ARTISTS TAKE IT OUTSIDE: Eighteen Plein Air artists participated in the annual Art Alliance of Idyllwild’s Plein Air Festival over the weekend, coinciding Saturday with the Idyllwild Garden Club’s annual Garden Tour. Above, Rebecca Noelle was first place and co-winner of the People’s Choice award. Other winners were Toni Williams, second place; Joné Dupré, third place; Jennifer Ali, honorary mention and Artist’s Choice award; Rachel Welch, honorary mention; and Karlis Dabols, co-winner of People’s Choice award. Photo by Frazier DrakePLEIN AIR: Marta Villegas-Valentina paints a garden on the Idyllwild Garden Club tour during The Art Alliance of Idyllwild’s Plein Air Festival on Saturday. Photo by John Pacheco