THOMASVILLE- It’s autumn, and that means the annual High Cotton Plein Air Paint Out is fast approaching. The five-day event kicks off Tuesday, Oct. 3, and culminates on the weekend with a First Friday ...

The first time I saw plein air painters doing their thing near Traverse City, we were cycling the Leelanau Peninsula and were taking a break at picturesque Fishtown. A dozen painters had easels set up ...

RADNOR >> One of the most sought-after national juried festival competitions of plein-air landscape paintings, hosted by Wayne Art Center, will take place from May 6-12 as artists paint in the ...

Painting en plein air is the practice of painting landscapes or cityscapes out-of-doors in a looser, faster style than can be accomplished in the studio. Pronounced like the “plen” in “splendid,” ...

Landscape painting reflects humankind's perception of the world around it. During the 18th century, most landscapes were idealized scenes that enforced mankind's control over nature. It was not until ...

Painter Mary O. Smith drove to Savannah from Townsend, Ga., in a camper bus she parked alongside Chippewa Square just feet from where she plans to paint the James Oglethorpe monument during Paint Out ...

On a bright morning in late June, Shirl Ireland stands in her backyard painting majestic Mount Sepulchre, which rises from the northern edge of Yellowstone National Park. This kind of outdoor painting ...

In early 1860s France, four young art students discovered they shared an infatuation for painting landscapes and contemporary life. Together they would visit the local countryside, pull out their ...

In the 1780s, French painter Pierre Henri de Valenciennes produced a landscape of the Channel coast. To do so, he painted not from memory or from a sketch, but directly from the source—by stepping ...

is not the stereotypical artist with a tortured, manic soul whose depression and cynicism fuels their creativity and need to make art. In fact, she is the complete opposite, finding some of her best ...