime. [read more] |
"Sycamore Dancers," by Jimmy Longacre, 2014, oil on canvas panel, 10 x 8 in. | Parting Shot: When Trees Dance Jimmy Longacre saw these trees intertwined and couldn't resist painting them. [read more] |
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