Join a Gathering of Artists and Farmers
The Fields Project, in Oregon, Illinois, is one of the most unusual art-related events that includes plein air painting and an outdoor show and...
83rd Annual Landscape Competition
The first Santa Cruz Art League Statewide Exhibition was held in 1928. This year, the competition and exhibition will maintain the same high standards...
“Momentous Change” for Laguna Plein Air Invitational
Greg Vail recently alerted members of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, of which he is president, of the “momentous change” brought on by...
Meet the Florida Light Chasers
The Light Chasers is a plein air painting group that serves four counties on the Gulf Coast of Florida. The group has almost 400...
Erik Koeppel’s Amazing Paintings
Collectors and artists who have discovered the stunning landscapes Erik Koeppel creates using techniques he describes in his instructional DVD, Techniques of the Hudson...
The Demands of Kids, Weather & Painting
As a busy professional artist and mother of two small children, Californian Kim VanDerHoek knows that any attempt to paint during a family outing...
Free Painting Instruction Book
New Zealand artist Richard Robinson will again be joining the Plein Air Convention & Expo; the 2nd annual convention is set for Monterey, California,...
Darrell Hill (1941-2013)
Shortly after the March 2013 issue of PleinAir went to press and subscribers were reading the article about collectors who treasure his paintings, we...
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...