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Winners of the August-September PleinAir SalonContest
Expanded categories, an hours-long jurying process, and 14 winners. Get the scoop below. “Bourton on the Hill,” by John McCartin, oil, 26 3/8 x 40 3/8 in. First Place Shirley Hutchins, gallery...
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Echternach Wins Big at Westcliffe
Jeanne Echternach won two awards — including the PleinAir Magazine Award of Excellence — at the recent Alla Prima Westcliffe event in Westcliffe, Colorado. “In the Morning Light,” by Jeanne...
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Best in Sedona
Talk about cleaning up. Bill Cramer of Prescott, Arizona, came to Sedona for its plein air event and went home with three of its biggest awards. Cramer won Best of Show, Artists’ Choice, and...
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Sixty Artists, 16 Awards, Perfect Weather in Fort Myers
Judge Phil Fisher scrutinized the entries at 2014 Paint the Beach…Sandcastles to Shrimp Boats, held in Fort Myers, Florida. In the fifth year for Paint the Beach, 60 painters converged on the Florida...
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Winners at the Tarpon Springs Paintout
Joseph Palmerio, left, won the top award in the Quick Draw at Tarpon Springs, Florida, recently. A plein air competition in Tarpon Springs, Florida, awards its top prize to the person with the best...
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Colorado Plein Air Arts Fest Hands Out the Hardware
They painted from July to the end of September, and now the work is hanging and the winners are announced. Who won at the Colorado Plein Air Arts Fest? Mikael Olson won Best of Show for his oil...
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Who Made the Cut in the Latest PleinAir Salon Contest?
A great mix of noted artists and up-and-coming painters fill the roster of winners for the October-November contest of the PleinAir Salon. Now 15 more people are eligible to win the $15,000 Grand...
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Winners at Lighthouse Event
PleinAir magazine’s Violeta de la Serna, Grand Prize winner Jason Sacran, judge Marisa Pascucci, and event co-chair Ted Matz. Photo by David R. Randell Photographics Palm Beach County was the...
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Last Group Added to Pool in $21,000 PleinAir Salon Competition
Now all the entries are set in the 2015 PleinAir Salon, and the bi-monthly contest winners wait for the Plein Air Convention & Expo, April 13-17, to find out who gets the top prize of $15,000....
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McVicker Takes Top Honor, $15K in PleinAir Salon
If you feel one of your paintings is something special, don’t give up on it. That seems to be the message from Jim McVicker, the Grand Prize winner of the 2015 PleinAir Salon. McVicker made $15,000...
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Six Honored at Art Ball, Including Our Own Publisher Eric Rhoads
More than 300 people donned black tie, white tie, or historical costumes to attend the Florence Academy of Art Beaux Arts Ball, held at the lush venue Cipriani 25 Broadway in New York City on Friday....
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Anatomy of an Award Winner: Suzie Baker
– Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today – People enter competitions for many reasons. Certainly, everyone enters them wanting to win. So what goes into a winning painting? This ongoing series of...
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New Event Focuses on Monterey Area
– Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today – Last week the Central Coast Plein Air Painters opened its exhibition “Scenic Roadways of Monterey County” and announced award winners. Who did judge Maggie...
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Derived From Life: The Paintings of PleinAir Salon Winner Eric Bowman
Even if an Eric Bowman piece is done in the studio, it is utterly informed by his work outdoors. Take, for example, his painting “Be Thou My Vision,” which won the October-November contest in the...
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A Winner Tells Why You Should Enter the PleinAir Salon
Eric Bowman took the top prize in the most recent contest of the PleinAir Salon, a competition that awards more than $31,000 in prizes each year. He has some words of advice for artists thinking about...
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Anatomy of an Award Winner: Jason Sacran and an EnPleinAirTEXAS Time Crunch
For Jason Sacran, there’s nothing like a deadline … and some serendipity. On the second-to-last day of EnPleinAirTEXAS, held at the end of October in San Angelo, Texas, Sacran started a painting that...
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Painting in Paradise (Paint Out, That Is)
The break is over. Plein air painting events are gearing back up again, with Florida understandably leading the way. Who won at the recent Paradise Paint Out, in the Florida Keys? The Florida Keys...
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Paint a Sky Painting, See It Here!
Look up! PleinAir Today will publish the most interesting paintings of skies and clouds that we receive by February 20. Seize your chance to have your painting featured in this newsletter, and on the...
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Do You Know Anyone Featured in the Next PleinAir Issue?
The April-May issue of PleinAir magazine features some intriguing artists with useful advice and thoughts on painting, and below we spill the beans on some of highlighted painters. Karl Dempwolf has...
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Artists Share in $31,500 in Prizes
Jean Stern judged the December-January contest in the PleinAir Salon, setting up a slew of artists to win thousands of dollars in prizes. Who’s in? Kim Lordier won First Place for “Azure Wonderland,”...
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