by Michael Chesley Johnson | Mar 16, 2023 | Blog Series, Workshops
News flash: Zoom is here to stay. Sure, in-person events have come back in full force, but online versions of the same have settled in for the long haul. Why? People have discovered they can get most of the benefits of an in-person event without having to shell out...
by Michael Chesley Johnson | Mar 5, 2023 | Blog Series
One of the things I do as a painter is go through my box of “not quite there” pieces, put them up on the easel, and then see if I can improve them. In this blog series, I’ll be taking several paintings and showing you how I go about this. It’s...
by Michael Chesley Johnson | Feb 26, 2023 | Encounters, Workshops
(Clicking on the image above doesn’t do anything. Scroll down below for clickable links.) To help promote Bluebird Studios and our workshops in Santa Fe, Roberta Remy and I recently chatted with Elizabeth Cooper, owner of the studio, and Albert Handell. ...
by Michael Chesley Johnson | Feb 15, 2023 | Events
When you come to the 10th Annual Plein Air Convention & Expo this May, look for me in the vendor room! I’ll be demonstrating for Judson’s Art Outfitters, makers of the famous Guerrilla Painter Pochade Box. I’ve used Guerrilla Painter boxes for...
by Michael Chesley Johnson | Feb 14, 2023 | Publications
I’m proud to have a short excerpt from my new book, Beautiful Landscape Painting Outdoors: Mastering Plein Air, to be featured on the OutdoorPainter.com site, managed by the same fine folks who give you PleinAir Magazine and the annual Plein Air Convention &...