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Watercolor Tip: Be Adaptable
Brienne Brown shares her approach to painting with watercolor in this quick tip for beginners.
It’s a Beach Thing
A Plein Air Today Reader Spotlight on ... Emily Neel
Your Plein Air Painting Events Guide for October 2022
Take advantage of these in-person and virtual plein air painting opportunities from our special guide!
Free Mini-Lesson: Can You Use a Putty Knife for Painting?
Watch as Douglas Fryer shows you how to use an unconventional tool for painting, including how he "triple loads" it with color.
Watch: Painting Fall Foliage with a Palette Knife
In this Art School Live interview with Eric Rhoads, Melanie paints a fall landscape using only a palette knife.
18 Plein Air Tips for Beginners
Check out this helpful list of tips from Carrie Curran, who lays out what you should do before painting, advice for sketching your scene, and steps for success.
Snowmass Plein Air Results
Eighteen Colorado based artists enjoyed five days of painting around Snowmass Village, at the iconic Maroon Bells (the most photographed peaks in North American), near rivers in the Roaring Fork Valley, and on scenic hiking trails around Snowmass.
Better With Time
Elements of wear and tear in Mat Barber Kennedy’s textural watercolors show signs of life and how we live it.
Taking Care of Your Artistic Self Is Your Responsibility
At the most critical junctures, few, and sometimes no one, will believe ...
This Maryland artist finds that the color sense and paint application that define Impressionism perfectly suit her approach to working with pastels.
Plein Air Artists en Route to an Island Country
It's "a bucket list dream come true.”
Plein Air Podcast 226: Eric Rhoads on the Creators Studio with Jeff Olson
Jeff Olson interviews Eric Rhoads about everything from his career path in radio broadcasting to the publishing industry, overcoming creative fears, having confidence to follow your dreams, and more.
Artist Spotlight: Barb Walker
Barb Walker: Confession. I don’t always draw in preparation for a painting. Actually, almost never unless the light is so fleeting that a quick...
What's it like to be a pro artist who lives and works from an RV? Mary Garrish takes us a day-in-the-life plein air painting tour to find out.
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