Abita Springs artist Claude Ellender likens en plein-air painting to learning to play piano. “You have to practice. You have to get good at it,” said Ellender, who has taught en plein-air painting ...

NEWBURYPORT — The Newburyport Art Association recently announced the opening of its upcoming exhibition “En Plein Air,” on view Aug. 8 to Aug. 25 in its Sargent, Hartson, Hills and small gallery ...

As for plein air painting, it's having a full-blown renaissance. A few years back, Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson told ...

The Hockaday Museum of Art hosts the 17th annual Plein Air Glacier: Paint Out, Exhibition and Sale, an outdoor experience featuring painters from around the state and country painting in Glacier ...

In this article from the spring edition of Recreation Family Fun Guide, we take a look at our "plein air" painting classes. In the coming months, learn how to draw or paint with watercolors outside, ...

The air is crisp, the October sun is still warm, and the vibrant colors of the trees are breathtaking. For local artists painting outside — or “en plein air” — this is a time to embrace and celebrate ...

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YORKVILLE — As Cathy Ott unpacked her easel and brushes under a threatening sky, she wasn’t sure if the rain would hold off long enough for her to finish her challenge. She only had three hours, a ...

When early California scene painting began to gain popularity in the 19th and early 20th centuries, artists were inspired by the French practice of plein air, bringing their easels outdoors to capture ...

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 ...

CHICAGO — A Chicago-based artist from Ukraine is busy painting one of Uptown’s most historic sections. Zhanna Biletska has been painting for over 20 years and doesn’t take too long to create a ...