From free-range chickens and fruit-laden orchards to pickup trucks and split-rail fences, scenes of rural life offer much to inspire today’s plein air painters. Wind your way down the country roads and bucolic byways traversed by the 15 artists whose work is featured here and find yourself back on the farm.
15 Rural Paintings by Plein Air Painters
1. “Monday Morning Meeting”
Jennifer Stottle Taylor
2021, oil, 12 x 24 in.
Available from artist
Plein air and studio
2. “The Farmer’s Backyard”
Barbara Tapp
2022, watercolor, 9 x 12 in.
Available from artist
Plein air
3. “Grazing”
Bonnie Zahn Griffith
2022, pastel, 11 x 14 in.
Available from artist
Plein air
4. “Feeling Sheepish”
Laurie Hendricks
2019, oil, 11 x 14 in.
Private collection
Plein air
5. “Heading Home”
Michele Farrier
2020, oil, 12 x 12 in.
Private collection
Plein air
6. “Close to Home”
Rachel Pettit
2015, oil, 12 x 16 in.
Available from artist
Plein air
7. “The Barns Collection”
Kirk Larsen
2017, oil, 12 x 24 in.
Available from Castle Ft. Wayne, IN
Plein air
8. “Driftless Morning”
Richard Abraham
2021, oil, 12 x 16 in.
Private collection
Plein air
9. “Flew The Coop ll”
John Thomas Eiseman
2021, oil, 20 x 24 in.
Private collection
Plein air and studio
10. “Still Runs Like a Deere”
Mark Rittorno
2019, oil, 8 x 10 in.
Private collection
Plein air
11. “Resting”
Carolyn Lindsey
2022, oil, 10 x 12 in.
Available from artist
Plein air
12. “Hay Barn”
James Faeke
2022, watercolor, 11 x 15 in.
Available from artist
Plein air
13. “Lavender Lover”
Diane DuBois Mullaly
2022, oil, 8 x 6 in.
Available from artist
Plein air
14. “Winter Trails”
Mo Myra
2021, watercolor, 11 x 14 in.
Private collection
Plein air and studio
15. “Eddie’s Tractor”
Bob Beck
2020, oil, 20 x 24 in.
Private collection
Plein air
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