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Plein Air Painting Tip: Plan By the Seasons
The energy surge, delight and awe, I experience when I'm surrounded by nature's colors is such a visceral experience. Here's why I ...
Hsin-Yao Tseng’s Unending Ambition for Plein Air Painting
Go "behind the easel" and learn Hsin-Yao Tseng's plein air painting techniques, which are driven by his unending ambition to make better paintings.
The Light is Changing 🍁
Soon, the maples in Maine will be on fire — scarlet, amber, gold so bright it almost hurts to look at it — and a small group of painters will be standing in the middle of it with brushes in their hands and nowhere else to be. I want you to be one of them.
Anatomy of a Peculiar Painting Composition
Andrew Borg wanted to capture a “sensation” rather than an “expression” when he set out to create this unusual painting composition.
From Illustration to Fine Art: Marc Anderson’s Path to Painting
In this episode of the Plein Air Podcast, Eric Rhoads interviews artist Marc Anderson about his path from freelance illustration to fine art and the discovery of plein air painting that changed the direction of his career.
How Plein Air Painting Shaped John Lasater as an Artist
In this new episode of the Plein Air Podcast with Eric Rhoads, explore how plein air painting shaped John Lasater’s artistic journey—from the highs and lows of the competition circuit to learning composition through feeling, study, and community.
Watch: Painting Fall Foliage with a Palette Knife
"Fall foliage is my favorite time of year to paint in the White Mountains," said Melanie Barash Levitt. In this classic Art School Live interview, Melanie paints a fall landscape using only a palette knife.
Happening Now – Plein Air Live!
Right now we're seeing up-close-and-personal presentations during Plein Air Live, an online art conference unlike any other.
7 Principles for Painting a Forest Without a Single Leaf
The unique challenge of the forested landscape is translating all that chaotic beauty into a coherent design. In scenes that include millions of leaves and needles, thousands of branches, hundreds of species of plants, and numberless blades of grass, where do we begin? Rick J. Delanty explains.
Q&A with Cindy Baron: Artist, Visual Historian
Cindy Baron is nationally recognized in both watercolors and oils, painting the grand landscapes of the western mountains and coastal shorelines. Enjoy an exclusive interview by John Hughes about Cindy's path in art and her insights on painting techniques.
Neutrals, when used correctly, evoke a feeling of mood and quality of light that is unequaled. Your work can be ...
Help us congratulate Clyde Aspevig, who is being recognized for both his mastery of painting the Montana landscape and his lifelong contributions to the tradition of Western art.
Lisa Stauffer, PSA-Master and IAPS-Eminent Pastelist, shares the story behind her painting of a barn that caught her eye from the highway.
Arkansas painter Jason Sacran reflects on nearly a decade of competitive plein air events—what it taught him, what it cost, and how illness reshaped his approach to painting closer to home.
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