“Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s party!’” - Robin Williams In Western art, the depiction of the Biblical account of Jesus’ Resurrection is an archetype filled with meaning and a sense of hope and [...]

The sooner a painting is “good” the better, right? “A painting lives or dies in the first 15 minutes,” an artist I know is fond of saying. That’s not necessarily how it is for everyone [...]

The latest round of winning paintings from the monthly PleinAir Salon have been announced by judge Darrell Beauchamp, executive director of the Museum of Western Art in Kerrville, TX. Beauchamp awarded place overall to Bill Farnsworth [...]

Modern artist Henri Matisse didn’t paint en plein air – not in the way we think of it anyway. He did, however, write, “An artist must possess nature.” And this short and sweet sentence holds [...]

According to Brueghel when Icarus fell it was spring  a farmer was ploughing his field the whole pageantry  of the year was awake tingling with itself  sweating in the sun that melted the wings' wax  [...]

Several populous cities in the United States and Europe have announced a coordinated effort to discourage plein air painting in urban settings, citing safety concerns and “an abundance of caution.” “We are acting to quell [...]

Landscape artist John Hughes shares a simple way of getting the right colors without memorizing elaborate theories. By John Hughes Mixing Color Intuitively Using Triads During instructor demonstrations, a typical question that is often asked by [...]

Figurative realists Sara and Shane Scribner share their inspiration: Sara, for her “Nightfall” series of paintings of women who have found a place of calm and introspection within the looming nightfall; and Shane, for his [...]

At the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains, nestled between Tennessee and North Carolina, lie the Great Smoky Mountains. A natural mist lingers over them, giving them their iconic appearance and their name. Great Smoky [...]

Landscape painters often say their paintings capture “a sense of place.”  It’s an intriguing phrase when you think about it. It’s most often understood to mean that, in an age where cameras can (and do!) [...]