Saluting the 100th Anniversary of the New Bern Historical Society, NC Plein Air Art Festival is partnering with Coastal Plein Air Painters in a Warm Up Paint Out during the Historic Home Tour . Bringing the ncpleinair.org, New Bern Historical Society and CPAP together to celebrate history and art the paint out is Open to […]
OPEN DAILY MAY 15-21, 9 PM Festival headquarters, and the NC Plein Air Art Festival Exhibition and Sales Gallery will be based at Historic New Bern’s Farmers Market, less than two blocks from Tryon Palace. Beginning Monday morning May 15, the Exhibition And Sales Gallery will open daily at 9 pm. A full exhibition of […]
A cellist, as well as a painter, Deliece has degrees in biology and music from the University of Virginia and shares a studio with four artists above a bakery. Her painting, “Blanket of Light,” won third prize in the December Plein Air Salon and will appear in the May 2023 issue of PleinAir Magazine. “Whether […]
I’ve chosen watercolor its ability to quickly suggest form with loose washes and conjure the illusion of detail with crisp brushwork. This approach to watercolor requires me to work quickly. I’m willing to take the risks associated with that to realize its potential. Sometimes a landscape serves up a ready painting idea and I use […]
While painting I am always exploring new ways to interpret the scene. I feel like a finished Plein Air painting that does nothing more for the viewer than tell them what you painted, is a personal failure. I feel painting becomes an ART, and not just a SKILL, when you are able to convey to […]
OPEN DAILY MAY 15 - 21, 9 PM Festival headquarters, and the NC Plein Air Art Festival Exhibition and Sales Gallery will be based at Historic New Bern’s Farmers Market, less than two blocks from Tryon Palace. Beginning Monday morning May 15, the Exhibition And Sales Gallery will open daily at 9 pm. A full […]
Oil Painting is something I’ve done since I was in my early teens. I enjoy the impressionists foremost, and over decades of painting, my style and chosen subject matter reflects that. Framing has always been a passion for me as well. Although framing is a more mechanical endeavor, I employ reclaimed material which requires a […]
Festival headquarters, and the NC Plein Air Art Festival Exhibition and Sales Gallery will be based at Historic New Bern’s Farmers Market, less than two blocks from Tryon Palace. Beginning Monday morning May 15, the Exhibition And Sales Gallery will open daily at 9 pm. A full exhibition of artwork by our featured artists will […]
Martin won the Best of Show in 2022 and we are pleased to have him here again in 2023. Martin Geiger is a figurative painter and draftsman who works and lives in Staunton, Virginia. He attended art school in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and graduated in 2019, after four years. Words […]
Dee Beard Dean, nationally-known artist and instructor, has been painting all of her life. Her greatest inspirations have come from painting on location where all the senses are elevated. She is the founder of Plein Air Painters of the Southeast, a well-recognized professional organization of plein air artists. She is also well known for her […]
Inspired by Spanish painter, Jouquin Sorolla and Russian painter, Sergei Bongart, my passion is drawing and painting from life. I enjoy being outdoors painting places and subjects revealing the essence of everyday life. I was fortunate to have a father who was a successful illustrator teach me the basics of how to draw and paint, […]
Painting for me is a never-ending journey of discovery and exploration. I have a fascination with light and movement and love finding new ways convey the message I am after. My goal is to leave an image in someone’s mind long after they have walked away from the painting. Whether I paint a landscape, animals […]
OPEN DAILY MAY 15 - 21, 9 PM Festival headquarters, and the NC Plein Air Art Festival Exhibition and Sales Gallery will be based at Historic New Bern’s Farmers Market, less than two blocks from Tryon Palace. Beginning Monday morning May 15, the Exhibition And Sales Gallery will open daily at 9 pm. A full […]
NORTH CAROLINA HISTORY 529 S FRONT STREET, NEW BERN Katie will pitch hit for Karen Crenshaw with a demonstration at the North Carolina History Center. A historically costumed model will be the subject.
I jokingly call my approach “create-destroy-create” for this is exactly how I paint – an ever-continuing rhythm of gestures. My love of painting figures also translates in my plein air work where I almost always add figures in their natural environment. Some of my recent awards include Best in Show for the 2022 Suffolk VA […]
Saturday, May 20 5pm - 7pm Join in the excitement of being the first to see and purchase the competition paintings. Each artist is allowed to enter three paintings of their choice for the consideration of being awarded ribbons and cash awards totally more than $13,000. Suzie Baker, our asteemed Award Judge will also […]
From my early childhood I was intrigued and fascinated by the enigma of art, this magical process that turns "nothing" into the harmonic tune of chaos. I adore this something that gives birth to new feelings and associations. Learning art techniques did not diminish my interest and surprise, on the contrary, it has deepened my […]
OPEN DAILY MAY 13- 19, 9 AM Festival headquarters, and the NC Plein Air Art Festival Exhibition and Sales Gallery will be based at Historic New Bern’s Farmers Market, less than two blocks from Tryon Palace. Beginning Monday morning May 13, the Exhibition And Sales Gallery will open daily at 9 am. A full exhibition […]