50 Years: The San Antonio Watercolor Gang
The San Antonio Watercolor Gang is still traveling, painting on location, and exhibiting together after 50 years. The group was formed when Finis Collins,...
Rocky Mountain 12th Annual
The Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters is planning its 12th Annual National Paint-Out and Exhibition, titled Plein Air for the Park. The event, set...
Painting in a Historic Studio
The studios used by great artists of the past are often available for use, and we have reported on plein air painters who have...
PleinAir Magazine Award in California
As a way of supporting the community of plein air artists, we highlight the activities of national, regional, and local organizations. On March 2,...
Documenting the Rural Midwest
Focusing on a theme helps establish connections and purpose in an artist’s work, especially when the range of subjects documents a disappearing aspect of...
Sponsors Step Up for Plein Air Convention & Expo
Many who attended the 2012 Plein Air Convention & Expo in Las Vegas took advantage of the opportunity to use show discounts and to...
Plein Air Convention & Expo Four Weeks From Today!
Don’t miss this extraordinary one-time opportunity to spend five days with artists, collectors, and suppliers who share your passion for outdoor painting, including some...
New E-newsletter From Fine Art Connoisseur
Streamline Publishing is proud to announce Fine Art Connoisseur magazine's new online counterpart, Fine Art Today. This FREE weekly e-newsletter is designed to keep...
Potthast on PleinAir May Cover
A major show celebrating hometown artist Edward Potthast (1857-1927) is about to open at the Cincinnati Art Museum. That's an opportunity to explain how...
Workshop Scholarship for Young Artists
Artist Jerry Markham is offering a scholarship to his upcoming plein air workshop to anyone ages 17 to 25. Find out how and when...
Searching for Plein Air in Europe
When Maike Josupeit finally found someone to teach her about landscape painting, she was so excited she couldn't eat for several days. "I couldn't...
Keeping Bright Colors in Check
Kyle Buckland recently painted along Beaver Dam Creek in the Backbone Rock National Forest in Tennessee and had to adjust his usual bright palette...
Look Closely at the Surface
We begin a new series of close-up details of plein air paintings that can suggest ways of handling oils, watercolors, pastels, and other media...
March 15th Final Deadline for Salon Competition!
There are just a few more days left to enter the PleinAir Salon competition and compete for $20,000 in cash prizes (www.pleinairsalon.com). ...
The Big Winners in Maui
The 2013 Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational Best in Show Award was presented to Ken Auster for his painting "Maui Mosaic." Find out who...
2013 Events in Ireland and Ecuador
If you feel like joining organized plein air events abroad this summer, you might consider joining other dedicated outdoor painters in Ireland (July 29-August...
Tennessee Artists’ Benefit Show
On March 8 and 9, the Chestnut Group will hold an art show and sale to benefit the Friends of Warner Parks, a nonprofit...
Apply to National Park Service Artist-in-Residence Programs
The national parks have always welcomed artistic interpretations in support of land advocacy; Thomas Moran's evocative and astounding paintings directly influenced the establishment of...
Colorado Artists Plan National Show
Plein Air Artists Colorado (PAAC) is beginning to organize its annual national juried show and sale, this year to be held at Abend Gallery...