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 ...

The workshop will begin indoors with a presentation, demonstration and painting time. Day two will allow students to continue their painting indoors, or outdoors en plein air! (weather permitting) ...

Olana State Historic Site on its summit overlooking the Hudson River. (Olana State Historic Site) If you’ve ever pictured yourself in front of an easel, paintbrush in hand, capturing the majestic ...

Landscape painter Heidi Annalise in her kitchen, which doubles as her art studio: “Where normal people would put two chairs and a small table, I’ve got an easel and a hodgepodge of other potions and ...

MOUNT HOLLY >> Claude Monet had the Seine River and Van Gogh the countryside in Arles, France. Both artists would likely be envious of the majestic views and landscapes available to “plein air” ...

A band of nomads is dropping by the Main Line in what has become a yearly visitation. The 30 plein-air (“open air”) painters arriving Sunday for the 7th Annual Wayne Art Center Plein Air Festival hail ...

Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to ArkLaTex. Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism. Richard Mayhew, a painter of Black and Native ...

When 18 th and 19 th century landscape painters prepared to paint their subjects, they turned their back on them, using a black mirror to view the scene. This was known as the Claude glass, a small, ...