Artist Spotlight: Painting the Ordinary
“Almost all of life is lived in the ordinary,” says Dianne Massey Dunbar. "I wanted to honor what we see every day, our shared experiences. Rain. Street workmen. Coke bottles. The more I looked, the more I realized…”
Artist Spotlight: Dustin Van Wechel
For wildlife artist Dustin Van Wechel, success is two-fold. If he can answer yes to two questions, he feels he has achieved success as an artist.
A Long Island Couple’s Art Collection Turning Point
An Art Collector Spotlight > What marked a turning point for this couple's collecting adventure.
Inspired by Venetian Masters
Learn about an artist who has spent much time in Venice drawing, painting, and studying the methods of the many historical Venetian masters who have long inspired him.
Portraying the Raw Power of Water
The rushing water over the rocks and portraying the feeling that man didn't, or couldn't, belong in this space was the inspiration behind "The Edge." Who is it by?
On Winning with the Watercolor “Winter’s Reflection”
The winner of this recent PleinAir Salon round shares the challenges, inspiration, and techniques from her winning work.
My First and Greatest Love
We’d like to congratulate our latest winner of the monthly PleinAir Salon. This round was judged by Kevin Macpherson, and the winner is ...
Famous Faces: a Hunt Slonem Portrait of Abraham Lincoln
Object of Desire: Read about a portrait of Abraham Lincoln painted by Hunt Slonem, who seems as smitten with ...
Artist Spotlight: Poppy Balser
I take pleasure in finding interesting views or subjects and making convincing paintings of those views.
Artist Spotlight: Barbara Hack
How do you find inspiration?
Barbara Hack: As an artist, I have always held a deep passion for the figure, which is central to my...