OutdoorPainter

In this guest blog post, artist Steve Browning shares how he sold his highest-price painting and his advice for you. This is part of a series that ...

My kids are mortified when I tell them I turned down a chance to meet Elvis backstage. Because their school bus driver played oldies on the radio, they know who Elvis is, and they love the music from my youth. When it comes to technology, they think I’m living in the past, but they're dead wrong ...

William Schneider shares the surprising and unusual methods he uses for creating effective values, edges, marks, and more.

Lisa Egeli paints the people and places we care about most. Here, she shares three art inspiration tips to remember as you begin or continue your plein air painting journey.

Do you know why many of the top studio and plein air artists are exploring gouache? It's their portable studio in a tube – paint anywhere without solvents or setup. Gouache paints with the feel and flexibility of oil, yet dilutes to get the effects of watercolor.

Learn how one artist creates a gorgeous painting using water-mixable oils, the rule of thirds, and a squeegee in this five-step demonstration from PleinAir Magazine.

There are many methods to choose from when it comes to painting outdoors at a potentially tricky location like the beach. Gabriel Stockton is a proponent of watercolor, and here's why.

Drawn to rural, gritty, and seemingly mundane subjects, this artist loves the authenticity, immediacy, and raw honesty of painting watercolors en plein air.

As the time-honored practice of painting directly from nature enters a new era, artists are reimagining its traditions to reflect a changing world — one more connected, inclusive, and dynamic than ever.

Discover the winners of the 15th Annual Driggs Plein Air Festival! See who took home top honors in the juried competition and Nocturne awards this year.