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Jean Perry on the March 2013 Cover

As PleinAir reaches more and more outdoor painting enthusiasts, the selection of the cover image becomes more significant -- and sometimes controversial. But there...

Another Way to Present Plein Air Painters and Travels to Collectors

Daniil Belov found an engaging way to show his work and the places he's painted: with a Pinterest map. When the...

CA Conservation Group Circles Back With Fundraiser

The Oak Group is one of the oldest conservation group featuring artists, and this year, it’s participating in a fundraiser that seeks to add $8 million worth of land to an existing parcel of conserved land along the Santa Barbara coast.
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Kitts Further Discusses White Paints

Whites are a topic artists love to discuss, as there are many brands and many applications for white paint. When people are painting, the...

More Painting in Parks on Public TV

Stefan Baumann spent a considerable amount of time and effort filming a TV series titled “The Grand View,” and the care he took in...
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2019 Driggs Plein Air Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the recent Driggs Plein Air Festival! See who took home awards in this recap.

Why Paint From the Summit?

- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today - Nikki Frumkin isn’t doing it for sales. But for reasons of her own, the Washington artist climbs...
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New Delhi Welcomes Plein Air

The India Watercolor Society (IWS) is hosting the 11th annual Plein Air Festival and Competition, January 20-23 in New Delhi. The jurors are Atanur Dogan...

A Revolutionary New Painting Technique

The story starts with a demo Donald Neff did for the Society of Western Artists in San Bruno, California. He never thought that, just hours later, he would discover a new painting technique not heard of before.

Kansas Artist Hosts Another Painting Challenge

Last year R. Gregory Summers decided it would be fun to host a painting challenge. So he invited many of his artist friends, and...

Painting With Peers in the Mountains

Nearly 100 artists are gathering this week at Paul Smith College, deep in the Adirondack Mountains, for a painting getaway with PleinAir magazine publisher...
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Paintings on “Terra Firma”

A stellar cast of artists contributed to a landscape show in Culver City, California. Who's on view? Jeremy Lipking, Matt Smith, Ray Roberts, Josh Elliott,...

Landscapes Then and Now

Gallery of Wisconsin Art in West Bend will soon open its doors to an incredible landscape exhibition featuring nearly 100 artists both contemporary and historic. You don’t want to miss out on this display!

That Place Where You Need Cobalt Turquoise Light

Josh Adam is currently in Bermuda creating paintings for a show opening in March 2017. Sounds like a dream gig, no? Not entirely.

Parting Shot: Seeking Depressed Urban Settings

It was a no-brainer for Jean-Pierre Jacquet when he heard about the Oil Painters of America paint-out in late September at the Gowanus Canal...

Plein Air Painting as Resistance

Jerry Fresia lives in Italy but has his pulse on the world — political, artistic, and otherwise. He believes that a plein air painter is a soul who struggles, and he sees parallels in the bigger picture. Do you agree?

Plein Air to Studio: Thomas Jefferson Kitts

It may be hard to overstate the importance of the plein air experience for Thomas Jefferson Kitts when he decides to take an on-location...

Last Call: American Vistas Competition

The Missouri Valley Impressionist Society reminds artists that August 1 is the deadline to enter "American Vistas," a landscape exhibition slated for the Buttonwood...

Dallas Museum of Art Showcases Dust Bowl Landscapes and Social Issues

Alexandre Hogue (1898-1994) influenced plein air painters with his depiction of the Southwest landscape and the dire Dust Bowl conditions of the 1930s. His...

Abundant Sunshine and Smiles in San Diego for #PACE17

Thousands of artists and plein air enthusiasts are living large in San Diego, California, this week for the 6th Annual PleinAir Convention & Expo, which opened with a spectacular celebration just a few nights ago.