The 24th edition of “The Art of The Portrait”, in Atlanta, April 20-24, 2022.

"The portrait is the most sublime artistic expression of the human being," said a famous painter. Among the guarantors of this extraordinary artistic genre is the Portrait Society of America, one of the most prestigious American art institutions, completely dedicated to the art of portraiture. This year, after two years of virtual meetings, the Portrait Society of America is pleased to announce a return to normalcy by presenting the prestigious annual ...

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Plein Air Live, art through the eyes of Kim VanDerHoek, Lori McNee, Mark Shasha, Keiko Tanabe, Richard Robinson and Kevin Macpherson

Introducing the third and final day of Plein Air Live 2022 was the unmistakable Pierre Guidetti, face of Savoir-Faire - platinum sponsor of the event - and North American ambassador for Sennelier, Fabriano and Cretacolor, among others. Pierre Guidetti, in addition to showing his support for the Ukrainian people in the senseless war that has engulfed them, is a passionate entrepreneur and artist. As a deep connoisseur of artistic techniques ...

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Plein Air Live 2022, art through the eyes of Anne Blair Brown, Dave Santillanes, Jacob Dhein, Bill Davidson and John Crump.

Eric Rhoads is always a raging river that thinks one thing and does a hundred. He is the creator and founder of some of the most extraordinary American art events and magazines. After all, his motto is, "We're showing the world how to make, sell and collect art.”  After two years of restrictions due to the pandemic Eric Rhoads and his tireless team have finally decided to return to in-person events. ...

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Plein Air Live, 2022. Plein air through the eyes of: John Cosby, Daniela Astone, T.Allen Lawson, Nancy King Mertz, Anna Rose Bain and Roger Dale Brown.

Official start with a bang for the third edition of Plein Air Live, 2022 where a considerable roster of artists have followed, making technical demonstrations during which they have dispensed tips and information about their key to understanding nature and art.  The first artist of the day was John Cosby, a legend in the world of plein air painting, who created an evocative seaport landscape for the event. This is not ...

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The third edition of Plein Air Live 2022, the beginner’s day entirely dedicated to Plein Air painting…naturally Live

We at Miami Niche told you at the last event, Watercolor Live:" don't be nostalgic and if you are you just have to sign up for Plein Air Live." And here we are savoring the energy and enthusiasm of Eric Rhoads and Kelly Kane, together again for this plein air adventure.  After all, those who know him know: Eric Rhoads, is a tireless mind and the inexhaustible source of ideas, which ...

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More than thirty international artists for the third edition of Plein Air Live, March 10-12, 2022.

Do you love plein air painting but have never dared to experiment with it?  Would you like to paint with the freshness of the Impressionists but are afraid you can't?  Eric Rhoads joined by Kelly Kane, and the Streamline Publishing team invite you to get involved. They do that with PleinAir Live from March 10-12, 2022 with optional beginner's day access on March 9th. Plein Air Live 2022 is the event that focuses ...

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Third and final day of Watercolor Live, watercolor as seen through the eyes of: Cindy Baron, David Poxon, Laurie Goldstein Warren, Carrie Waller and Thomas Scheller

Cindy Baron, is the artist and teacher, who officially opened the third day of Watercolor live. Baron is internationally known for painting large landscapes and for the demo she created an evocative mountain landscape at dawn. The artist pointed out that she always makes a preparatory sketch with a preliminary study of values before starting to paint. "A necessary step in the successful finishing of the painting," said the artist. Cindy ...

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Watercolor Live, day two, watercolor as seen through the eyes of Michael Holter, Amit Kapoor, Kathleen Giles, Stewart White, John Salminen and Chien Chung-Wei

Big surprise today for the staff and audience of Watercolor Live who received a surprise visit from Eric Rhoads, currently "under the weather" but who couldn't resist the event.  It's the finesse of the details that help tell the story of who the person we're portraying is, and sometimes you have to use your imagination," said artist Michael Holter, who opened the second day of Watercolor LIve. Holter created a portrait, ...

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Official start of Watercolor Live: watercolor through the eyes of Alvaro Castagnet, Francesco Fontana, Paul Jackson, Tom Lynch, Carol Carter and Jean Stern

Watercolor Live, the exclusive event dedicated entirely to watercolor, officially opens its doors today. It does so with the expertise and friendliness of Kelly Kane and Tish de le Bretonne, Streamline Publishing's copywriter and marketing strategist, who has replaced, The Man, Eric Rhoads: the tireless creator of Streamline events currently "under the weather." The conventions organized by Streamline Publishing are always exciting if only because attendees attend from all over ...

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Watercolor Live, the beginner’s day that heralds the success of the convention.

Watercolor Live, the annual event dedicated entirely to watercolor, is back for the second year in a row with the Beginner's day. Watercolor Live is one of several events conceived by Eric Rhoads, the tireless man who, flanked by the Streamline team, is recognized as the leader of a thousand resources.  He will be for this edition too, even if he is "under the weather" and to be replaced -delightfully- by ...

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