Parting Shot: Painter’s Best Friend
Jenni Deamer received some crucial support during a painting session of the Plein Air Painters of Kentucky recently. The group was set up in...
Change Your Brush, Change Your Look
Los Angeles artist Mike Hernandez switched brushes and found that the change in shape meant interesting brushwork and developments in his paintings.
What the Rocks Tell Us: The Big Jigsaw Puzzle
In this series of articles, Utah artist J. Brad Holt talks about what artists are seeing as they look at the landscape. Holt studied...
The Value of 28 Minutes on TV (and YouTube)
New York City artist Annamarie Trombetta was recently featured on local cable TV, and the painter says she feels this is part of a...
Why This Works: Selecting a Few Trees To Detail
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
What the Rocks Tell Us: Some Basics
In this series of articles, Utah artist J. Brad Holt talks about what artists are seeing as they look at the landscape. Holt studied...
What Will the Salon Judge Be Looking For?
Many artists think they gain an edge by knowing who the judge for a competition is and what they generally look for in an...
Know the Judges at Your Competition
Many artists find it useful to know who is judging their work at a given competition. The PleinAir Salon has announced its judges for...
Why This Works: Using Your Brush to Help Tell the Story
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
How to Find a Place to Paint
Some of the discussions on social media really hit a nerve. Not a political nerve -- not usually on painters' sites. More like, "How...
What the Rocks Tell Us: Artist/Geologists in the American West
In this series of articles, Utah artist J. Brad Holt talks about what artists are seeing as they look at the landscape. Holt studied...
Why This Works: Balancing Warm and Cool
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
Why This Works: Strokes in Sky Counter-Balance Diagonals in Rock
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
What to Know About Lighting Artwork for Photographs
It's a question often asked by artists. What are the important points to consider when photographing one's artwork? There are two...
Why This Works: Complementary Colors; Angles to Counter Repetition
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
Why This Works: Depicting Rain-Slicked Surfaces
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
McGurl on Past Masters: Church’s Icebergs
Noted painter Joseph McGurl wraps up this series by discussing Frederic Edwin Church's studies of icebergs. PleinAir Today thanks Joe for sharing his knowledge...
Why This Works: A Mass of Trees Without Undue Repetition
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
Impasto Much?
Kansas City artist Olga Hotujac paints on location, modifies the canvas in the studio, and returns to the location for more work as needed....
Why This Works: Warmer Clouds in the Distance
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...