Kevin Menck Fine Art

I wanted to mention a group of people and a resource we have here in Nashville that I think most creatives in town are not aware of. It is t...

This post has no artistic redeeming value at all. If you read this blog for its artwork and creative insight, skip this one. It is about whi...

For the past three days I have driven the Natchez Trace painting some of the color before it goes and I almost missed it. It looks like...

I painted Saturday morning with members of the Chestnut Group in downtown Nashville. The reason is the fact Nashville is having " Arto...

Once again it is time for the Chestnut Group's "Blue Moon Show" next Saturday night. It is the show held at the Glen Leven M...

Had another extraordinary day in Totty's Bend. Got up early enough to see morning light and rising fog. This time of year the temperatur...

A quick post to let everyone know I am teaching a workshop in conjunction with a one man show at Brazier Fine Art in Richmond Virginia. The ...

Finally, after an August and September that felt like they would never end with 95 - 100 degree days the norm, we finally got officially int...

I recently had the good fortune of painting with Pam Padgett and Paula Frizbe. While we were preparing for the Leiper's Creek 10th Anniv...

Just wanted to let everyone know Lisa Fox at the Leiper's Creek Gallery is celebrating the gallery's 10th year. Congratulations! The...

Not much to say here. I've gotten behind with my posting and just wanted to try and catch up with some of the work I have done over the...

We have an insect here in the south that I think anyone who has been outdoors any length of time has been eaten by. It's the chigger. I ...

I just got in from the Huntsville Museum of Art after delivering paintings for the Plein Air Painters of the Southeast's exhibit "...

Here are the only paintings I got done for the Carnton Show with the Chestnuts next week. Time was short these past few months and I had a ...

Recently I have had the good luck to attend a few quality happenings here in our area. As I was painting the painting above in the Leiper...

I usually don't paint flowers. I struggle with some of the color with my three color palette and the drawing and rendering can be a litt...

As plein air painters, being exposed to crowds and having contact with the public as we paint, we are all asked questions about what we do a...

A 12x16 done afield. That is massive for me. After calming down from that first initial burst of frenetic paint application to block in the ...

I have an imaginary time limit when I paint outside. If I have painted for three hours I generally have a problem or just finished fighting ...

I have always admitted I am the biggest heat sissy that has ever plein air painted. I'm an eskimo. So if you would have told me I would ...