Painting Light on Busy Animals
Many artists were surprised to find that Mary Pettis’s award-winning painting of goats was done en plein air. It’s natural to think the setting...
Kelly Kane’s Pick of the Week: Yarra Valley
In this weekly series Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting from the current issue.
What the Rocks Tell Us: Angle of Repose
In this series of articles, Utah artist J. Brad Holt talks about what artists are seeing as they look at the landscape. Holt studied...
Why This Works: Composing in a Square Format
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they succeed as painted images. This week, Clark Mitchell’s “Passing Storm.”
Paintings Rendered in 3D
Does painting have to be a visual medium? A project that makes painted masterpieces a bit more accessible to the blind suggests that the...
Winners at the 4th Annual Prairie Plein Air Competition
Jeanne Clohisy took home the top prize at this event in Schaumburg, Illinois. Find out why the judge picked her piece.
Clohisy won First Prize...
The 25-Year-Old Who Launched the French Plein Air Artist Tradition
This British artist represented an important bridge between English and French landscape painting, inspiring such icons as ...
Carmel Arts Festival Winners
John Burton served as juror at the Carmel Arts Festival, which ran May 15-18 in Carmel, California. Aimee Erickson walked away with top honors...
Last Chance to See Award-Winning Works From Distinguished Women Painters
A selection of impressive figurative, landscape, and still life works from women artists of the Southeastern U.S. comprises the WPSE Members' Show.
A juried exhibition...
EXHIBITION: “Plein Air En Site” at Fishs Eddy, NYC
There are dish stores, and then there’s Fishs Eddy. The retail store, located in New York City’s Flatiron District, is hosting a plein air...
Loving Vincent: 10 Things I Learned From Van Gogh
A painter/animator for the Academy Award-nominated movie, “Loving Vincent,” shares what she learned from Van Gogh during this process, including the importance to “study and learn, then go beyond.”
Results from Plein Air Washington
Sequoia Gallery + Studios in Hillsboro, Oregon, was the proud host once again for the annual Plein Air @ Washington County event. Find out here who reigned supreme in the Pacific Northwest.
Featured Artwork: Thomas Jefferson Kitts
“Deadline Falls”
Oil on linen
12 x 16 in.
en plein air
$1900 US + shipping
Click here to purchase this painting…
“It was a perfect morning to paint outside...
Finalists for $10,000 Painting Prize
The Grand Central Atelier has announced the 10 competitors who will battle for the $10,000 Grand Prize in its prestigious Still Life Competition. The painters...
Winners at “the Other Hudson Show”
In Hudson, Wisconsin, along the banks of the St. Croix River, Plein Air Hudson recently held its third annual event. Who won awards?
More than...
“Sometimes Crazy Ideas Pay Off”
This year's first place winner of the Wayne Plein Air Festival reflects on his winning painting.
How One Artist is Combining Painting and … Skiing?
Artist Carrie Pill paints and skis Vermont’s 20 alpine ski areas this season ...
Kelly Kane’s Pick of the Week: 19 July 2019
Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting and artist quote. This week's feature is “19 July 2019” by Lynn Boggess.
Impressions of New Orleans
Stunning plein air views of urban centers in New Orleans abound during Phil Sandusky’s latest solo exhibition. When and where?
Red Wing Arts Festival: Autumn Invitational Recap
Mary Pettis describes why she made her selections of the top four winning paintings in the Red Wing Arts Autumn Invitational. See the works and watch the full awards ceremony here.