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Alex Schaefer set up at the corner of Sixth and Figueroa to paint during the Los Angeles Plein Air Festival |
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| L.A. Gets a New Plein Air Event Another opportunity for L.A. painters opened up when art supplies retailer Raw Materials sponsored the Los Angeles Plein Air Festival, a four-day event that wrapped up October 12. More than 100 artists participated in the inaugural edition of the festival in downtown L.A. [read more] | |
"Spinning," by Wayne Mckenzie, oil, 16 x 20 in. |
Winners from the August-September PleinAir Salon Expanded categories, an hours-long jurying process, and 14 winners. Get the scoop below. [read more] |
"Aspens on the Mesa," by Meredith Nemirov, watercolor, 14 x 21 1/2 in. Courtesy of Oh-Be-Joyful Gallery, Telluride, Colorado. |
EXHIBITION: Meredith Nemirov at Oh-Be-Joyful Gallery A few years ago, Meredith Nemirov sketched aspens until they began to dissolve -- or resolve themselves -- into abstract shapes. Now, the artist can move back and forth between abstract painting and representational, plein air work with ease. The plein air side of her process is on view now through the end of October at Oh-Be-Joyful Gallery in Telluride, Colorado. [read more] |
A group of painters gathered to watch Marcelo Romani Borges de Araujo paint the scene. |
Suggesting Detail in 75 Minutes, Step by Step Brazilian painter Marcelo Romani Borges de Araujo agreed to share with our readers some photos of a painting in its various stages, and a brief description of his process for each stage. [read more] |
Russell Jewell won Best in Show at the Piedmont Plein Air Paintout. He is shown here with Richard Oversmith (left), the competition juror. | Painters in Piedmont On the North Carolina portion of the Piedmont plateau, in a town famous for furniture manufacture and, incidentally, the childhood home of jazz saxophonist John Coltrane, a plein air event was born in late September. Its organizers are proud of the new arrival. [read more] |
The crowd gathers at the Benbow Inn for the awards ceremony for Plein Air at the Lost Coast in Northern California. Photo by Wes Edwards |
Lost in Beauty on the Coast of Northern California The Pacific Coast Highway hugs the California coastline from Dana Point to Mendocino County, but it skips a big section about 230 miles north of San Francisco. The terrain was too steep there to build a road. That stretch, often known as the Lost Coast, is now home to a new plein air painting event. [read more] |
From left, competition judge Nancie King Mertz, Best of Show winner Troy Kilgore, and Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard. Photo by Beth Maier Photography |
Mertz Picks Top Winners in Carmel, Indiana Chicago painter Nancie King Mertz served as judge at the Carmel on Canvas Plein Air Paint Out, held recently in Carmel, Indiana. Her top choice was a painting by Troy Kilgore. [read more] |
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Matt Chinian's lonesome setup | Why One Lover of Solitude Competes in Plein Air Events Matt Chinian isn't anti-social, he just likes the meditative feel of painting alone. Yet he still competes in plein air events. Why? [read more] |
Tony Winters paints the view from the northernmost tip of Manhattan. | Parting Shot: Put a C on It New York-based painter Tony Winters stole a morning away from his architectural work to paint the confluence of the Harlem and the Hudson rivers, at the tip of Manhattan. [read more] |
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