PleinAir Today 
August 12th, 2011
   
News:  

Fundraiser in CO
The 2011 Mary Williams Fine Arts Quick Draw was held on July 24, 2011 to support Imagine Colorado, an organization that provides support services for people with developmental delays and cognitive disabilities including autism, cerebral palsy, and Down syndrome.  ...READ MORE: http://www.outdoorpainter.com/news/fundraiser-in-co.html


Paint in Petaluma, CA
The Great Petaluma Paint Out at the Turning Basin in Petaluma, California, is open to plein air artists who register by September 1, 2011. A total of $400 in prizes will be awarded in the one-day event that starts at 9:30am and concludes at 2:30pm.   ...READ MORE: http://www.outdoorpainter.com/news/paint-in-petaluma-ca.html

New Nebraska Magazine
The Sheldon Museum of Art, in Lincoln, Nebraska, along with other statewide partners, is producing a new magazine to tell the story of the visual arts in Nebraska. The magazine will be released twice a year and will feature interviews with practicing artists, timely news, and images. The Sheldon Museum is currently conducting a contest to name the magazine.  ...READ MORE: http://www.outdoorpainter.com/news/new-nebraska-magazine.html
  
 
Artist Profile:  

Extreme Painting
Montana artist Taylor J. Lynde (Tj Lynde) tries to get outdoors to paint from life at least once a week, and he schedules one long painting trip a year that requires him to carry his gear in a backpack and to take along a metal spear that is both a walking stick and an umbrella holder . This photograph was taken last spring during a painting trip when Lynde was wearing the backpack.  ...READ MORE: http://www.outdoorpainter.com/news/extreme-painting.html

Exhibits:  
 
Two Shows of Water Subjects
Two exhibitions that include plein air paintings explore the ways artists capture the illusive appearance of bodies of water, one currently on view in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the other opening in Stockton, California in October 2011.  ...READ MORE: http://www.outdoorpainter.com/exhibits/2-shows-of-water-subjects.html

 
Collector:  

A Collector's Legacy
Art collectors assemble, refine, publish, sell, and loan the pictures they acquire, but their most lasting legacy may com from donating those works of art to public institutions for the enjoyment of generations of viewers and scholars. Stephen B. Chase's name, exceptional generosity, community spirit, and exquisite taste are still well known almost 20 years after his death, in part because of the 49 plein air paintings he willed to the Living Desert Museum in Palm Desert, California.  ...READ MORE: 
http://www.outdoorpainter.com/exhibits/a-collectors-legacy.html

 
History:   

The Collector's Eye
The advice often given to collectors of plein air paintings is to develop an "eye" for great paintings, meaning to educate oneself to recognize quality when making comparisons between paintings of the same time period, style, subject matter, or medium. A traveling exhibition of masterpieces offers a rare opportunity to develop the ability to make those important comparisons.  ...READ MORE: http://www.outdoorpainter.com/exhibits/history-the-collectors-eye.html
 
Artist Profile:  

Stephen Chinlund is an Episcopal priest who spent more than 40 years serving the needs of prisoners, drug addicts, and their families. But he spent almost as much time pursuing a passionate interest in drawing and painting from life. He recently wrote about that passion and its connections to his religious beliefs. ...READ MORE: http://www.outdoorpainter.com/featured-events/artist-profiles/stephen-chinlund.html


Tips:  

Painting Deserts
Continuing our series of discussions on painting desert landscapes, Californian James Draughon describes his experiences in a way that might stimulate ideas of how you will paint the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area during the 1st Annual PleinAir Convention & Expo, next April 12-15 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  ...READ MORE: http://www.outdoorpainter.com/featured-events/painting-deserts.html

 
Video:  
 
Art in the Open 2011
A number of American artists participated in Art in the Open 2011, a plein air painting event in Wexford, Ireland from July 26-August 4, 2011 that included a 3-day competition ending on  July 31, 2011. Here's a 22-minute VIDEO that includes interviews with the participating artists. VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_uVrAZPRGk&feature=youtube_gdata_player



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