America’s Parks Competition II Announced
Artwork selected in the first America’s Parks competition is about to go on view in Missouri, and already a new theme and set of...
Artwork Featuring America’s Parks I
Awards were recently announced for America’s Parks Through the Beauty of Art, an international art competition and exhibition intended to recognize and promote excellence...
A Christmas Plein Air Tradition
Kentucky artist Bill Guffey has been painting for only about five years, but on each Christmas Day over those years he has celebrated the...
A Birthday Gift of Painting on Christmas Day
Michigan artist Mark E. Mehaffey’s birthday is on December 25, and he decided the best way to celebrate was to paint outdoors with acrylics....
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...
Holiday Break
We want to wish you a happy holiday season while we take a break to spend time with our families and plan for another...
The Year in Plein Air Fashion
We thought it would be fun to look at some of the fashion statements made by dedicated plein air painters over the past year,...
19th-Century Plein Air Fashions
It's amusing to compare today's practical, comfortable plein air painting outfits with those worn by artists in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Clearly,...
Special Convention Presentation by Chinese-American Artists
During the Plein Air Convention & Expo (www.pleinairconvention.com), two Chinese-American artists will demonstrate their skillful, painterly approaches to outdoor painting. Here's a brief review...
Cincinnati Plein Air Paint-Out Honors Members, Past & Present
The Cincinnati Art Club and the Ryland Lakes Country Club recently presented a very special plein air painting event, exhibition, and celebration for current...
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...
Top Painters Gather in the Desert
A group of artists painted in the westernmost part of Sonora Desert in Borrego Springs, California, from November 7-10, 2012 and offered their plein...
Russian Painters, Then & Now
Sales of paintings by great Russian artists continue to break records, with Sotheby’s 2012 global total for auctions of Russian art reaching $63 million....
Kevin Macpherson Picks Impressionist Paintings
Awards were selected in the recent exhibition of paintings by members of the American Impressionist Society at the Eckert & Ross Fine Art gallery...
Denver Plein Air Fest 2012 Exhibition
Plein air paintings are currently on view in a juried exhibition at the Denver Public Library in Denver, Colorado (until December 31, 2012), and...
Take Advantage of a Helpful Payment Plan
You don’t want to miss the Plein Air Convention & Expo, in Monterey, California, from April 10-14, 2013 (www.pleinairconvention.com). So to help you spread...
Painters & Photographers Compete in Florida
Thirty-three painters and 15 photographers worked all around the city of Tarpon Springs, Florida, from November 7-10, 2012. Find out who won the prizes....
Which Paintings Received Purchase Awards?
In the Footsteps of Thomas Moran 2012, the fourth annual plein air event in Zion National Park, was held November 4-12, 2012. Twenty-five of...
Husbands & Wives Win Salon Prizes
There are a few coincidences among the bimonthly PleinAir Magazine Salon competition winners, including the fact that one husband-and-wife team worked on the plein...
NUDE! Exposure for Those Who Paint Figures
If you draw or paint nude figures en plein air or in the studio, there are two opportunities for you to compete for prizes....