Adjusting My Painting World for Three Large-Scale Paintings
See how Laurel Daniel is accomplishing a commission for three large-scale paintings — a logistical feat, from building the canvas itself to executing the art.
Loving Vincent: 10 Things I Learned From Van Gogh
A painter/animator for the Academy Award-nominated movie, “Loving Vincent,” shares what she learned from Van Gogh during this process, including the importance to “study and learn, then go beyond.”
A Plein Air Artist on the Fringe
Take a closer look at a nineteenth-century oil painting by Martin Johnson Heade...
Paint in Santa Fe With Us
As you read this, I’m packing up and preparing to meet several hundred artists in Santa Fe on Monday, when the 7th Annual Plein Air Convention & Expo will begin, and I am so excited about it, for several reasons. See why, and score some advice from previous attendees!
Study to Studio: A Plein Air Art Exhibition
“From Study to Studio” highlights the beginning to end process that artists use to create their art — from original concept to final completion.
Free Preview! Learn How to Paint Urban Scenes in Pastel
In this preview of “Urban Pastel Paintings,” Nancie King Mertz shows us how she approaches cityscapes. See why she says you can use the same approach with both oil and pastel paintings (and why she has become a devotee of pastel).
Featured Artwork: Carol Strock Wasson
Featured Artwork: Carol Strock Wasson
Orchid Studies
Each study is 6 x 6 in., oil
About this series:
When it is too cold and nasty to paint outside,...
Featured Artwork: Debra Joy Groesser
View from Menor’s Ferry
11 x 14 in., oil on linen panel (plein air)
$1200 Available through Montgomery-Lee Fine Art, Park City, Utah.
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Featured Artwork: Cynthia Rosen
Coastal Blue
16 x 20 in., oil
$1800 Available from the artist
Cynthia became swept up in a passion for plein air painting after moving from New...
Featured Artwork: John Slivjak
My Street
12 x 9 in., oil on canvas
2018
$950 Available from the artist
There have for many years been two sides to John Slivjak: fine artist...
Featured Artwork: Antwan Ramar
The Cardinal
24 x 36 in., canvas
November 2017
$1700 Available for purchase from artist
Growing up in rural Wisconsin, Antwan has always had a connection with the...
Featured Artwork: Bonnie Zahn Griffith presented by Eagle Plein Air Festival
Late Day Clouds
9 x 12 in., pastel on paper
$600.00 USD
Eagle Plein Air Festival's Featured Artist Bonnie Zahn Griffith
Bonnie Zahn Griffith’s love of landscapes is...
Gallery: 9 Winning Paintings from the Plein Air Salon
Congratulations to the February/March 2018 winners of the Plein Air Salon art competition! Be inspired with the following gallery of nine of the winning works, and learn how to enter your best art to win cash and publicity.
Featured Artwork: Nancy Takaichi
Roy's Station
11x14 in., oil on canvas panel
In the five years she returned to her love of painting, Nancy Takaichi’s work is getting noticed for...
Plein Air Magazine April/May 2018
This issue of Plein Air magazine brings you the bright palette and limited brushstrokes of Kim English, the story of how painting a lone tree for one year changed an artist, a plein air case study for studio painters, and much more!
Rising Tide: Advice for Painting Waves
Water as a featured element in painting has been used by artists throughout history. Here, John Slivjak explains four things artists need to consider when painting waves.
Plein Air Adventures, in English and in German
Ruth Squitieri is a bilingual German outdoor painter who started a blog for her friends on both sides of the Atlantic.
5 Paintings That Prove Less is More
For your viewing pleasure (and for inspiration), check out the winners of the recent Laguna Plein Air Painters Association 12th Annual "Less is More" small works show.
How I Got Out of My Comfort Zone and Improved My Art
In a place with constant activity, curious children, and vibrant scenery, Ellen Howard learned why it’s important to “get out of your own way” to make the most of an art workshop.
A New Way of Seeing and Painting
John Hughes explains how this new way of seeing is key to your success, and the development of this skill will do more to further your advancement as a painter than anything else.