West Wind Fine Art on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is celebrating its 15th anniversary with artwork by master artists Richard Schmid, Clyde Aspevig, Nancy Guzig, Carol Guzman-Aspevig, Daniel J. Keys, Judy Stach, and Timothy R. Thies. A paint-out and demonstration are also planned.

As PleinAir reaches more and more outdoor painting enthusiasts, the selection of the cover image becomes more significant -- and sometimes controversial. But there won’t be any argument about the stunning plein air painting by Jean Perry on the cover of the next issue. Find out more about her approach to outdoor painting.

In the November, 2012 digital edition of PleinAir magazine, Minnesota artist Kami Mendlik explains how her subconscious response to subjects is sometimes as motivating as her direct observations of nature.

On the trip to Italy during which Todd A. Williams created the painting that just won the First Prize in the PleinAir Magazine Salon competition, he applied thick strokes of oil colors to panels he prepared by swirling and dabbing acrylic gesso. “Textures give my paintings more vitality, energy, and individuality,” he explains.

Original works from more than 100 artists will be auctioned on Sunday, September 2, to support the Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department in Bellvue, Colorado, and the firefighters who battled Colorado's devastating High Park Fire. Find out who's supporting this important fundraiser.

On Friday, May 4th, The American Masters Exhibition and Sale opened at the Salmagundi Club on 5th Ave in New York and staff members of PleinAir and Fine Art Connoisseur magazines were there to celebrate. The annual event organized and curated by Tim Newton raises money for the renovation and expansion of the historic club.

A number of plein air painters and organizations are publishing their own books, brochures, and catalogs through websites set up to make that a relatively easy, flexible, and effective venture. Jean Perry recently did just that when she published a 120-page, 10” x 12”, hard-cover retrospective look at her thirty years of adventures as an outdoor painter.

After Bruce E. Newman participated in PleinAir magazine’s Publisher’s Invitational in the Adirondack Mountains in June, 2011, he felt a new sense of commitment to outdoor painting and his local community. Because we expect many of the participants in the 1st Annual Plein Air Convention & Expo next April will gain the same sense of focus and dedication, we’re publishing some of Newman’s remarks.

Because he annually spends at least one full month painting outdoors, Washington state artist Alfred Currier bought a T@B brand, teardrop trailer that has a mattress, refrigerator, table, and storage room. He recently lived in it while painting in Glacier National Park.

In the digital edition of the Fall, 2011 issue of PleinAir magazine, we feature an artist who didn’t become involved in plein air painting until he completed his career as a software developer, corporate executive, and M.I.T. professor. “After taking basic art courses and collecting paintings, I found that plein air painting satisfied my interests in art and the enjoyment of nature,” says Fred L. Luconi.