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Taking Care of Your Artistic Self Is Your Responsibility

Contributing Author - July 5, 2026

Plein Air Tips - Carrie Curran, painting the Indiana Dunes

18 Plein Air Tips for Beginners

Contributing Author - July 2, 2026

plein air watercolor painting of houses

Better With Time

Contributing Author - July 2, 2026

Painting from a photo reference - Shelby Keefe, "Solista del Sol," oil

How to Create a Great Painting From an Imperfect Photo Reference

Contributing Author - June 28, 2026

Painting exercise - Lyn Asselta, "Sky Study 1," pastel, 8 x 10 in.

Plein Air Practice: My Daily Painting Exercise

Contributing Author - June 26, 2026

Painting clouds

Practical Advice for Painting Clouds

Contributing Author - June 24, 2026

Jed Dorsey, "Neighbors," 18 x 24 in.In this piece, I loved how the angles from the three roofs worked together with the sunlight to create a compelling design for this rather ordinary neighborhood scene in Carmel, IN.

7 Tips for Painting Vibrant Color

Contributing Author - June 21, 2026

Sara Linda Poly, "Mountains and Long Shadows," oil, 12 x 16 in.

6-Step Landscape Painting Demo: Painting Back to Front

Contributing Author - June 15, 2026

How to: Painting composition with Dan Marshall

Step-by-Step: Edit the Landscape for Better Composition

Contributing Author - June 14, 2026

Oil painting of cherries on a tree - Beth Bathe, "Sweet Tarts," 2024, oil, 16 x 20 in., Available at Fine Line Designs Gallery, Sister Bay, WI, Plein air

6 Ways to Develop a Distinctive Style

Contributing Author - June 10, 2026

Freya Grand, "Plateau," 2023, oil, 36 x 60 in.; Photo: Greg Staley

She Has the Courage to Paint Remote Landscapes

Contributing Author - June 9, 2026

Landscape painting tutorial - Richard McKinley, "Pacific Sentinels," 2019, pastel over watercolor, 15x 10 in., Collection the artist, Plein air

Tutorial: Don’t Underestimate the Underpainting

Contributing Author - June 7, 2026

Laying with acrylics - Michele Usibelli, "Sunburst," 2020, acrylic, 12 x 9 in., Private collection, Plein air

Art Snippet: Why I Love to Layer

Contributing Author - June 5, 2026

Landscape painting by Bill Davidson

Glow, Energy, Texture: How to Paint Landscapes Step by Step Demo

Contributing Author - May 31, 2026

simplifying shapes - Acrylic landscape by Georgia Mansur

Art Snippet: On Simplifying Your Shapes and Massing

Contributing Author - May 30, 2026

Peggy Immel, "Spring Willows," 2019, oil, 9x 12 in., Collection the artist, Plein air

Landscape Painting Tutorial: Plotting Points of Interest

Contributing Author - May 25, 2026

Artist Olga Abramova working on location

Why Plein Air Painting Is Essential To Me

Contributing Author - May 19, 2026

Painting on Location > "Chalk Cliffs" by Don Demers

Painting On Location and Visual Veracity

Contributing Author - May 12, 2026

Acrylic color temperature demo

What Is Color Temperature?

Contributing Author - May 11, 2026

"Spring on the Farm," 2020, pastel, 8 x 10 in., Available from the artist, Plein air

5 Compelling Pastels by Jill Stefani Wagner

Contributing Author - May 8, 2026

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