Abita Springs artist Claude Ellender likens en plein-air painting to learning to play piano. “You have to practice. You have to get good at it,” said Ellender, who has taught en plein-air painting ...

Since Nov. 3, 40 artists from near and far have been taking part in the 2025 Capitola Plein Air, a six-day outdoor art event that will culminate in a show and sale on Sunday from 11am—4pm at New ...

Nancy Dankle and Mary Knight turned a love of gardening into a business. Leslie Barr has become a Zentangle instructor and is learning plein air painting. Curt Anderson at the controls of a friend’s T ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Some teachers and students at the Art Lab are forever checking the sky this time of year. There's a reason: When it's clear (or at least dry), they can pack up their brushes and ...

The Great Smokies offer a markedly different landscape than her home state of Maine. But Babak, like the 18 other artists participating in the fourth annual Plein Air Smokies event—this year hosted by ...