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August 15, 2013
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The painting Joseph Palmerio donated to the National Park Service at the end of his residency, and the scene that inspired it. |
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Palmerio offered a demonstration at the Great Sand Dunes visitors' center as part of his residency. | The Skinny on Artist-in-Residence Programs in the Parks Florida artist Joseph Palmerio helps us navigate the benefits and particulars of being an artist in residence in a national park. [read more] |
"Glades," by Scott Hiestand, acrylic, 20 x 36 in. First Place |
Ten Winners Announced in PleinAir Salon's June/July Contest Ten artists were awarded top prizes in PleinAir magazine's June/July contest, part of the PleinAir Salon. Were you or one of your friends on the winners' list? [read more] |
Wade Koniakowsky works on a building during last year's event. | Picturesque Painting on a Texas Barrier Island North of Padre Island, on Texas's Gulf Coast, is a long barrier island named Mustang, and on it is a town of 4,000 people named Port Aransas. Painters will have a chance to depict this beautiful setting in October. [read more] |
"Alley Crossing," by Phillipe Gandiol, 2010, oil, 30 x 24 in. |
Learn, Paint, and Sell at Davis The John Natsoulas Center for the Arts is offering a plein air workshop that culminates in a one-day show at the gallery in Davis, California, on Sept. 21. Can workshops help painters in business as well as in the painting process? [read more] |
"Up the Creek," by Kim VanDerHoek, 2013, oil on panel, 16 x 20 in. |
Advice to Easton Event Newbies Artists who participated in this year's Plein Air -- Easton! event are still blogging about the experience, but California artist Kim VanDerHoek managed to sum it up in a 10-point post with advice for anyone considering the event in the future. [read more] |
Marie May attracted an attentive audience during last year's event. |
Celebrating the Beautiful Scenery of Iowa In East-Central Iowa in the mid-1800s, a religious group from Germany formed a communal society now known as the Amana Colonies. The architecture and striking landscape of the region is painted each year by plein air artists during Iowa Plein Air, sponsored by Catiri's Art Oasis. [read more] |
The Brownville Bridge, which spans the Missouri River, is a popular motif for painters. |
Painting Harvest Time in Nebraska More than 100 artists converge on the Nebraska town of Brownville in October for Paint Brownville, and the event's tagline is intriguing... [read more] |
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Detail of "Sentries" |
Up Close: Roger Dale Brown Tennessean Roger Dale Brown visited the coast of Maine and painted his impressions of it. The results are gathered in an exhibition titled, appropriately enough, "Maine Impressions." This detail from Brown's painting "Sentries" shows Brown's purposeful use of value and color. Brown reports that the light yellow mark by the goose's beak was an invention. [read more] |
"La Jolla Light," by Anna Rose Bain, 2013, oil on linen panel, 8 x 10 in. | Why This Works: "La Jolla Light" 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, Anna Rose Bain's "La Jolla Light." [read more] |
"Swimming Hole," Cory Wright, 2013, oil on wood panel, 11 x 14 in. Collection the artist | Parting Shot: Where the Painting Ends... There's little doubt that Cory Wright nailed the values and the colors on this work in progress, as this photo shows. Wright reveals that she couldn't resist snapping a photo like this because of her background. [read more] |
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