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I’ve never heard of a painting marathon or an Iron Man competition for artists, but if there were such a thing, Kevin Macpherson would be a title contender. In 1996, Macpherson decided to challenge himself by creating a painting from one vantage point—overlooking the pond just outside his...
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cjordan
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7 Mar 2010
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Filed under: oil, American Artist, Drawing, plein air, en plein air, landscape paintings, How To Paint, Art Instruction, Painting Instruction, painting technique, oil painting techniques, painting techniques, en plein air landscape, Painting Tips, Courtney Jordan, art history, Kevin Macpherson
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On the Cover: Deb Painting Spring Creek (detail) by Edward Martinez, 2006, oil, 22 x 14. Collection the artist. Jim Wilcox: Western Landscapes Using Plein Air Sketches, Photographs, Research, & Imagination to Create Studio Paintings Plein Air Past: From Europe to America The History of the Plein...
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Brian Riley
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25 Feb 2010
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Filed under: American Artist, Plein Air, Sketches, oil, Stephen Doherty, John A. Parks, Molly Siple, Rockwell, Hudson Valley, Edward Minoff, Allison Malafronte, Kevin Macpherson, Winslow Homer, Andy Evansen, Rob Liberace, Jim Wilcox, Travis Schlaht, Jacob Collins, Learning From the Masters, Steve Armes, Lynn Gertenbach
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I recently joined a gym in my neighborhood, with the hopes of working off some of those extra holiday pounds that seem to wear out their welcome around this time every year. My schedule is pretty busy, so I try to streamline my visits, making a beeline for the treadmill as soon as I arrive. Occasionally...
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Ever since my trip to Venice, Italy, last year, I have been looking at paintings of the city by 19th-century artists such as Sargent and Whistler, as well as contemporary artists such as Steve Rogers and Leonard Mizerek . I've become more aware of how these artists exaggerated color relationships...
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I normally work from plein air sketches or my imagination, but this scene I photographed while on vacation in Costa Rica was just too beautiful to pass up. As most artists do when working from a photo, I made adjustments to the composition to better suit my painting. I first changed the foreground to...
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Our newest free eBook, “24 Tips to Learn How to Paint a Plein Air Landscape,” is now available to download, and in it you’ll find tips on how to get started working en plein air and how to improve your en plein air painting technique.Featured artist Donald Demers emphasizes the importance...
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Brian Riley
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14 Dec 2009
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Filed under: oil, American Artist, plein air, en plein air, How To Paint, Painting Instruction, Allison Malafronte, painting technique, landscape painting, oil painting techniques, painting techniques, en plein air landscape, Learn How To Paint
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‘Tis the time of the year when galleries across the country host their annual holiday exhibitions, giving artists, dealers, and collectors the opportunity to gather around great art and share some Christmas cheer. Whether these shows are organized around a winter theme; feature small, more affordable...
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Allison
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3 Dec 2009
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Filed under: Plein Air, American Artist, Tony Pro, Jeremy Lipking, Salmagundi Club, Michael Budden, Clyde Aspevig, oil, en plein air, Watercolor, Scott Christensen, Frank Serrano, Landscape Painting, sculpture, Wildlife, mixed media, plein air painting, Trailside Galleries, Legacy Gallery, Grenning Gallery, Mark Haworth, Clint Herring, Josh Elliott, InSight Gallery, C.W. Mundy, Waterhouse Gallery, Quang Ho, Burton Silverman
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A great landscape painter recently introduced me to the work of early-20 th -century artist Philip Alexius de László (1869 – 1937), whom up until that point I was not aware of. It came at a particularly apropos time, when I was developing a keen interest in the Victorian and early...
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The American Artist editors have reviewed the submissions for the Showcase Your State: North Carolina contest, and below are the four chosen finalists. Whether it was expansive views of the Blue Ridge Mountains as seen from the Highlands; still, serene marshlands at sunset; open, sunny fields filled...
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I admit that I am not one who adores painting on location. If the truth be known, when I visit a national park, I'd rather be exploring and walking around—taking photos of everything that strikes my interest. Oh yes, I've paid my dues by lugging my oil painting equipment to remote vistas...
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Yesterday, as the articles from the upcoming winter issue of Workshop magazine circulated around the editors’ desks, I was struck by how many high-quality artists are featured in this issue and what valuable advice they offer readers through their teaching. I was especially taken with the landscape...
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Curt Walters painting at the Grand Canyon. None of us want to be stuck in the rut of painting the same subjects over and over again, so we try different landscape locations, select new groups of still life objects, or join a sketch group that hires models to pose. We discover that it takes a while to...
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When artists shop for a gallery to represent them, it's helpful if when they first visit they avoid acting or looking like an artist and instead take on the behavior of a collector. This can help you to learn how attentive a gallery’s staff is, and it allows you to assess how much they know...
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Known primarily for his figurative work and for leading a resurgence in classical art education through his Water Street Atelier and the Grand Central Academy of Art, in New York City, Jacob Collins is now the founder of the Hudson River Fellowship , where he aims to reconnect contemporary plein air...
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Allison
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8 Oct 2009
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Filed under: Plein Air, American Artist, Anatomy of the Landscape, Asher B. Durand, oil, en plein air, Hudson River School, impressionist, Landscape Painting, sketches, Frederic Edwin Church, drawing, Jacob Collins, draw, art history, John Pence, figure painting, Grand Central Academy of Art
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Well, after an exhilarating and exhausting week in Colorado Springs (and a week off to rest and recuperate!) I am back en the Plein Air saddle and ready to return to my landscape-painting musings. I thought it would be appropriate to get back into En Plein Air with a recap of what happened during the...
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Allison
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1 Oct 2009
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Filed under: Plein Air, Joseph McGurl, oil, Kevin Macpherson, en plein air, Weekend With the Masters, Scott Christensen, George Gallo, Frank Serrano, workshop, Jacob Collins, Stephen Quiller, Steve Doherty