Salon News: First Place is Canceled

Tuesday, December 5th, 2023

PleinAir Salon News: First Place is Canceled

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John Manzari, owner and director of Meyer Gallery in Santa Fe, NM, has revealed his selections for the winners in the October 2023 PleinAir Salon.

First place will receive a cash prize, plus all winners will be entered into the judging for the annual cash prizes, including the $15,000 grand prize for the best painting of the year, and they'll see their painting on the cover of PleinAir® Magazine. Could you be the next winner?

PleinAir Salon Winners Preview:

1st Place Overall: "Canceled"

"Canceled" by Tanja Gant (Hawkins, TX), Charcoal, 16×13 in.

2nd Place Overall: "Bends in the Wind"

"Bends in the Wind" by Paul Kratter (Moraga, CA), Oil, 15×16 in.

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3rd Place Overall: "Music of the Waves"

"Music of the Waves" by Emily Olson (Superior, CO), Watercolor, 24×18 in.

Best Plein Air Landscape: "Ely Way"

"Ely Way" by Camille Przewodek (Petaluma, CA), Oil, 14×11 in.

Best Plein Air Acrylic: "Pedernal"

"Pedernal" by Nicki Heenan (Wiltshire, United Kingdom), Acrylic, 10×8 in.

Best Plein Air Oil: "Bogus Basin"

"Bogus Basin" by Spencer Wilson (Saint George, UT), Oil, 12×16 in.

Best Plein Air Pastel: "Rock Steady"

"Rock Steady" by Lisa Skelly (Balboa Island, CA), Pastel, 8×10 in.

Best Plein Air Watercolor / Gouache: "Wheels of Fate"

"Wheels of Fate" by David Poxon (Shropshire, United Kingdom), Watercolor, 26×15 in.

Enter the PleinAir Salon Today

The next round of the PleinAir Salon has begun so hurry, as this competition ends on the last day of the month. See the rest of this month's winners and enter your best art in the PleinAir Salon here.

P.S.
Join us for a FREE Roundtable Discussion with John Salminen and Barbara Nechis: "A Watercolor Artist's Guide to Confidence, Success and Artistic Growth."
Thursday, December 7th at 3pm ET
Hosted by Eric Rhoads & Kelly Kane
Register and Submit Your Questions Here!

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It's a Beach Thing

Emily Neel, painting at the beach

A Plein Air Today Reader Spotlight on … Emily Neel

My Favorite Place to Paint

By far, my fave place to wield a brush is on the beach, and luckily, it's just a few blocks from my house. Even in the dog days of summer, there's a wonderful ocean breeze to keep me cool. I love listening to the rolling surf as I paint. I always sleep better after I spend a few hours painting on the beach.

My Favorite Subject

I'm obsessed with capturing all the crazy things that happen around the water – surfers, fishermen, boogie boarders, lifeguards, little kids running up the beach, or a simple sunrise – there's always a story to tell. Specifically, figures on the beach doing their beach thing, whatever that thing may be, is my favorite thing to paint.

My #1 Medium

Oil is easily my number one medium of choice. I love the sculptural quality of oil, as well as the luminosity and richness of the colorful cadmiums I use.

I once took tons of photographs to hang around my house, but the depth of color an oil painting radiates, compared to all my photographs, is so much better. So guess what? I'm gradually taking down my faded photography and replacing them with oil paintings – mine as well as other artists'. I never get tired of looking at them!

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