http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-blog.html The Muse Blog keeps you up to date with all additions and changes to pleinairmuse.com website - your headquarters for plein air painting information en-us plein air painting Tue, 21 Feb 2012 04:15:38 GMT Tue, 21 Feb 2012 04:15:38 GMT pleinairmuse.com http://www.pleinairmuse.com/traveling-artist-packing.html Going on a plein air painting trip soon? Check out our information on what works and what doesn't when packing and traveling with our paints... Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:53:13 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-sites-New-Mexico.html Winter can be a fantastic time to visit New Mexico - for skiing and/or painting. Check out our painting sites suggestions in the Land of Enchantment... Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:20:44 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/art-supplies.html Is it wet or cold outside today? Why not make a stash of your own oil/acrylic painting panels for when you can go out plein air painting again - we show you how... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:49:14 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-workshops-events.html Plein Air Workshop in Seggiano, Italy with Jerry Ross - Sept. 16-29, 2012 - check this link for more details... Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:46:33 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-workshops-events.html Come and Paint at the Botanical Gardens and Papago Park. Come to see the most beautiful cactus and plants of the Sonoran Desert. Nestled next to the Phoenix Zoo and Papago Park - paint while listening to the sound of tropical Macaws or the roar of jungle cats while surrounded by the desert cacti of the Southwest. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:12:41 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-workshops-events.html Check out the new workshops for 2012 - new offerings being added each week as artists announce their workshop schedules - Half the fun of travel is the planning and anticipation of future plein air adventures...First we create art in our imagination.... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:41:35 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-12-months-at-quail-hollow.html A year of plein air paintings at Quail Hollow - Monthly Painting Challenge Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:40:40 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-equipment-check-list.html Going out plein air painting again after the holidays? Use our handy Check List (for Oil, Pastels or Watercolors) to make your painting outing a pleasure...print it out and add your personal items to it Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:47:14 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/50-States-store.html 50 States Paintings on Coffee Mugs and other products Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:35:03 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-workshops-events.html Get your entry in for the July 13-22, 2012 Plein Air Event in Jackson Hole, Wyoming - Paint the amazing Grand Tetons and National Park... Entry Deadline in March 2012 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 01:05:12 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-workshops-events.html Save the Date - Adirondack Plein Air Festival in Saranac Lake, New York - August 16 to 20 - 2012 - Make your plans now to attend this event. Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:16:48 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/painting-on-the-fault-line-san-andreas-that-is-the-big-one.html I decided I had to post this story - about plein air painting in strange places! Three of us painted at Old Mission San Bautista in the small Central Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:12:22 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-workshops-events.html July 2012 5 Day Plein Air Painting Retreat in Chalevoix, Quebec with Canadian Artist Don Cavin Sun, 04 Dec 2011 23:02:55 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-sites-Northern-California.html Emerald and turquoise sea - craggy cliffs and dark cypress trees - just some of the delights of Cypress Point at Point Lobos... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:29:49 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-studio.html Use periods of winter weather as a great opportunity to create a studio painting from your plein air work - keep reading to get started.... Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:20:20 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/goal-accomplished-12th-month-of-painting-at-quail-hollow-pond.html I did it! Here is my final painting of the series where I set myself the goal of painting at Quail Hollow Pond each month for a year. I have come full Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:30:27 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-locations-arizona.html Plan your winter plein air painting vacation - visit Tucson - check out our recommendations for where to paint in Tucson...or connect with the local plein air group there Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:39:58 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-starting-again.html Plein Air Painting - Starting Again After Not Painting for a While Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:12:54 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/locationlocationlocation.html It's fall and what plein air artist worth their salt doesn't envy Mother Nature's colorful glory and want to try and capture it? However, as I recently Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:11:02 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-as-therapy-sept-30-2011.html How things can change in 30 days with the artist but the Pond remains serene and peaceful. I, on the other hand, am not. My 90 year old Mother died a Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:30:53 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-equipment-used-for-sale.html List your Used plein air equipment for sale Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:39:53 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-sites-California.html Plein Air Painting in Monterey, Ca. at Old Fishermens' Wharf - Otters, boats, ocean and pelicans - fog and sun...this spot has it all... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:21:26 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-sites-utah.html Hot Pink, Yellow Ochre, Vermillion... Just a few of the colors in the cliffs of Zion and Bryce Nat'l Parks in Utah. Fall is one of the best times of year here - Add spectacular fall foliage to the mix - and true magic happens... Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:39:31 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-at-quail-hollow-august-2011.html 9.30 am It’s time to confess – I didn’t make it to the Pond in July as I was away in Maine. So I’m now back and ready to continue with my monthly visits Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:33:40 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/art-workshops-paul-keysar.html Art Workshop for plein air painters in Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina Fri, 12 Aug 2011 18:02:15 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/art-workshops-knowlton-california.html Art Workshops - The Landscape, The Figure, Color Mixing Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:33:49 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-health-and-safety.html Learn to I.D. and avoid Poison Sumac and Poison Ivy in the East and Poison Oak in the West. Avoid the itch and stay away from these toxic plants while out plein air painting... Sat, 30 Jul 2011 01:32:19 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-sites-Maine.html I'm painting at Boothbay Harbor, Maine tomorrow with the Plein Air Painters of Maine. New painting site research is underway as I write this. Meeting other landscape painters from the New England area while traveling through this beautiful and peaceful part of our country. Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:11:14 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/great-blue-heron-july-2011-at-quail-hollow-pond.html June sped by and I found myself out of time. So July 1 was the first available date to complete my Monthly Challenge at the Pond. It felt so good to Sun, 03 Jul 2011 21:23:58 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-health-and-safety.html Plein air Painting can be challenging - what with the summer heat, bugs and sometimes bears, not to mention protecting ourselves from toxic art supplies - read helpful tips on how to paint in safety and protect your health Mon, 13 Jun 2011 21:25:06 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/art-workshops-michael-chesley-johnson.html Art Workshops in the Canadian Maritimes Sat, 04 Jun 2011 21:33:18 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-events.html Plein Air Painting Events - A Call for Artists Sat, 04 Jun 2011 20:36:14 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-at-quail-hollow-may-2011.html The swallows have arrived and are in flight in the warm, grass scented air around the pond. Gossamer seed pods float on the breeze all around. The earth Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:37:35 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-muse.html Definition: Muse - The Source of an artist's inspiration. From Greek mythology - One of the nine daughters of the god Zeus -She presided over the creative arts. Sun, 22 May 2011 01:52:25 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-sites-lake-tahoe.html We were there last week. We got to the fire station and had to stop because the road into the Falls is still covered in snow. Wait until mid June this year to access the Falls - snow melt should have happened by then. We painted at the Fire station - The bridge over the river is a good painting spot - or paint by Fallen Leaf Lake. Serene and beautiful Sat, 14 May 2011 15:41:37 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/art-workshops-jerry-markham.html Paint in the Canadian Rockies, stay at Lake Louise - Art workshop with Canadian plein air artist, Jerry Markham. "Painting in the Footsteps of the Masters" Mon, 09 May 2011 20:00:29 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/art-workshops-jerry-markham.html Art Workshops in the Canadian Rockies, Tuscany, Italy Mon, 09 May 2011 18:33:43 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/the-gift-of-ducklings-april-at-quail-hollow-pond.html This morning it was heaven at the Pond. Sun was shining and warm - just right - not too hot yet. The Pond surroundings were lush with green - in fact, Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:37:19 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/cape-cod-art.html Summer on the Cape - A plein air artist's journey painting on location - lighthouses, windmills, beaches. Part of her Quest to Paint in all 50 States. Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:58:50 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-sites-California.html As plein air painters we have the delightful pleasure of painting apple orchards in full bloom - fields of wild flowers or hillsides covered with swaths of yellow daisies. Today I painted in the middle of a blooming apple orchard - standing on the bed of an old truck for a better vantage point above the trees. Noisy crows played "cartwheel" through the sky - an old windmill clanked it's particular song as the Spring time breeze rose and fell - This is surely Heaven. Get out there and grab some for yourself whether you live in Maine,California or any place in between. Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:06:45 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/waves-and-grace.html Waves and Grace. I confess to being fascinated with water and oceans. It started as a child and fortunately I haven't outgrown it yet. Mesmerizing, constantly Tue, 05 Apr 2011 02:21:39 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-at-quail-hollow-march-2011.html March is my 5th consecutive month of the 12 month challenge to paint Quail Hollow Pond. I almost didn't make it this morning due to the usual plethora Sat, 02 Apr 2011 14:05:19 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-sites-southern-california.html Sunset Cliffs in San Diego. Old Spanish-style hacienda buildings in Carlsbad. Two new plein air painting sites now added to Southern California Painting Sites page - Please scroll to the bottom of the page for full descriptions and directions on how to get there. Tue, 22 Mar 2011 23:46:35 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-workshops-cody-delong.html Plein Air painting workshop in Sedona and Jerome Arizona with Cody deLong. Also, an artist river rafting trip on the Chama River in New Mexico in July - check it out. Sat, 12 Mar 2011 15:52:53 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-at-quail-hollow-february-2011.html It was a beautiful, but frosty morning as I ventured out to Quail Hollow pond for my monthly painting challenge. 9am and a line of white frost still visible Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:58:43 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-inner-critic.html Plein air painting is magical because the very process needed to create these kinds of paintings also happens to be an excellent way to bypass the “Inner Critic". Read more about ways to thwart your Inner Critic here Thu, 24 Feb 2011 01:24:52 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/january-2011-quail-hollow-4pm.html I waited until the very last day of January - until 3.30pm to be exact - before getting myself down to do my Monthly Painting Challenge for January. Nothing Fri, 04 Feb 2011 22:49:12 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/paint-campobello-island.html Join landscape painter and instructor Michael Chesley Johnson MPAC PSA PSNM for small-size plein air painting workshops on Campobello Island (New Brunswick) Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:15:44 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/paint-sedona.html Plein Air Painting Workshops in Sedona, Arizona Join landscape painter and instructor Michael Chesley Johnson MPAC PSA PSNM for small-size plein air painting Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:14:21 GMT http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-workshops.html Sign up for a plein air watercolor workshop with Master Watercolorist Frank Lalumia - in Melbourne, Florida - March 12 through 15, 2011 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 05:40:42 GMT