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Exhibition: Sur le Motif: Painting in Nature Around 1800

Brian Riley — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

This exhibition focuses on the practice of painting sur le motif , or in nature, as it developed in Europe in the late-18th and early-19th centuries. A golden age of plein air painting emerged in Italy around the turn of the 19th century, and artists...(read more)

Useful Art Links

American Artist — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:45:00 GMT

We have provided a list of links to online art resources that we think are helpful. You can also access these links in the Art Educators section of our website. Art Associations Plein Air Plein Air Painters of America The Plein Air Scene Indiana Plein...(read more)

VIDEO: Phil Sandusky's "New Orleans Street With Construction Crew"

American Artist — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:57:00 GMT

In the November 2008 issue of American Artist, we presented a collection of dramatic post-Katrina scenes of New Orleans, painted by Rolland Golden. Here, we present a video featuring Phil Sandusky, another artist whose paintings focus on hurricane ravaged...(read more)

A Practical Approach to Creating & Marketing Oils and Pastels

American Artist — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:00:00 GMT

When J.C. Airoldi left a successful career as a designer, she applied the same level of determination, practicality, hard work, and marketing skills that she used in her previous profession to creating and selling paintings. Gloucester Solitude 2008,...(read more)

"American Artist" Magazine Cover Competition Winners

American Artist — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:31:00 GMT

Hundreds of artists from around the country sent in submissions for American Artist’s 2008 Cover Competition, and the editors narrowed the selection down to the 10 they thought best captured the skill level and style of our publication. When those...(read more)

Casey Baugh's Workshop: Seeing Accurately and Solving Problems

Karyn — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:46:00 GMT

This dynamic young artist believes anyone can learn the language of painting and use it to express themselves, which he proves in both short-term and extended workshops. by M. Stephen Doherty Baugh working directly on a student's canvas “There...(read more)

Judith Carducci's Workshop: The Benefits of Drawing and Working From Life

American Artist — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:30:00 GMT

During a recent plein air workshop in Southern France, Judith Carducci helped students who worked with pen-and-ink, pastel, watercolor, and oil colors. The unifying themes of the 10-day class were that drawing is a foundation of all media and working...(read more)

Tony Curanaj's Workshop: Knowledge and Structure Allow Freer Painting

American Artist — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:29:00 GMT

This New York City artist has found that the more he understands the science of the elements in his still life scene, and the more carefully he executes his drawing and underpainting, the freer he can interpret the subject matter in the final stages to...(read more)

Jeffrey Reed: Introducing the Basics of Painting

American Artist — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:52:00 GMT

Students at the Community College of Philadelphia receive thorough instruction in the fundamentals of drawing and painting, especially those currently enrolled in Jeffrey Reed’s introductory course, Art 115—Painting I. by M. Stephen Doherty...(read more)

Art and the River at The James A. Michener Art Museum

American Artist — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:30:00 GMT

The James A. Michener Art Museum, in New Hope, Pennsylvania, will host this exhibition celebrating the influence of Bucks County Pennsylvania's waterways (the Delaware River and Delaware Canal) on regional landscape artists. Art and the River Through...(read more)

World Tour for Landscape Artists

American Artist — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Two of the world's foremost international landscape painting groups—Landscape Artists International (LAI) and International Plein Air Painters (IPAP)—have come together to organize the international art exhibition "Far and Near Horizons...(read more)

Jim Wilcox: The Right Shape and the Right Color

American Artist — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:16:00 GMT

his Wyoming artist has a simple message—“put the right color in the right place, and use interesting shapes”—that unfolds into much fuller, useful instruction in his workshops. by Bob Bahr Jim Wilcox advised a student during a...(read more)

Florence Griswold Museum Presents “Impressionist Giverny”

American Artist — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:30:00 GMT

The Florence Griswold Museum, in Old Lyme, Connecticut, is the opening venue for "Impressionist Giverny: American Painters in France, 1885-1915, Selections From the Terra Foundation for American Art," an exhibition of more than 50 oil paintings...(read more)

"American Artist" 2007 Cover Competition

American Artist — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:57:00 GMT

The winner and semifinalists of our annual cover competition reveal how they created paintings that captured the attention of our judges. Frank J. Strazzulla Jr. Studio Interior 2003, oil, 18 x 14. Private collection “One of the compelling themes...(read more)

"Watercolor" Magazine 2007 Cover Competition Finalists

American Artist — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:56:00 GMT

The 10 Finalists in the Watercolor Cover Competition offer their insights on the creative process—from finding inspired subjects to selecting materials to applying the final details. Cymbidium Equinox by Kory Fluckiger, 2004, watercolor, 27 x 19...(read more)