Salon Winner Finds Inspiration in Wild Florida
Scott Hiestand's paintings of the Florida landscape may seem serene at first glance, but they represent a decidedly wild terrain. "Glades,"...
Westfield Event Offers One Model for a Successful Plein Air Startup
Katherine Brown Galbraith, the owner and artist behind The Station Art Gallery in Westfield, New York, decided to start a plein air event in...
Plein Air Artists Colorado Award Prizes
William Scott Jennings was the juror for the Plein Air Artists Colorado (PAAC) 17th Annual National Juried Exhibition, which opened August 10 at Abend...
What’s the View From Idaho?
The Sun Valley in Idaho is another stunning spot in which to paint, with arresting scenes in all directions. So what did the nine...
Georgia O’Keeffe Paints the Adirondacks
By many accounts, Georgia O'Keeffe painted, sketched, and drew outdoors frequently and in sometimes rough country. And she spent one of the most prolific...
Painting in Wyeth Country
Twelve spots remain for artists wishing to attend Plein Air Brandywine Valley, a competition scheduled for October 20 through 25 in Wilmington, Delaware. ...
Why This Works: “Friendship Park”
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
My Favorite Place to Paint: John Huerta
Huntsville's pond, in Utah's Ogden Valley, is John Huerta's favorite place to paint, but it's not so much the pond itself but the setting,...
Parting Shot: The 20-Foot Cow
"Pretty sure I found the world's longest cow today:)" Kyle Buckland posted on Facebook. The dedicated plein air painter finds all manner of fauna...
Extreme Painting in Southeast Asia
Canadian artist Michael Britton wrote a firsthand account of his painting adventures in Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos for our digital edition. We excerpt the...
Hiking Rough Terrain to Paint Spectacular Scenes
Painter Jean LeGassick's recent workshop required a significant level of fitness for its participants. Are you up for it? Leigh...
Picturesque Painting on a Texas Barrier Island
North of Padre Island, on Texas's Gulf Coast, is a long barrier island named Mustang, and on it is a town of 4,000 people...
Learn, Paint, and Sell at Davis Event
The John Natsoulas Center for the Arts is offering a plein air workshop that culminates in a one-day show at the gallery in Davis,...
Advice to Easton Event Newbies
Artists who participated in this year's Plein Air -- Easton! event are still blogging about the experience, but California artist Kim VanDerHoek managed to...
Celebrating the Beautiful Scenery of Iowa
In East-Central Iowa in the mid-1800s, a religious group from Germany formed a communal society now known as the Amana Colonies. The architecture and...
Painting Harvest Time in Nebraska
More than 100 artists converge on the Nebraska town of Brownville in October for Paint Brownville, and the event's tagline is intriguing… ...
Up Close: Roger Dale Brown
Tennessean Roger Dale Brown visited the coast of Maine and painted his impressions of it. The results are gathered in an exhibition titled, appropriately...
Why This Works: “La Jolla Light”
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: Where the Painting Ends….
There's little doubt that Cory Wright nailed the values and the colors on this work in progress, as this photo shows. Wright reveals that...
Ten Winners Announced in PleinAir Salon’s June/July Contest
Ten artists were awarded top prizes in PleinAir magazine's June/July contest, part of the PleinAir Salon. Were you or one of your friends on...