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In “U Wrót Chałubińskiego,” Leon Wyczółkowski places us at the threshold of the sublime. Painted en plein air at the Chałubiński Gate, a mountain pass in the Tatra Mountains, the pastel captures a fleeting moment of clouds, light, and shadow that evokes both awe and intimacy.

Making art is a revelatory experience that requires wrestling with principles and practices involved in painting a canvas which reveals the quality of expression that comes as the hard-won physical product of who we are as human beings known as artists. So, what do we gain as artists who use AI, and what are we willing to lose?

This issue features the 2026 Artists' Guide to Workshops, Schools, and Ateliers; National Park Service Art Collections; Immigrant Stories; and ...

In Episode 268 of the Plein Air Podcast, we talk about making 2026 your best year yet — not by accident, but by design. As an artist, you face the familiar tug-of-war between studio time, family, and the distractions that eat your hours. Over the years I learned that goals are not about wishful thinking. They are systems, habits, deadlines, and sometimes a little bit of bravado. This episode is a practical, no-nonsense plan to set goals that actually stick and push your art and life forward.

Ryan Jensen fills 9-foot paintings with landscapes done on location. Here are the challenges, how and why he does it, and how being a Marine has informed his path as a professional artist.

On Making the Switch From Watercolor to Pastel Painting > Jill Stefani Wagner, who is on the faculty of the 2026 Plein Air Convention ...

The 6th Annual Watercolor Live came to an end recently, wrapping up with even more of today’s best watercolor artists sharing all of their...

This week at Watercolor Live, Italian artist Massimiliano Iocco painted for us a street scene from the village of Tagliacozzo, Italy.

We hope you enjoy these renditions of the sky and find inspiration for this moment, and for the next time you approach this timeless subject.