Why This Works: “Hartung Oil”
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
Taking Advantage of Home Repair by Painting From on High
Englishman John Hoffman had some work done on his house's chimney this fall. The scaffolding was too tempting for him to resist. ...
Parting Shot: Rats! My Easel Broke!
Las Vegas painter Tom Wezwick found himself with a broken easel that was supposed to be holding a painting in progress. He had a...
COLOR: A Hue More Popular Than White?
Most artists were probably not surprised to read in a recent post on OutdoorPainter.com that painters go through a lot of white paint. But...
Salon Winner Has Trained His Eyes in Medicine
The winner of the October-November contest in the PleinAir Salon, sponsored by PleinAir magazine, is an interventional radiologist who chose his field because he...
Laguna Art Museum Lets You Travel With Millard Sheets
Millard Sheets was one of the biggest names in California art in the 1920s and 1930s, and his hunger for exotic scenes and world...
Robert Genn Recent Radio Interview
Canadian painter Robert Genn, a landscape painter known for his distinctive style and his popular twice-weekly e-newsletter, was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, shocking...
How to Frame Paintings at a Plein Air Event
We recently asked veterans of plein air events what advice they have on frames. The answer is simple. Or rather, the answer is: Think...
Plein Air’s Roots on View in Denver
Through Feb. 9, the Denver Art Museum is hosting "Nature as Muse: Impressionist Landscapes from the Frederic C. Hamilton Collection and the Denver Art...
OPPORTUNITIES: Entry Deadlines in Dallas and NJ
Artists frustrated with the cold weather can start dreaming about plein air events on warmer days ... and in a few cases, they need...
Next, in PleinAir Magazine
PleinAir magazine is bucking the cold to bring readers a breath of spring in its upcoming February-March issue. One top subject: florals. ...
Parting Shot: Thank You, Car Heater
The weather outside was frightful (5 degrees) but the view was so delightful. So Jane Hunt relocated to her car after "about five minutes."...
How You Stack Up Against the Best of Your Peers
The PleinAir Salon is quickly becoming the place where the best painters are putting their best paintings next to one another to gauge their...
Tips for Painting in Freezing Temps
20 degrees? No problem for these Midwestern painters. Debra Joyce Dawson and the Ohio Plein Air Society offer three tips for winter painting --...
Trepanier Is at 10,000 Feet Again, and the Footage Is Spectacular
Cory Trepanier, who is pushing conservation through painting via massive painting and media projects, has released another video of his extreme plein air painting...
A Landscape With Hidden Meaning
Sharon Rusch Shaver recently painted a stream through the woods, but she was painting so much more -- and she knew it. ...
Building Layers in a Palette Knife Painting
Carla Forrest's pieces have the tiles of color and incised lines one might expect from a palette knife painting, but a chat with the...
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...
Plein Air Painting Catching Fire in Jackson, Wyoming
The Teton Plein Air Painters, an informal organization that grew from a few friends to more than 60 painters in a little more than...
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...