She loves the freedom of painting nature on location throughout Southern California. “Plein air is instant gratification,” she said. “It’s exciting because it gets you out in nature.

Jim McCarty had collected California plein air paintings for two decades before placing them in a storage facility while his home was being renovated. McCarty discovered his entire collection had ...

This is the festival’s seventh year and final event that features artworks reflecting the coastal community along the Chesapeake Bay in Ocean View. The first plein air art show started as a ...

The notable 20th-century California plein air artist, Sam Hyde Harris, was said to have drawn a distinction between commercial art, completed for clients, and art he did for himself. Though widely ...