Painting Long Panoramas on Scrolls
All plein air artists have to learn to edit a lot of information out of a scene, but Dutch artist Jacob Kerssemakers has to...
Advice to Easton Event Newbies
Artists who participated in this year's Plein Air -- Easton! event are still blogging about the experience, but California artist Kim VanDerHoek managed to...
Parting Shot: Irresistible Tug
Sometimes your boat comes in -- and you wish it hadn't.
Tony D'Amico files this report from Northport, New York, on Long Island: "I am...
Painter Wins Free Registration to Plein Air Convention
Congratulations to Joe Rademan -- the winner of a complimentary registration to the 2014 Plein Air Convention & Expo in Monterey! ...
Why This Works: Harmonious Color for Quiet Mood
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
Best in Sedona
Talk about cleaning up. Bill Cramer of Prescott, Arizona, came to Sedona for its plein air event and went home with three of its...
Entering the PleinAir Salon: It’s Not Just the Money
Each year, PleinAir magazine gives $21,000 to artists through the PleinAir Salon. The last chance this year for artists to enter is mere days...
Ohio Plein Air Society in Residency
The Ohio Plein Air Society is one of the most active and dynamic plein air associations in the country, and their latest endeavor was...
OPPORTUNITY: A Virtual Plein Air Event
The organizers of the popular Stems plein air event have launched a new online plein air competition with a gallery show tied to it....
Early Influences: Mark Fehlman
What painting helped push Mark Fehlman on the path to being an artist?
Lead Image: “The Palm Grove,” by Joaquín Sorolla, 1918, oil, 90...
OPPORTUNITY: Painting in the Denver area in October
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
The deadline is April 1 to enter a new event focused on locations in Jefferson County, Colorado....
First Time Plein Air Painting? Jacqueline Gori Feels Your Pain
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
What happens when an experienced painter tries plein air painting for the first time?
Lead Image: Veteran...
One Never Tires of Glacier National Park
- Kathleen B. Hudson reporting -
If it’s not already on there, you might want to add Glacier National Park to your bucket list of...
Anatomy of an Award Winner: Richard Abraham in Santa Fe
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Richard Abraham found that timing was everything in nailing the painting that won him First Place at...
Parting Shot: Bye-Bye Bikini
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Update: Cooler weather has put the kibosh on Amy DiGi’s bikini, but her series of plein air...
Parting Shot: Your Lights Are Shining Brightly
Ted Garcia got into the holiday spirit by painting in sub-zero temperatures. That’s a plein air painter for ya.
There’s Nothing Like an Old Coat, Says Farthing
We are accustomed to new technology driving old ways to obsolescence, but Kathleen Gray Farthing found that her mother’s old fur coat is an exceptional guard against winter cold.
Does Your Winter Look Like This?
Are you California dreaming, on such a winter’s day? Here’s what Terry d. Chacon saw recently when she went out painting.
What Is Up With the Wildflowers in California?
If you have painter friends in California, then you have undoubtedly heard about this year’s crop of wildflowers. Although the state suffered a terrible drought last year, this has been a wet winter and early spring, and this and other favorable conditions have resulted in a crazy abundance of blooming wildflowers in the Golden State. Artists report in, below.
Why This Works: Less Is More Sometimes With Color
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they succeed as painted images. This week, Steve Miller’s “Off the Gov’t Pier.”