10 Years Painting for the Environment
Jeff Horn recently led a quartet of painters across Santa Catalina Island in cooperation with the Catalina Island Conservancy, the caretakers of the island....
Magazines & Artists at L.A. Art Show
Our reporter Vanessa Rothe tells us that both PleinAir and Fine Art Connoisseur magazines were well received in the booth she organized with regional...
Sargent Watercolors in Brooklyn, Boston, Houston
The Brooklyn Museum in Brooklyn, New York, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts are combining some of their vast holdings for a...
Illinois Artists Exhibit
Members of the Suburban Plein Air Painters recently exhibited their paintings in the Herb Aigner Gallery of the Prairie Center for the Arts in...
Painting Advice From a Physicist
John D. Cogan, Ph.D. brings a scientist’s understanding of light, color, and atmosphere to the practice of outdoor painting. He shares some of his...
Techniques of a Smokejumper
“One key aspect of my approach to plein air painting came out of my 13 summers as a smokejumper,” says Californian Davis Perkins, who...
How to Use Watercolor on Location
Virginia artist Eleanor Cox has years of experience as a plein air watercolor artist and teacher, and she has some advice to offer on...
“Into the Arctic II”
View the trailer for “Into the Arctic II,” a film about plein air painter Cory Trepanier returning to paint the Canadian Arctic. The film...
Enter Small Works in Vermont Show
The Bennington Center for the Arts is accepting entries to its Small Works Exhibition and Sale, set to run May 11-December 22, 2013. Landscapes,...
Sharing Our Gifts
Among the many blessings of being a plein air painter is the opportunity to show people the beauty we discover in their surroundings. That...
Plein Air Artists Invited for the First Time
For the very first time, a resort in Goleta, California, has invited members of Southern California Artists Painting for the Environment (S-C-A-P-E) to exhibit...
An Invitation to Paint in Curacao
“We hereby invite all of your plein air artists to come to Curacao to participate in our Plein Air Curacao Art Festival from February...
Painting Memories
Plein air paintings often capture more than the outward appearance of the landscape. For Mitch Kolbe, the series of paintings he created over the...
Painting Along Narrow Streets in England
Derek Daniells likes to paint along the narrow streets of Stony Stratford in England. Normally, the location is reasonably quiet, but at times the...
Paintings Celebrate a Bicentennial in Indiana
New Albany, Indiana, is celebrating its bicentennial with an exhibition of paintings titled The Artists of the Wonderland Way. The art was created by...
Painting Over “Stinkers”
Living in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, requires an outdoor painter to get used to working in deep snow, strong winds, and cold temperatures. Todd LaChance...
Sacramento Artists Persuade Farmer
Twenty-one members of the Sacramento (California) Plein Air Painters and Sacramento Sketchers recently worked on a farm after persuading the 95-year-old property owner to...
Demos From Master Artists: Guido Frick
We just started a series of painting demonstrations by the master artists who will be sharing their ideas and inspiration during the Plein Air...
Demos From Master Artists: Becky Joy
We asked Arizona artist Becky Joy to talk about her luscious, emotionally charged paintings and the way she uses brushes and palette knives to...
Rare Show of Anders Zorn Paintings & Drawings
The first international loan exhibition and catalog in more than 25 years dedicated to one of our favorite artists, Anders Zorn (1860-1920), is about...