With deepest apologies to Carlos Ruiz Zafon,

A painter never forgets the first time he accepted a few coins or a word of praise in exchange for a painting. He will never forget the sweet poison of vanity in his blood and the belief, if he succeeds in not letting anyone discover his lack of talent, the dream of art will provide him with a roof over his head, a hot meal at the end of the day, and what he coverts most; his name signed on a miserable scrap of cloth or printed on a piece of paper th… Continue

Gosh, it's been a long time since I checked in with Plein Air Artists! Sorry to be gone so long. But now I'm packing up and ready to head to Sedona, Arizona, for the winter. I'll be teaching my Paint Sedona (www.paintsedona.com) mentoring workshops there starting in mid-December. If you're not familiar with them, these are half-day, plein air workshops. I call them "mentoring" workshops because they're designed to help steer you in your pa… Continue

Well I have had a chance to rest a bit and have also process (put through PhotoShop) some of the images I shot of NC and the artwork we 8 did last week and wanted to give you a little taste of what we accomplished. As I told you in the previous post, we were essentially rained out last week due to Ida passing through. In fact I never saw the sun all week, but I think we made the most of it and enjoyed the experience of being together. I have never done anything like this before. Perhaps that may… Continue

Suzie and I met 6 other artists last week, in Marshville, North Carolina for a week of plein air painting. We had great accomodations hosted by Mary Erickson at her artist's retreat. Housed in her 3 bedroom ranch house, we had a wonderful week of painting and getting to know each other. Barbara Benedict drove up from Hilton head and worked in oils. Suzie and I drove up from Atlanta taking around 5 hours arriving on Sunday, Nov 7. Suzie worked in Conté pastel pencils and I did watercolor. I also… Continue

40 or more artists showed up to paint over the 3 days of painting in Historic Bartow, Florida. and by all accounts it was fun and productive, and for some a new and mind blowing experience of getting out doors to paint. We welcomed artists of all levels, we just want to turn on as many painters as possible to the fun, beautiful, eye opening, and challenging experience of Plein Aire. Our numbers in the area are growing because of this event and it is so gratifying to see! Awards went to the most… Continue