Plein Air Southwest Salon 2013
What can I say? While attending the opening reception of the Outdoor Painters Society Plein Air Southwest Salon 2013, held at Southwest Gallery in Dallas, I learned one of my paintings was selected...
View ArticleThe best plein air painter of all time?
The rooms were softly lit and human voices were as whispers…distant and subdued…yet the sound was deafening. Despite the noise, there was present a prevailing sense of awe and respect…maybe even...
View ArticleThe Cornish Connection
What might have been wasn’t meant to be. Above is the view from the front gate of the house in which I was born…just a few years ago. I wonder from time-to-time what my life would be like today if I...
View ArticlePlein Air Southwest Salon 2014 submissions
Entering art competitions is one of the things many of us artists do. They’re a good barometer for judging progress among one’s peers, and a good way to be seen by, and connect with, artists,...
View ArticleThree questions about plein air painting – Part 1
In this two-part series, twelve elite artists respond to three important questions facing every plein air painter. In order to create a quality painting outdoors in front of the subject, an artist is...
View ArticleThree questions about plein air painting – Part 2
In this two-part series, twelve elite artists respond to three important questions facing every plein air painter. “Landscape painting is a timeless expression of human experience; man has contemplated...
View ArticlePlein Air Southwest Salon 2014 winners
The premier event of the Outdoor Painters Society, Plein Air Southwest Salon 2014, just opened last weekend (April 5th) at Southwest Gallery in Dallas. Thanks to the hard work of OPS President, Tina...
View ArticlePlein Air Southwest Salon 2015
Spring has arrived, people are anxious to get outside, and artists enthusiastically head for the outdoors to paint. It’s also this time of year that the Outdoor Painters Society holds its major event...
View ArticlePlein Air Southwest Salon 2015 Winners
Here they are, all the winners! Last night, 11 April 2015, the Outdoor Painters Society assembled the best display of plein air paintings ever for their annual Plein Air Southwest Salon. Hundreds of...
View ArticleThe Field Study
How does one become an accomplished landscape painter without direct study of nature? The simple answer…you don’t. Painting and sketching directly from nature is probably the most important tool of the...
View ArticlePainting in California
It was 43 years ago that I left California to begin a new life in Texas. I had just been discharged from the Air Force, had been married for only seven months, and was about to see if I could make it...
View ArticleCharles Hawthorne teachings
I’m not a big fan of Charles Webster Hawthorne’s paintings, but then, who am I? In his day he was highly respected, had a huge following and taught thousands of students…Norman Rockwell among them....
View ArticleStapleton Kearns interview
What do you ask a guy that has blogged about art for several years…in fact, every day for 1000 days? Is there anything he hasn’t discussed, opined about, or revealed within what ultimately amounted to...
View ArticleJean-Baptiste Camille Corot speaks
“Beauty in art is truth bathed in an impression received from nature. I am struck upon seeing a certain place. While I strive for a conscientious imitation, I yet never for an instant lose the emotion...
View ArticleValue of the field study
Creating paintings en plein air has been an important part of my fine art career that began in 1982. I had just left behind a 10-year freelance illustrator career in pursuit of this new dream. While...
View ArticleAll the winners, Plein Air Southwest Salon 2016
The Outdoor Painters Society held its annual premier event last night (9 April 2016) at Southwest Gallery in Dallas. Plein Air Southwest Salon 2016 featured 217 paintings from 88 artists representing...
View ArticleOutdoor Painters Society announces its latest masters
It’s with pleasure that I share with you the newest members to be awarded Master Signature status by the Outdoor Painters Society (OPS). Tina Bohlman, Diane Frossard, and Rusty Jones were elected by...
View ArticleJohn F. Carlson interview
Any landscape painter “worth his salt”, is quite familiar with John F. Carlson because of his important book, “Carlson’s Guide to Landscape Painting”…formally published in 1928 as “Elementary...
View ArticleJohn F. Carlson interview: Plein air painting
John F. Carlson (1875-1947) was born in Sweden. His work is admired by many; the list of prizes and museum acquisitions of his canvases would fill a long column in “Who’s Who in American Art. His clear...
View ArticlePlein Air Southwest Salon 2017
Well, it’s that time of year again…Spring…time for the Outdoor Painters Society huge annual event…Plein Air Southwest Salon 2017. This year the venue has changed. The show is still being held in Dallas...
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