August 8, 2012
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Greg LaRock's painting of Balboa Island | |||
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A painting in progress by Debra Huse on Balboa Island
Instant Uploads: From Ireland and Balboa Island, CA
We've just received great photos from friends who are painting in Irelandand those who just left the 7th annual Just Plein Fun event organized by the Debra Huse Gallery on Balboa Island, California. Take a look at the artists at work, and their paintings. [read more] | |||
Plein Air Convention Rooms 81% Sold Out Most attendees at the Plein Air Convention want to stay at the host hotel so they don't miss out on all the after-hours action, and so they can just roll out of bed to attend sessions without finding a cab to carry them across town. [read more] | |||
Mountain Storm, by Edward Minoff
Contest: Art About Weather
The National Weather Center at the University of Oklahoma is sponsoring a national juried exhibition featuring art that explores the theme of weather. Prizes total $25,000. Find out how to enter! [read more]
Apply for Menlo Park, CA Paint-Out & Exhibit
The deadline to enter the6th Annual Paint Allied Arts 2012 is August 24, 2012. Twenty-five artists will be selected to paint in the historic gardens of Allied Artists Guild in Menlo Park, California, and have their work exhibited and sold.[read more] | |||
The Court of Abundance at Allied Arts Guild | |||
Shad Fishing on the Delaware II, by Joseph Sweeney, oil on panel, 12 x 12 in. $1,250. Bucks County Gallery of Fine Art, New Hope, PA (www.buckscountygalleryart.com How to Price Paintings It is often hard to know what to charge for a plein air painting, especially at a festival, quick draw competition, or in a commercial gallery. We thought it might be helpful to show what plein air painters are asking for work that is available for sale through various websites. [read more] | |||
Families attending an outdoor painting event during the recent Door County (WI) Plein Air Festival Forest Service Paint-Out in Colorado The state of Colorado will provide the 2012 Christmas tree that will be presented to the Speaker of the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. In honor of that, the U.S. Forest Service (and non-profit partner Choose Outdoors) is hosting a plein air event for children and families in Aspen, Colorado on Saturday, August 18. Find out how to participate in the paint-out. [read more] | |||
| EVENTS: | |||
Sunset at Secret Beach, by Kevin Macpherson, oil, 11 x 14 in. Courtesy Redfern Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA Make Plans to Attend the AIS Master Symposium Spend three days (November 9-11, 2012) in Indianapolis, Indiana with American Impressionist Society(AIS) Master Artists. Watch demonstrations, listen to panel discussions, and participate in question-and-answer sessions. Find out which Master Artists are participating.[read more] | |||
Begonia Melange, by Richard Schmid, oil, 16 x 20 in. The 17th Annual Richard Schmid Benefit Auction Original works from more than 100 artists will be auctioned on Sunday, September 2, to support the Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department in Bellvue, Colorado, and the firefighters who battled Colorado's devastating High Park Fire. Find out who's supporting this important fundraiser.[read more] | |||
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Kirk Larsen with his First Place award-winning painting in the quick draw competition Bucks County Gallery in New Hope, PA The first Local Color Weekend was held at theBucks County Gallery of Fine Art, New Hope, Pennsylvania from July 26-29, 2012, and it was an overwhelming success. Find out who won the competition awards. [read more] | |||
The display of paintings by members of the Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters
Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters 11th Annual
Plein Air for the Park, a fine art show and sale jointly organized by Grand Teton Association and the Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters, was the first event of its kind at Grand Teton National Park. By all accounts, it was an unqualified success! Find out who won the awards. [read more] |
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Morning Tea, by Craig Srebnik OPA, oil, 24 x 18 in. Winner of the PleinAir magazine award in the OPA exibition. Two OPA Award Winners Announced We received more news and photographs from the exciting Oil Painters of America exhibition in Evergreen, Colorado. Among the awards were the PleinAir and Fine Art Connoisseurmagazine awards. [read more] |
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Eric Bowman with his painting that won the Second Place award in Plein Air-Easton! How Was That Award Winner Painted? Stand next to an artist while he or she is painting what will become a top award winner in a plein air competition and you'll pick up valuable information. We'll do the next best thing by asking those winners to explain how they decided on the subject and their approach to a prize winner. [read more] |
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Wisconsin artist James Hempel making a preliminary charcoal drawing of the scene he intended to paint during the two-hour quick draw competition Painting Large in a Quick Draw Event It's hard enough to create a worthwhile painting in two hours during a quick draw competition, but it is especially challenging when an artist works on a 24 x 24-in panel. Wisconsin artist James Hempel recently accomplished that feat by adjusting his standard procedures and having a friend watch the clock. [read more] |
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