OutdoorPainter

Near the end of his life, Paul Cézanne increasingly translated his deep feeling for nature into a series of color patches so abstract that, in hindsight, they seem to anticipate the abstract art of a far later era. One of his last works ...

"As a contemporary impressionist painter, I'm obsessed with capturing light," says Jill Stefani Wagner. "Plein air painting is my passion, but during the colder months I work on larger pieces in my studio. I paint in both pastel and oil, two mediums which complement each other nicely." Here, Wagner shares her step-by-step in a pastel landscape painting demo of "Mill Creek Glimmer," which she created en plein air.

The 12th annual Olmsted Plein Air Invitational welcomes 30 renowned artists from across the country for nine days of artful celebration as they capture the essence of Atlanta.

"Whenever space opens in my crazy schedule, I grab my materials and head outside to paint for a few hours,” says Sue Barrasi. “On this occasion, I drove to a charming site I’d filed away in my memory for when the time was right..."

As Buddy Odom stepped in to help grow the career of his wife, celebrated plein air painter Kathie Odom, he took his cues from the artist herself. Along the way, they identified five art marketing secrets to success.

We know not everyone who wants to come to the Plein Air Convention & Expo can make it in person, so this year, we’re doing something new.

Plein air painter Christine Code shares her approach to painting clouds and skies, and how she "found a sweet spot between chasing and sticking to a composition."

Like most mornings, which start with a walk in a beautiful rural setting, I became immersed in the feeling of life in every blade of grass and droplet of dew that caressed the unfolding scenes before me as I reveled in the experience.

A witness to two rare lunar events, this Florida transplant embarked on a quest to capture the ocean’s shifting colors under the light of the moon.

Deborah Tilby takes us through her process for the landscape painting “Prairie Snow.” She says, "Even at a very young age, I would notice light and shadow, texture, and color, but almost without realizing I was doing it."