Preview the Upcoming PleinAir Magazine (Dec 2020/Jan 2021)
Enjoy a sneak peek at some of the articles coming up in the Dec/Jan 2021 issue of PleinAir Magazine, showcasing the top artists and emerging talents making news in the plein air community today.
Why This Works: Low Key Painting, High Chromatic Light
This series returns, with plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie taking a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and pointing out why...
Kelly Kane’s Pick of the Week: Traverse City Lights
Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting and artist quote. This week's feature is "Traverse City Lights" by Brian Sindler.
Painting en Plein Eau, in Curaçao
As if going to a tropical island in February to paint isn't enticing enough, Plein Air Curaçao is offering artists the chance to paint...
Kelly Kane’s Pick of the Week: “Trees at Buena Vista Park”
Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting and artist quote. This week's feature is "Trees at Buena Vista Park."
OPPORTUNITY: Paint Winter in Wisconsin!
Why paint winter in Wisconsin? We can point you to two reasons. 1. If you can't lick winter, join up with...
Your Plein Air Painting Events Guide for November 2021
Take advantage of these in-person and virtual plein air painting opportunities from our special guide!
What’s the Salon Judge Looking for in Your Painting?
The excitement is building as April approaches and one Grand Prize winner is to be announced in the PleinAir Salon, earning $15,000 and international...
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.
McGurl on Past Masters: Sir Arthur Streeton
In this series, noted painter Joseph McGurl discusses plein air paintings by past masters that he finds instructive or inspiring. This week: Sir Arthur...
Plein Air on a Tropical Island
The Plein Air Curacao International Art Festival celebrates the creation of paintings while immersed in nature.
Why This Works: Complementary Colors; Angles to Counter Repetition
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
A Renoir of Monet
While staying with Claude Monet at his home in the village of Argenteuil on the outskirts of Paris, Pierre-Auguste Renoir captured ...
What the Rocks Tell Us: Some Basics
In this series of articles, Utah artist J. Brad Holt talks about what artists are seeing as they look at the landscape. Holt studied...
On View Now at the Grand Canyon
Discover the 15th Annual Celebration of Art's top winners and view the paintings and photos from this year's event.
Deadline Fast Approaching in PleinAir Salon
If you haven't entered the June-July contest in the PleinAir Salon yet, you had better get cracking.
Lead Image: "Desert Sentry," by Jim Wodark, oil,...
OPPORTUNITY: Painting on the Beach in Galveston in November
The Brushes by the Beach plein air event in Galveston, Texas, gives painters a chance to get some warmth just as most of the...
PleinAir Salon Deadline Is Nigh!
Emerging artists enter to get attention, veteran artists submit entries to keep fresh against the competition, and all benefit from the fact that the...
Anatomy of an Award Winner: John P. Lasater IV
What made John Lasater’s piece work? The artist and the juror tell all.
Lead Image: “Blacksmith Yard,” by John P. Lasater IV, 2015, oil,...
Why This Works: Lost Edges, Graduated Chroma for Depth
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...