Outside Insights
In her new LPAPA show, “Outside Insights,” Kathleen Dunphy will take you behind the scenes to show you her painting process from inception to final painting.
Plein Air Painter Elected OPA Master Signature Member
Plein Air Today would like to congratulate plein air and studio painter William Suys for being elected ...
Pastel Live is Happening Now!
We have a rare opportunity for you to take a leap of faith … and we’re confident it’s the boost you need to get re-energized about your art.
Salon First Place: “A Stunning Painting”
Artist Camille Przewodak has revealed her selections for the winners in this round of the PleinAir Salon.
PleinAir Launches Exclusive DVD Program With PAPA
Starting in January 2013, PleinAir magazine will introduce a new series of DVDs featuring members of the prestigious Plein Air Painters of America. Filming...
Extraordinarily Skilled & Flamboyant: Alexey Steele DVD Now Available
The latest instructional DVD from Streamline Publishing showcases one of the most gifted, well-trained, articulate, and outlandish contemporary artists, Alexey Steele. For the first...
Prizes in Borrego Springs, CA
The Borrego Art Institute sponsors an annual plein air invitational every March, and this year the event brought together some of the top painters...
“Pacific Rhythms: The Beauty of California’s Coast,” at Knowlton Gallery
Knowlton Gallery, in Lodi, California, hosts the show "Pacific Rhythms: The Beauty of California's Coast" from July 2 through August 24. Kim Lordier, Randall...
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...
Extreme Painting in Southeast Asia
Canadian artist Michael Britton wrote a firsthand account of his painting adventures in Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos for our digital edition. We excerpt the...
Mendocino Loves Various Media
Most plein air events don't differentiate among media, or they show a bias toward oils. Not so in Mendocino, California. The Medocino Open Paint...
Painting Beauty in Silicon Valley
If Donald Neff's idea of painting all the streams in California's Silicon Valley strikes you as unusual, you may have forgotten what the area...
Incorporating More Abstraction Into Landscapes
Cynthia Rosen is excited, because she feels she is on the verge of something. Her incredibly bold and intense abstractions of landscapes, painted on-site...
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...
Winners at Lighthouse Event
Palm Beach County was the destination for many top-flight plein air painters last week, when the Lighthouse ArtCenter hosted its second annual plein air...
Urban Sketching: The Gritty of Hawai’i
“In spite of popular opinion, Hawai’i is not all beaches and rainbows,” says Sebastian Sievert, one of the co-founders of Urban Sketchers O’ahu. The...
Why Fall Is a Good Time to Get Looser
Arkansas painter Dave Butler has been painting looser lately, and it’s no coincidence that this is happening as the leaves are turning vibrant colors....
Painting Florida in All Its Variety
Florida artist Sharon Osterholt decided she would spend 2015 visiting and painting every state park in the Sunshine State. Here's what she discovered.
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Cuba in Chicago
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Nancie King Mertz was part of the 100-artist contingent that went to Cuba in February as part...
7 Things to Remember When Marketing Art Online
- Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today -
Dave Geada has examined hundreds of artist websites as part of his job as master of marketing...