Gil Dellinger, president of the Plein-Air Painters of America, announced today that PAPA is launching a new DVD series in conjunction with Streamline Premium Art Videos. “PAPA members are among the top teachers in the country, and in this series, painters will learn the techniques for bringing a painting to life even under challenging circumstances,” Dellinger said. Each video includes a step-by-step artist demonstration, an interview with the artist by PleinAir magazine publisher B. Eric Rhoads, as well as an exhibition of the artist’s work.

On Saturday, April 13, 2013, the Plein-Air Painters of America announced the recipient of the 2013 PAPA Plein-Air Lifetime Achievement Award. “We are honored to recognize Denise Burns as a major contributor to the genre of plein-air painting in America,” said PAPA Vice President John Cosby at the 2nd Annual Plein Air National Convention held in Monterey, CA.

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It’s the time of year everyone waits for: Summer, the season of appreciating the outdoors, as well as the cool interiors of a museum where paintings can take you on a journey through your imagination. PAPA is celebrating summer in its upcoming exhibition on view at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, Wisconsin, opening, appropriately enough, on the Summer Solstice.

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Gil Dellinger, president of the Plein-Air Painters of America, announced today that four artists have been added to the ranks of PAPA’s current 31 Signature Members. “We have canvassed the country for the top painters known for plein-air and studio painting,” Dellinger says. “Kathleen Dunphy and Randall Sexton are from California, Andy Evansen lives in Minnesota, and Joe McGurl is from Massachusetts. Each has participated in past PAPA exhibitions and paint-outs, contributing unique subjects, styles, and techniques that enhance the quality standards by which the group has operated since its inception in 1986.”

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On Saturday, 14 April  2012, the Plein-Air Painters of America announced the 2012 recipients of the PAPA Plein-Air Lifetime Achievement Awards. “We are honored to recognize Roy Rose as a  major contributor to the genre of plein-air painting in America,” said past PAPA President Kenn Backhaus at the recent Plein Air National Convention held in Las Vegas, NV.

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On 14 April  2012, the Plein-Air Painters of America announced the 2012 recipients of the PAPA Plein-Air Lifetime Achievement Award. “We are honored to recognize M. Stephen Doherty who has tirelessly supported the field of representational art and plein-air painting in particular for more than three decades,” said PAPA President Gil Dellinger at the Saturday morning gathering of some 500 artists and art materials vendors at the Plein Air Convention & Expo in Las Vegas, NV.

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PAPA President Frank LaLumia announced that the opening weekend events for PAPA’s 23rd exhibition and sale at The Haggin Museum in Stockton, California, were a huge success. “More than 300 collectors attended the opening on Friday night, and on Saturday, countless spectators watched the artists painting along Stockton’s downtown waterfront and then bid on the artworks in a by-draw auction.”  Earlier in the week, Steven Doherty, editor of PleinAir Magazine, gave a talk titled “Plein Air Painters: Crazy About Nature or Just Plain Crazy?”

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PAPA President Frank LaLumia recently announced that Gerald Fritzler has been voted into Signature Membership in the Plein-Air Painters of America. “Jerry has exhibited with PAPA on five occasions, including on Catalina Island, at Lake Tahoe, and most recently in our 23rd exhibition and sale at The Haggin Museum,” LaLumia says, adding, “Jerry brings a lot to our group. He is a plein-air painter who has found his own voice in the art world—something rare in this day and age. His work will add a wonderful diversity to our shows, and his spirit blends nicely with the personality of our group.”

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It’s the substance from which all life is formed and is vital to existence. It comprises approximately two-thirds of the human body and two-thirds of Earth’s surface. It exists in liquid, solid and vapor forms and has been the source of civilizations and legends. 

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More than 100 paintings by 35 members and guests of the Plein-Air Painters of America begin touring the nation this fall. The exhibition documents 35 different National Park Service (NPS) units stretching from coast to coast and border to border.

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Frank LaLumia, president of the Plein-Air Painters of America, announced today that two artists have been added to the ranks of PAPA’s current 28 Signature Members. “We are proud to include two of America’s top painters in our group. John Cosby, from California, and West Fraser, from South Carolina, are both committed to and celebrated for their plein-air paintings, as well as for studio works,” LaLumia said. “Cosby and Fraser will add new dimensions to PAPA exhibitions and workshops in terms of philosophy, technique, and subject matter, while upholding the standards by which the group has operated since its inception in 1986.”