Award-Winning Artists Return to Ranching and Roping
Learn about the upcoming EnPleinAirTEXAS painting competition, hosted by the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts.
Paint the Peninsula a Success (Despite Smoke and Ash)
These artists were ready to paint the mountains, rivers, farm fields, beaches, and boat havens, all while vying for $12,000 in cash prizes. See who won which awards here!
A Magical Greek Odyssey
In 1993, Diana Madaras went to Greece to paint, and it changed her life. Three years after that trip, she sold her marketing company to become a full-time artist and opened a galley a few years later. So why return to Greece 25 years after that first fateful trip, and what happened this time? Here’s the inside story . . .
Painting Abroad en Plein Air: “All That and Then Some”
“Any journey that begins with a safari through the African bush and ends with a visit to one of the world's Seven Wonders — with built-in time for painting along the way — is bound to offer some choice experiences between those unique bookends.” Discover them here and be inspired to take your first step toward a painting trip of a lifetime.
Kelly Kane’s Pick of the Week: Lunch in Limoux
In this series, Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of PleinAir Magazine, shares a favorite painting from a previous issue.
7 Coastal Landscapes to Inspire Your Next Painting
Once considered treacherous, the coast became a place of leisure, where one could become happily immersed in nature. It’s no wonder then that beaches and coastlines have been — and continue to be — such popular painting subjects.
Asserting Your Own Voice as a Plein Air Painter
Plein air events stimulate interest in outdoor painting among collectors, artists, and critics, but they can also pressure artists to abandon their unique styles of paintings and adopt accepted community standards. Cynthia Rosen is resisting that pressure.
If You Know What’s Good For You
Discover what’s inside the newest issue of Plein Air magazine. Hint: What all of our featured artists have in common — the trait we all share — is an appreciation for nature and a love of the outdoors, which provides one final benefit of committing to your plein air practice.
Spotlight on PACE Faculty: Brienne M. Brown
This Pennsylvania painter is looking forward to her annual “shot in the arm” at the Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE). What does she mean by that?
Honoring the Life of Brian Stewart
In recent years Brian Stewart called himself semi-retired, enjoying time spent playing old-time music. For those of you who are less familiar with him or his work, here is a short memorial tribute.
Featured Artwork: Jay Brooks
Whiteface Mountain
12 x 24 in.
Oil on stretched linen
At the young age of 14, Jay Brooks began painting journey under the plein air instruction of...
Featured Artwork: Carl Bretzke
Karl's Farm (Door County Plein Air 2018)
16 x 20 in.
Oil
Sold
Carl Bretzke is a representational oil painter who specializes in urban scenes and plein air...
Kelly Kane’s Pick of the Week: Cruiser
In this series, Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of PleinAir Magazine, shares a favorite painting from a previous issue.
A Paris Plein Air Adventure
Jill Banks takes us into the sights and sounds of her painting adventures in Paris, including why Rue Mouffetard was “almost” her ideal painting location.
Plein Air Community Spotlight: The Philadelphia Sketch Club
For artists and laypersons interested in traditional and figure-based work, the Philadelphia Sketch Club is an accessible, affordable, and charming amenity in this city.
The Value of Black and White
Black and white are values, but painting with them is also of great value. Learn more in this guest blog post from color expert John Pototschnik.
Mendocino Open Paint Out Winners Announced
See who won awards at this recent plein air event. Do you know anyone listed?
Plein Air Utah, One More Time
John Hughes gives a recap on a recent conference in Midway, Utah, which boasts a backdrop of Mount Timpanogos and has one of the most unique farming vistas in the country.
Kelly Kane’s Pick of the Week: Sunlit Discombobulation
In this series, Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of PleinAir Magazine, shares a favorite painting from a previous issue.
Plein Air Spotlight: Joseph Zbukvic
Please help us welcome watercolor artist Joseph Zbukvic as a newly announced faculty member for PACE. See a gallery of his work in this spotlight.