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8 Inspiring Skyscapes

Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief, PleinAir Magazine

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Muse to untold poets, songwriters, and visual artists, the heavens provide endless opportunities for landscape painters to establish the light, key, and mood of their work. See how the creators of the paintings featured here made the most of this dynamic subject.

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Skyscapes en plein air painting — 1. John Caggiano, “Distant Dunes,” 2020, oil, 24 x 36 in., Available from artist, Plein air

plein air painting of sky and water — 2. Diane DuBois Mullaly, “Chesapeake Summer,” 2022, oil, 9 x 12 in., Private collection, Plein air

painting skies — 3. Dan Mackerman, “Door County Sunset,” 2020, oil, 11 x 14 in., Private collection, Plein air and studio

Plein air Painting of waves — 4. Theresa Grillo Laird, “Lagoon Light,” 2020, oil, 16 x 28 in., Private collection, Plein air

skyscape painting plein air — 5. Kim VanDerHoek, “Sapphire Sonata,” 2022, oil, 12 x 16 in., Private collection, Plein air

painting of Texas skies — 6. Cecy Turner, “The Splendor of Texas,” 2021, oil, 18 x 28 in., Private collection, Studio from plein air study

painting skies plein air — 7. Gayle Madeira, “New York Farmland,” 2022, oil, 12 x 16 in., Available from artist, Studio from plein air study

sunset painting over water — 8. Val Sandell, ”Sundown,” 2016, oil, 12 x 16 in., Available from artist, Studio from plein air study

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Blog post prepared for the web by Cherie Dawn Haas, Editor of Plein Air Today