Parting Shot: “I Thought We Were Living in Arizona!”
You'd best flee to warmer climes, like, say, Arizona, if winter's chill is not your thing. Or not. Christine Debrosky likes...
Paintings Not of, But From, Iconic Landmarks
Joe Arnold thrills his collectors by painting scenes they find familiar, but can't immediately recognize.
His paintings can be challenging in other ways, too, making...
A Year in Paint and a Print of Snow
Michelle Darvis painted every day last year, and the resulting collection of images constitutes a visual diary of a very eventful period in her...
EXHIBITION: “Philadelphia Plein Air Painters” in Newark, Delaware
These eight painters hail from Philadelphia, but their work captures scenes all along the seaboard near that city.
Eight students and alumni of the Pennsylvania...
Lessons From Lemen: The Science of Water Ripples
In this new series of articles, San Diego artist and instructor Ron Lemen will explore the science behind what we see, in order to...
Spotlight on PACE Faculty: Howard Friedland and Susan Blackwood
The Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE) has long paired two painters with a good rapport in its onstage demo program. It's safe to...
Why This Works: Using Shadows to Lead the Eye
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
Parting Shot: One Painting, Cleaning Up
Lori Putnam has a winner on her hands. She keeps entering it in competitions, and it keeps winning. In October, Putnam's...
Featured Artwork: Jason Conn
"Summer Run"
Oil on linen
16 x 20 in.www.JasonSConn.comJason Skyle Conn is an award-winning landscape and figurative painter. He lives and paints in Alameda, California. To see...
EXHIBITION: “En Plein Air,” at the Cornell Museum of Art, Delray Beach, Florida
Through March 8, at the Cornell Museum of Art, a special show goes a bit beyond simply showing plein air paintings. How is it...
EXHIBITION: J. Smithwell at Ben Navaee Gallery in Toronto
Canada artist Jennifer Smithwell is the subject of a show of plein air work at Ben Navaee Gallery in Toronto, January 9-15.
"My work is...
Chuck Close and Inspiration for 2015
CBS This Morning aired a segment featuring artist Chuck Close, in which they asked him to imagine writing a letter to his younger self...
Preserving a Ranch, Nevada Style
The recent history of the Winnemucca Ranch, located outside of Reno, perfectly explains the tensions, cooperation, passion, and level-headedness that underpins successful land conservation....
My Favorite Place to Paint: Tom Matt
Tom Matt doesn't live near his favorite place to paint anymore, but one innovative technique he developed there lives on in his work.
Matt loved...
A New Look for the New Year for PleinAir Today
As you've surely noticed, we are starting 2015 with a fresh look and some new content—we're rolling out a few new series of articles...
Featured Artwork: Charles M. Russell
Charles M. Russell (1864–1926)"For Supremacy"1895Oil on canvas23 1/8 x 35 in.$1,500,000-2,500,000.Live Auction at The Russell: An Exhibition and Sale to Benefit the C.M. Russell Museumwww.cmrussell.org/the-russellBorn...
Featured Artwork: Michael Godfrey
"Shenandoah Morning Light"
Oil
12 x 24 [email protected]
"In the mid Atlantic, autumn is a time of intense color and moisture laden air. This painting is from...
A Portable Studio in Ottawa, a Cold Place
In Ottawa, Canada, Patrick John Mills is brushing the snow off his equipment and painting in a busy civic center. Part of his success...
Conserving Land in a Place That Loves Land Conservation
Even in a state in which the citizens dearly love their landscape, someone must work in order for the land to be conserved. The...
Putting Many Colors in the Shadows
A painting by California artist Kim VanDerHoek ably demonstrated the artist's prerogative to look closely for somewhat unexpected colors in a scene to strengthen...