Why This Works: White in Shadow is Darker Than Red in Sunlight
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
Where Will the Sun Come Up?
The answer to the question is undoubtedly the East, but where in relation to the place you are standing, and exactly when will it...
How to Be Different…Go Underground
The Steelville Arts Council hosts a plein air event every summer, and it seems it just can't help but be unusual compared to most....
My Favorite Place to Paint: Keith Gunderson
Florida may be old news to many, but it can still be rather exotic. Especially where Keith Gunderson paints.
One of Gunderson's favorite places...
Parting Shot: Lovely Lavender
Brenda Boylan and her comrades braved 90-plus degree temperatures at the Willamette Valley Lavender Fest, with the reward being fine paintings like this.
The...
Ohio Plein Air Society in Residency
The Ohio Plein Air Society is one of the most active and dynamic plein air associations in the country, and their latest endeavor was...
What the Rocks Tell Us: Prelude to American History
In this series of articles, Utah artist J. Brad Holt talks about what artists are seeing as they look at the landscape. Holt studied...
OPPORTUNITY: Painting in Bellingham, Wash.
Just the first 30 artists who sign up for the Downtown Bellingham Plein Air Paint Out will be eligible for this competition, which will...
Winners at Red Wing
The ninth edition of the Red Wing Arts Association's Plein Air Festival concluded recently in Minnesota, with Mike Rada serving as judge. Who won?...
Results From Telluride
The Sheridan Arts Foundation recently held the 12th Annual Telluride Plein Air event, hosting 31 artists for a weeklong paint-out culminating in a three-day...
Dunphy’s Top Ten
Kathleen Dunphy helps many artists through her workshops, and one gem from her instruction recently made the rounds in social media. She agreed to share...
Presenting … the Steering-Wheel Easel
Who hasn't painted in their vehicle, or at least thought about it? But things can get cramped in there. Amanda Williams built an easel...
Why This Works: White Is Not Always White
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
Painting the Adirondacks With Eric Rhoads
PleinAir magazine's own Turner Vinson put together this 5:43 video to help explain the purpose and the fun of the Publisher's Invitational Paint the...
OPPORTUNITY: Plein Air Oklahoma
Travel to the Tahlequah area in November to compete for $5,000 in prizes at Plein Air Oklahoma.
Nancy Harkins, Jerral Derryberry, and Debbie Cannatella...
What the Rocks Tell Us: The Shape of the Land
In this series of articles, Utah artist J. Brad Holt talks about what artists are seeing as they look at the landscape. Holt studied...
Artist as Collector: Kami Mendlik
Kami Mendlik says she feels like she's not just collecting paintings -- she's collecting artists. And then there are those six little dots of...
Parting Shot: Painter’s Best Friend
Jenni Deamer received some crucial support during a painting session of the Plein Air Painters of Kentucky recently. The group was set up in...
Winners in Cedarburg
The 12 days of Cedarburg Plein Air came and went quickly, according to participating artists, leaving us with a list of winners and some...
Happenings at Plein Air Fest in Jackson
More than 50 artists gathered in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for Plein Air Fest at the National Museum of Wildlife Art. It would be a...