The annual Plein Air Plus juried exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences is one of the venue’s most popular shows of the year and always successful for the artists in terms of sales, Executive Director Daniella Kerner said during the opening reception and juror talk that was held Saturday, Sept. 12.

The reason is it’s personal.

Seth Hiler’s acrylic painting ‘The Holgate Surf’ vibrates with aliveness.

“Everybody understands what they’re looking at. They recognize it, it’s impactful, and they also take it home, back to New York or Philadelphia, and hang it on the…