My Favorite Place to Paint: Kyle Buckland

Kyle Buckland moved from an urban part of Delaware to the Appalachian Mountains in Virginia when he was 12, and from the start, the...

My Favorite Place to Paint: Jack Sorenson

We plan to occasionally feature a painting location that is especially loved by a plein air artist in an effort to introduce new ideas...
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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...

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...

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...
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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...

Convention Preview: Two Demonstrators For Double the Pleasure: Camille Przewodek & Ned Mueller

Make sure to register NOW for the Plein Air Convention & Expo so you can watch as master artists offer demonstrations, in some cases...
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Thanks for the Memories

As we take time to give thanks for our many blessings, Abigail McBride remembers a grandmother who insisted on planting a tree over her...

The Advantage of Using Acrylic Studies

To fulfill a long-standing ambition to paint an expansive view of the Iguassu Falls of South America, Donald Neff made acrylic studies on location...
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Michael Zakian, PleinAir Salon Judge

If you entered the September/October PleinAir magazine Salon competition (www.pleinairsalon.com), you'll have the good fortune of having your artwork reviewed by Michael Zakian, director...