How to Paint En Plein Air (Outdoors)

I didn't paint this En Plein Air. But if I lived near the ocean, I would have. "Waves on Rocks" by Robert A. Sloan  Especially if you are the kind of person who gets bored with exercise for its own sake, painting outdoors or "en plein air" as the...

Impressionist Artists: 5 Interesting Facts about Claude Monet

Claude Monet, I would say is the most well known and possibly most influencial Impressionist painter. He truly embodies the 'plein air' technique that is one of the main features of Impressionist painting. He painted with Renoir, Van Gogh and Manet to name just a few, as well as painting his future wife.

Painting with Derwent Aquatone Watercolor Pencils

Still rolling on my 100 Hubs Challenge... can I catch up for the three days I missed by starting late?  Derwent is a very wicked British pencil company, formerly called Rexel Cumberland, which has plotted for centuries to soak up as much of my...

5 Tips for Using Derwent Graphitints Pencils

Photo Gallery Featuring Some of the Artists Participating in Plein Air Coastal Delaware 2012

For 4 days in May, some of the best artists in the Mid-Atlantic region participated in the inaugural Plein Air Coastal Delaware Art Competition, Exhibition and Sale, painting and photographing southern Delaware landscapes, seascapes, churches, historic structures and boardwalk scenes. They worked outdoors from dawn to dusk regardless of the weather. Come see photographs of the artists at work and learn about the organizations that this event raised funds for.

Five Tips for Street Artists

Clouds -- a pastel painting on sanded Wallis pastel paper by Robert A. Sloan. For doing street art, you need to set up with decent art supplies. Most of this section is geared toward using pastels on paper,...

Oil Painting with R and F Pigment Sticks

"Oyster Creek" painting by Robert A. Sloan from photo by halthepainter on WetCanvas.com, done with R&F Pigment Sticks on canvas board. 5" x 7" Oil Sticks are not oil pastels or crayons or pastels. They're what...

Art Through the Ages: Impressionism

People have made art for thousands of years, and from the beginning its style and purpose have been ever changing. The Egyptians used two-dimension pictures to record history and give information, and the Greeks and Romans used art to decorate their...

Dara Daniel: Artist

Dara Daniel is a California Artist originally from Coloma, Michigan. She specializes in Pastels. Her work can be found at Galerie Elektra.

Pochade Boxes - Your Portable Art Studio

Pochade box DIY: Pochade is French for Quick Sketch - if you make one of these handy boxes you will be able to sketch on location in your choice of media - from watercolor to pastel to oil paint!