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For a distinctive view, try painting from offshore, in a kayak. |
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Caves and other interesting rock structures offered motifs near Anacapa Island, one of the Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California. | The Best View Is From a Kayak For the fourth year, artist David Gallup has led a group of artists along some of the most dramatic coastlines in the United States. [read more] |
"Thanksgiving Point Plein Air," by Steven Lee Adams, 2008, oil, 17 x 15 in. |
Exhibition Planned, No Paintings Done How's this for a nightmare scenario: Artist Steven Lee Adams has a show opening on October 24, and he has absolutely zero paintings done for the exhibition. Rather than stressing out, the Utah painter is exhilarated. [read more] |
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Picturesque boats in the harbor in Tarpon Springs, Florida |
OPPORTUNITY: Painting in Tarpon Springs It has the highest percentage of people with Greek heritage of any U.S. town, and it was put on the map by its sponge diving. It's Tarpon Springs, Florida, and painters are converging on it November 6 through 9 for Tarpon Springs Plein Air. [read more] |
"Old Barns, Old Hills" by Perry Austin, oil, 48 x 60 in. |
Top Names Gather in West Virginia Ever heard of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia? Some of the biggest names in plein air painting have, and they are heading there for an event scheduled for November 4 through 10. [read more] |
Detail of "Perimeter Trail Sewanee" | Up Close: Tony Winters at Sewanee: The University of the South In a current show of pieces by New York City artist Tony Winters, the focus is on the emotional content in a scene. This can result in dramatic colors and interpreted atmosphere. [read more] |
"The Matterhorn," by Rowan Huntley, 2012, acrylic, 15 3/4 x 22 in. |
Extreme Painting: Rowan Huntley Rowan Huntley lives in Wales, but she likes to paint at the ends of the world. [read more] |
"Above Adams Falls," by Mike Bagdonas, 2013, oil. For sale, with proceeds benefiting flood recovery efforts in Colorado. |
Buy a Plein Air Piece, Help Colorado Flood Victims The Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park, Colorado, found itself in a poignant spot during the recent flooding and devastation in that area. They had just mounted a show of pieces created during Plein Air Rockies 2013, depicting scenes in the Greater Estes Valley. Now, some of those places are simply gone. [read more] |
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One of the views artists may paint in Horicon Marsh |
Painting a Marsh That Feels Like an Inland Ocean In the middle of Wisconsin, the Horicon Marsh spans 32,000 acres and abounds with birds and other wildlife. On October 26, the Wisconsin Plein Air Painters Association (WIPAPA) is inviting artists to paint at the marsh in the waning days of fall. [read more] |
"Country Road in Carnation (WA)," by Chad Greene, digital painting | Why This Works: "Country Road in Carnation (WA)" 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, Chad Greene's "Country Road in Carnation (WA)." [read more] |
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Terry Niccoli (right) and Junad Rizki working on a farm in downtown Chicago | Parting Shot: A Farm Grows in Chicago These plein air painters found a nice, pastoral scene ... at the corner of Division and Clybourn in Chicago. [read more] |
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